2004
The
team at Icebreaker in Wellington wanted the opportunity to get out and
get busy in the magnificent and rugged high country that we source our
merino fibre from...maybe even share it with a few friends on the way.
So
Icebreaker and a Queenstown based events company ‘Iconic Adventures’
teamed up to investigate running an event that would let the Icebreaker
community and keen outdoor adventurers do so.
March 2005 – Inaugural Motatapu Icebreaker
The inaugural Motatapu Icebreaker event took place. With predicted
entries at 500 we were blown away when 1400 competitors entered to
either mountain biked (51 km) or run (42.2km) through three high
country merino stations starting in Wanaka and finishing in Arrowtown.
March 2006
This year Motatapu Icebreaker has reached cult status with 2500
competitors and is now the largest mountain bike event and the 3rd
largest marathon in the country (with only on-line entries!). It now
has a total of $170,000 worth of sponsor prizes.
> Future
Who
knows?? We are just keen to get out there and keep enjoying our
beautiful high country, we would love it if you could join us in the
years to come. You can register your interest for 2007, so you don’t
miss out on the www.iconicadventures.co.nz/gallery.asp site.
Entry is not guaranteed due to limited places available.
Entries sold out 4 months prior to the race this year for the
mountain bike and 3 months prior for the marathon so get in now and
possibly even win an entry free (flights, accommodation and other fun
stuff included).
