Hi gang,
My mate (ironkiwi, who posts here very infrequently) and I had a training weekend in Taupo last weekend and it was a blast. Great mix of training and socializing.
Anyway, we have lined up another weekend of training, based around his bach in Mount Maunganui. I suggested that we invite others so we can meet new people and they can punish us on the roads of BOP.
ironkiwi has a bach with limited sleeping available, so first in first served. Floor space for your lilo and sleeping bag is also available. If numbers get out of control, and you don’t confirm soon enough, you will have to spring for your own sleeping arrangements at a local motel or whatever.
The current plan is for the weekend of Oct 8/9 this year. We currently plan on getting to the Mount on friday evening, for a general meet and greet and probably 1 or 2 cold ones (but nothing excessive, it is a TRAINING weekend afterall). Saturday is scheduled for a long ride, say 6 hours, provisionally out and back, around Rotorua way. Those that feel compelled, can do a short run off the bike too. Group dinner, all chipping in, say a pasta meal with salad and nice bread? Sleeeeeeeeeeep on saturday night. Sunday is currently allocated for a 1 hour pool session, then off for a run. Run time could be up to 2 hours so we can grab a team lunch and still have time to get back to our spouses late on Sunday evening.
This weekend is for training and spouses are not invited unless they join in the training, or wanna do the support role of cooking and following the bunch, driving the sag wagon. Or if she’s really hot and wants to join us for the swim session 
If you are interested, drop me a Private Message and we can start to get things arranged. This offer is not exclusivley for kiwis. Anyone that wants to fly in to NZ for a weekend of fun/training is also invited 
I look forward to hearing from you…