Mel Aitken

Mel Aitken

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Race Category: Depends on the race – Open and/or masters/vets
Competitiveness: Ultra Competitive!

Goal(s): To represent NZ and wear the silver fern in a running discipline within the next three years
Recent Race Results: 

  • Winner – Big Easy Mountain Marathon 2016
  • Winner – Buller half Marathon 2016
  • Winner – Motatapu Marathon 2015
  • Winner – Otago Marathon Champs 2015
  • Winner – Otago Half Marathon Champs 2015
  • Winner – NZ Cross Country Masters title 2015
  • Winner – NZ Road Champs Masters title 2015
  • Winner – Hawaii half Marathon 2015

Highlight: Encouraging my husband to run and watching him compete in his first 48km off road mountain race Jan 2016.
Lowlight: Having to pull out from the Kepler Challenge Nov 2015 through injury.
Funniest Moment: Being mistaken for a wee boy when I am racing! That was until ThermaTech fitted me out in appropriate gear!
What it means to be a part of the Team ThermaTech: I am truly blessed to be supported by such a great team of authentic people, who believe in their brand, are committed to their athletes and enable me to achieve my goals.