Owairaka's original cross country

Owairaka has just had its cross country day, and I have seen lots of very serious distance runners (especially in the time I've spent with Room 6!) and lots of people just giving it a go.

But did you know that when it comes to running, Owairaka is pretty darn special.

Check this out!!

Growing up with Lydiard tells the story of an Owai kid and his encounters with running legends. How many local places and street names do you recognise?

And here's the map of Arthur Lydiard's original Waiatarua Run. Maybe one day our cross country runners could run that far!