January 15, 2026 • 6 mins
Our Garston correspondent looks at another multisport event being held on his property, and it is as crazy as ever!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And I just can't get one John in Sad, Black
Eyed peas Is and music. My name's Andy Muehle. You're
listening to the Muster on Hock and now he brought
to you by Peter's Genetics. We're a way to Garston next,
catching up with our corresponding up that way, Thomas O'Brien.
(00:21):
Good afternoon time. Now normally around this time of year
we speak to you. And the Revenant was the thing
that was occurring on your property, the race that went
know where, basically it was epic. But we've got something
called the Welcome Rock Ultra. What's this about?
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Good, good afternoon, Andy. I took a moment here. I
can't figure I couldn't figure out whether it was the
morning or the afternoon, so I had to had to
sort of do a bit of a barometer check on
my bearings on what time of the day it was.
But yeah, we have the Welcome Rock Ultra which is
occurring as we speak. So yeah, yeah, a big three
(01:02):
days up here.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
So explain what the Welcome Rock Ultra is all about.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
So basically, the Welcome Rock Ultra is a running race
which occurs on the Welcome Rock property on the farm.
Competitors have to navigate fourteen different checkpoints sequentially from one
to fourteen. They have what you would consider orange and
(01:32):
white row game type flag markers at each checkpoint, and
they have a card and they have to whole punch
each card, and each whole punch has a different configurational
design of pattern for each checkpoint that they go to.
So they've got fourteen different patterns that they punch into
their card. And then they get back to the start finish.
(01:54):
They have to show us their cards to prove so
that they got to their checkpoints. Then they replanted with
food and maybe warmer, dryer clothes. They repoud at their
feet and you know, maybe make a hot meal and yeah,
just prepare themselves and then they go out and they
do the coarse anti clockwise. They've got to do four
(02:16):
laps and if they complete it, it will be around
two hundred kilometers and around fourteen thousand vertical meters over
a sixty hour period.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
So what's the main difference between this and The Revenant.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Probably the navigation aspects. So we've made them the navigations
a little bit easier for people to actually find the checkpoints.
Previously it was pretty difficult unless you were particularly good
at navigation skills using a compass and map only, it
was pretty difficult for a lot of the competitors a
(02:49):
lot of the time to actually locate the checkpoints, and
that meant that they spent quite a lot of time,
you know, mucking around and the body sure or wherever
they were trying to find a checkpoint, and that became
quite frustrating for a good percentage of the competitors. So
what we wanted to do is we wanted to people
(03:10):
people to be out there for a longer period of time,
spending more time in this amazing environment that were in
subalpine conditions, you know, few autumn like beech forest and
rivers and creeks and up the knock of eye. So
so yeah, there's a better chance of a greater percentage
of people completing the course. However, you're probably talking about
(03:35):
less than point five percent of the population actually being
able to still complete this course. You know, as one
guy said last night, it's still effing bloody hard, right,
So yeah, we'll see what happens. So is there a
time limit sixty hours?
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Fire else you're a suck of a punishment for these
competitions time, I'll give you that.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Well, I don't know, Yeah, am probably. I mean i
haven't really had any sleep myself, and I've got my
bloody hunter away killed up with me on the mattress
up at the ski hut here at the moment she's
she's probably more comfortable than what I am, to be fair.
But but yeah, look, I mean it's that, you know,
it's cued off to the competitors. You know that they're extraordinary.
(04:19):
You know, the physical and mental you know, strength and
determination that these these guys and girls possess is next
level and it's really inspirational.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
So as far as taking up these events and getting
the right people to get involved with it, was there
a sec criterrier for competitors.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Well, yeah, they have to basically submit almost like a
bit of a CV. So yeah, if if you're thinking
that you can come and do this after going for
a walk and down to the local area to get
a pie and a coke and you walk home again,
it's probably not going to quite Not quite, no, not quite.
(05:02):
But look, I mean we take everybody based on the
individual merits. But look, you know, as we've said in
the past, you know, any anyone from local musters on
farms through the people who you know who've got corporate
jobs in the middle of the city and they and
they train after work or before work early in the mornings,
(05:23):
and they try and get that elevation in the gym
or out in the out in whatever sort of hell
country or hell blocks that they can as well as
getting the getting the k's under their belt. You know,
it's open to everyone and anyone who who thinks they
can give it a crack.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
So where can people follow this online?
Speaker 2 (05:45):
So you can go on to the Welcome Rock, Thank You,
Welcome Rock Ultra Instagram page or Facebook page, so you
just google Welcome Rock Ultra, it'll come up. But we
also have a link on those pages so that any
Tom Dick or Harry or Sally or Jane can actually
download the link and follow these competitors from anywhere on
(06:09):
the planet. So if you go onto those areas you
download the link, you'll be able to see all the
action unfolding as they cruise around this epic adventure.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Thomas O'Brien, if you're not engineering the Kings and Flyer,
you're making up some sick, twisted ultra race on the
back doorstep, but it's an awesome initiative. All the best
for it and we'll catch up to see how things
finish up.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Fantastic, Thanks very much, Andy.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
Wow, Tom O'Brien talking about the Welcome Rock Ultra sounds bonkers.
That's what adventure sport is all about. I suppose Jacob
Duffy he's playing sport as well, but a different kind.
He's a Black Caps bowler. He's up next. You're listening
to the Must I go onto the
And I just can't get one John in Sad, Black
Eyed peas Is and music. My name's Andy Muehle. You're
listening to the Muster on Hock and now he brought
to you by Peter's Genetics. We're a way to Garston next,
catching up with our corresponding up that way, Thomas O'Brien.
(00:21):
Good afternoon time. Now normally around this time of year
we speak to you. And the Revenant was the thing
that was occurring on your property, the race that went
know where, basically it was epic. But we've got something
called the Welcome Rock Ultra. What's this about?
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Good, good afternoon, Andy. I took a moment here. I
can't figure I couldn't figure out whether it was the
morning or the afternoon, so I had to had to
sort of do a bit of a barometer check on
my bearings on what time of the day it was.
But yeah, we have the Welcome Rock Ultra which is
occurring as we speak. So yeah, yeah, a big three
(01:02):
days up here.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
So explain what the Welcome Rock Ultra is all about.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
So basically, the Welcome Rock Ultra is a running race
which occurs on the Welcome Rock property on the farm.
Competitors have to navigate fourteen different checkpoints sequentially from one
to fourteen. They have what you would consider orange and
(01:32):
white row game type flag markers at each checkpoint, and
they have a card and they have to whole punch
each card, and each whole punch has a different configurational
design of pattern for each checkpoint that they go to.
So they've got fourteen different patterns that they punch into
their card. And then they get back to the start finish.
(01:54):
They have to show us their cards to prove so
that they got to their checkpoints. Then they replanted with
food and maybe warmer, dryer clothes. They repoud at their
feet and you know, maybe make a hot meal and yeah,
just prepare themselves and then they go out and they
do the coarse anti clockwise. They've got to do four
(02:16):
laps and if they complete it, it will be around
two hundred kilometers and around fourteen thousand vertical meters over
a sixty hour period.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
So what's the main difference between this and The Revenant.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Probably the navigation aspects. So we've made them the navigations
a little bit easier for people to actually find the checkpoints.
Previously it was pretty difficult unless you were particularly good
at navigation skills using a compass and map only, it
was pretty difficult for a lot of the competitors a
(02:49):
lot of the time to actually locate the checkpoints, and
that meant that they spent quite a lot of time,
you know, mucking around and the body sure or wherever
they were trying to find a checkpoint, and that became
quite frustrating for a good percentage of the competitors. So
what we wanted to do is we wanted to people
(03:10):
people to be out there for a longer period of time,
spending more time in this amazing environment that were in
subalpine conditions, you know, few autumn like beech forest and
rivers and creeks and up the knock of eye. So
so yeah, there's a better chance of a greater percentage
of people completing the course. However, you're probably talking about
(03:35):
less than point five percent of the population actually being
able to still complete this course. You know, as one
guy said last night, it's still effing bloody hard, right,
So yeah, we'll see what happens. So is there a
time limit sixty hours?
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Fire else you're a suck of a punishment for these
competitions time, I'll give you that.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Well, I don't know, Yeah, am probably. I mean i
haven't really had any sleep myself, and I've got my
bloody hunter away killed up with me on the mattress
up at the ski hut here at the moment she's
she's probably more comfortable than what I am, to be fair.
But but yeah, look, I mean it's that, you know,
it's cued off to the competitors. You know that they're extraordinary.
(04:19):
You know, the physical and mental you know, strength and
determination that these these guys and girls possess is next
level and it's really inspirational.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
So as far as taking up these events and getting
the right people to get involved with it, was there
a sec criterrier for competitors.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Well, yeah, they have to basically submit almost like a
bit of a CV. So yeah, if if you're thinking
that you can come and do this after going for
a walk and down to the local area to get
a pie and a coke and you walk home again,
it's probably not going to quite Not quite, no, not quite.
(05:02):
But look, I mean we take everybody based on the
individual merits. But look, you know, as we've said in
the past, you know, any anyone from local musters on
farms through the people who you know who've got corporate
jobs in the middle of the city and they and
they train after work or before work early in the mornings,
(05:23):
and they try and get that elevation in the gym
or out in the out in whatever sort of hell
country or hell blocks that they can as well as
getting the getting the k's under their belt. You know,
it's open to everyone and anyone who who thinks they
can give it a crack.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
So where can people follow this online?
Speaker 2 (05:45):
So you can go on to the Welcome Rock, Thank You,
Welcome Rock Ultra Instagram page or Facebook page, so you
just google Welcome Rock Ultra, it'll come up. But we
also have a link on those pages so that any
Tom Dick or Harry or Sally or Jane can actually
download the link and follow these competitors from anywhere on
(06:09):
the planet. So if you go onto those areas you
download the link, you'll be able to see all the
action unfolding as they cruise around this epic adventure.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Thomas O'Brien, if you're not engineering the Kings and Flyer,
you're making up some sick, twisted ultra race on the
back doorstep, but it's an awesome initiative. All the best
for it and we'll catch up to see how things
finish up.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Fantastic, Thanks very much, Andy.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
Wow, Tom O'Brien talking about the Welcome Rock Ultra sounds bonkers.
That's what adventure sport is all about. I suppose Jacob
Duffy he's playing sport as well, but a different kind.
He's a Black Caps bowler. He's up next. You're listening
to the Must I go onto the
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