I had the absolute privilege of meeting trail running legend Joe Benbow in March of 2023. He came to Fiordland on a mission to organise a Milford Track Group run and did an absolute stellar job of managing the logistics of a 24 strong crew. Sadly Joe lost his battle with depression a few months after, so together with another 24 runners, we organised a replica ‘event’ and returned to the Milford Track a year later (almost to the day) in memory of Joe.
March 25th, 2024 – Joes Milford Run, the 2nd Edition.
24 Runners, including Scott from last year.
54km of Milford Track.
Fantastic weather and a magical place.
What a weekend. What. A. Crew!
All absolute legends; Tom, Anna, Tibo, Henry, Ian, Bogdan, Lee, Kat, Scott, Sarah, Kristy and Aaron (Boat Crew A), Charlie, Jason, Sandy, Holly, Jeannie, Hilary, Nicola, Amanda, Lexy, Rebecca, Andy and Kelvin (Boat Crew B). Some having hustled to join the mission with just 6 days notice, filling a few last minute spaces that came about due to injury. Runners from as far as Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Team Queenstown, Hawera and Wanaka, Te Anau and Winton too. Thank you all for coming!
Well done everyone and congratulations on completing the Milford Track. All runners present and on time for their boats at the finish, looking great and smiling big.
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