The sun came out and with it came the people as 100 competitors showed up for the Raetihi Gutbuster on Easter Sunday.
The furthest came from Boise, Idaho in the United States to take part in either a bike ride or a run along the Raetihi-Pipiriki road.
Guts were busted in an 18km fun run, an 18km cycle, a 25km downhill cycle or the ultimate gutbuster challenge - the 50km killer cycle.
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This year, Sam Gardner from Auckland killed it, finishing the 50km in a record 1 hour 37 minutes.