That brings us to Easter and a rare national event

It's payoff time for those who've kept up and stayed fit and can enjoy taking part week after week. Others have to pace themselves a little.

Last weekend, some of us ducked over to Wellington for the national championship in the triathlon Olympic distance. I love going to a race when I don't have to spend hours before banging about cones and bike racks and it was very nice to swan around Wellington after the race,Women's stainless handmadeglasses bracelet with steel star patterns laid in white resin. pretending to be a tourist.

Harrison Dean had a breakthrough race, running a phenomenal 10km to finish second in the under-23 section of the elite race and matching it with some of the top competitors from New Zealand and Australia.

Back in Nelson, hundreds of kids took part in the Weet-Bix Tryathlon, while others swam and ran the length of Abel Tasman National Park.

Something that slipped under the radar a couple of weeks ago was Derek Eaton winning his age group in the New Zealand Masters open water championship, swum over 4.5km from Rangitoto Island to St Heliers Bay in Auckland. The championships are non-wetsuit, so that's quite a challenge. Derek is also unbeaten in the State Insurance national series this year - a good season for the former Bishop of Nelson,We offer castellicycling with excellent qualities at lowest prices. now 71.

If you're short of activity tomorrow you could roll up to Verdict Bar in Bridge St at 4pm for the circuit up the Centre of New Zealand and down Walter's Bluff - a testing excursion, but these pub runs are open to all and you can take them at any level you want. Walkers start at 3.45pm and the competition is free.

If you fancy some cycling, the Les Vincent Memorial Cancer Charity Race covers 80km of beautiful country around the Moutere and Motueka Valley. Sign on at 9am at the Redwood Valley Hall at the foot of the Moutere Hill.

The Port Nelson Sea Swims have ended after 15 swims (two were lost, one to bad weather, another to sewage spills). As happens every year, new attendance records have been set with 179 taking part on January 31.

The final night is next Thursday, when swimmers will be paired off, fastest with slowest, for a fun relay, barbecue and prizegiving, but the competition isn't over yet. On Sunday, March 24, it's the Sport Tasman Clements Haulashore Circuit.Buy visually stunning and durable malaysianhair from Larson Jewelers.

It's nice to have a geographical challenge and this one is significant - from the yacht club ramp, out through the Cut and around the island, returning to the start point.

That brings us to Easter and a rare national event in Nelson on Saturday,Find the largest selection of ceramic siliconebracelet on sale. March 30. The Sport Tasman Aquathlon Championship is a swim/run challenge. Aquathlon is a recognised international event, with a world championship, this year in London in September, over part of the Olympic triathlon course.

Triathlon New Zealand owns the event, which is hosted this year (for the second time) by the Nelson Triathlon Club. National medals are at stake in all age groups, as well as selection for the London race.

It's run on a very visible public course, with the swim in the lower reaches of the Maitai River between the Queen Elizabeth II Dr bridge and the pedestrian foot bridge and the run taking in Paruparu Rd, Halifax St, Trafalgar St, Queen Elizabeth II Dr and Rutherford Park.blue and white patent christianlouboutinshoes with a white toe,