Events

‘Scorching Events’ – our most well known events include:

Contact Scorching Triathlons

• Held from November to March
• Are based primarily from Scorching Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
• Include multiple triathlon and duathlon event options (from short, medium and long or for those who like tri jargon…our events include Sprint Distance and Olympic Standard distance)

Scorching Open Water

• Held from November to March
• Are based primarily from Scorching Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
• Are open water swims over 500m, 1k & 2k distances
• Are held in conjunction with the Contact Scorching Triathlons
• Are held on a safe and sheltered multi lap swim course within the confines of Scorching Bay

Scorching Duathlons

• Held over the winter months of May to October
• Are held throughout the Wellington region (New Zealand)
• Was the flagship event for ‘Scorching Events’ with the first one held back 2003
• Includes a sweet course out in Upper Hutt which we use for our Fathers Day event (held on Fathers Day every September)

Other Scorching related / associated events include:

College Sport Wellington Triathlon Champs

• Scheduled for  Thursday 10 March 2010 @ Scorching Bay
• Open to all secondary schools in the greater wellington region
• Has been run yearly by Angel (Daryl) since 2004

Activation Duathlons

• Based in Upper Hutt (Trentham Memorial Park)
• Held in the later half of the winter period (July / Aug / Sept)
• Started in 2007
• Run by the Scorcher Crew in conjunction with the Upper Hutt City Council Activation Team
• Are ‘feeder’ events for the Upper Hutt Scorching Duathlon
• Are held on a safe multi lap courses (majority of the course is inside the park boundaries
• attracts a very local following
• Has options for ages 5 – 99 (the kids options are completely contained within the park)

Angels next crazy idea…

Angel is always thinking, who knows when the next ‘idea’ will strike!