Dirt Church Radio Trail Running · Episode 243 · June 6, 2023 · 1 hr 14 min

Alex Bezzina, The Lost Hobbit: How to take on Te Araroa (and become Lord of the Rings)

Kia ora e te whānau.This week Eugene and Matt speak with Alex Bezzina who has completed the FKT for the northbound Te Araroa Trail – 3000km in 60 days travelling from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Alex fell in love with running during lockdown and was Inspired by hearing the story of Brooke Thomas’ Te Araroa Southbound FKT. The added impetus for Alex was that he is a massive LOTR fan and therefore is rather enamoured by the topography of the central North Island, so Northbound it was. Having convince...