The first event of the NZ Extreme Race Series was held on the Kaituna River on Saturday the 18th of February. Consisting of two timed runs down the Upper Section of the Kaituna River, with both runs added together to get a cumulative result.

In the Men’s competition local Kenny Mutton showed consistent times to secure a first place victory over Jamie Sutton. NZ Slalom team member Louise Jull claimed the ladies victory with two sub seven minute runs. The junior was smaller than usual with many local athletes busy training for upcoming slalom competitions in Australia. Sean Curtis from Te Awamutu had two solid runs giving him the victory of Patrick McGee.

Full times can be found in the PDF file attached.  – NZEWW_Kaituna_Results