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ATHLETE UPDATE | Leila Walker

Perago Trust grant recipient Leila Walker gives an update on her training and competition.Dear Perago Trust Board,I would like to acknowledge your contribution to my BMX Campaigns and pursuit to compete at the top level of BMX racing. Your ongoing support is so valuable and appreciated. In previous years, I have used your financial support to contribute toward coaching costs with Matt Cameron under MCRA (Matt Cameron Race Academy) who provides me with world class level coaching.From may years of...

2024 Middle-earth Halfling Marathon™

Support Cancer Society Waikato/Bay of Plenty in the 2024 Middle-earth Halfling Marathon™ - Sunday 24th March.Prepare for an enchanting off-road trail running/walking journey through the bucolic landscape of the Shire™, as seen in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies. The immersive and unique Middle-earth™ Halfling™ Marathon allows runners and walkers to explore the unspoiled rolling green hills and storybook landscapes of the Waikato countryside. The track will cover ...

ATHLETE UPDATE | Mya Anderson

Perago Trust grant recipient Mya Anderson gives an update on her training and competition.Kia Ora PeragoHappy New Year! I wanted to give thanks for your support towards my recent overseas trips! In the past few months I have been to Japan, Melbourne and Tasmania racing and trialing. It started with Japan in November where I raced in two different UCI class 1 & 2 events. Japan was an awesome experience, racing some top end riders from all over the world for UCI points. I t...

ATHLETE UPDATE: Kyle Aitken

2023 Perago Trust grant recipient Kyle Aitken gives an update from the Tour of Southland.I am immensely grateful for the kind donation towards my cycling & bicycle costs, arriving at a crucial moment when my bike seemed to encounter one issue after another. This support has been an incredible relief to help replace parts on my bike, enabling me to fully enjoy my cycling passion.Returning from the Tour of Southland was an exhilarating experience.  Being part of a young team that sec...

ATHLETE UPDATE: Jack Greenough

Perago Trust recipient Jack Greenough gives an update on his training and competition.Just thought I would send a quick recap of my recent campaign let you know that I'm very grateful for Perago's support to help me get there! Bogotá, Colombia World Cups Going into the World Cups in Bogota, being a 1st year Junior (17y/o) I knew I was going to be at the bottom of the pile being one of the youngest in the U23 class. However, this was a refreshing feeling to go into a race without putting huge ex...

ATHLETE UPDATE: Emma Wilke

Perago Trust recipient Emma Wilke gives an update on her training and competition.Now with the netball season all over I have an update on the two teams I was fortunate enough to be a part of. My Lincoln A team won the premier grade in Christchurch. I was also chosen for Lincoln University team to play in the NZ Uni netball competition in Wellington where we came runners up . Having the scholarship helped me pay for flights to this competition, plus physio prior to these games and extra nutriti...

ATHLETE UPDATE | Reuben Webster

Perago Trust grant recipient Rueben Webster gives an update on his training and competition. ...

ATHLETE UPDATE | Kyle Aitken

Perago Trust grant recipient Kyle Atiken gives an update on his training, competition and Junior Worlds Track Championships It’s been a long journey with many ups and downs but finally I’m back in Cambridge. Throughout the last 4 months with training camps and track racing taking place it has been wonderful to know I’ve had an amazing community follow me in my journey to making it to Junior Worlds 2022. I am so thankful for all the support you have given me and everything you have been abl...

ATHLETE UPDATE | Leila Walker

Firstly I would like to acknowledge how grateful I am for the support of The Perago Trust. Your financial support has provided me with valuable resources, in order to achieve my goals. The funding that I was gifted went towards bike maintenance and coaching for my 2021/22 season. Amongst yet another restricted year due to covid, international competition has been limited. This has been tough, however has meant a good block of training and preparation has been done going into the new season. This...

ATHLETE UPDATE | Waikato Development Training Squad

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ATHLETE UPDATE | Jack Carswell

Perago Trust grant recipient Jack Carswell gives an update on his competition and training.I am just getting in touch to give the Perago Trust an update on what I have been doing recently.The New Zealand team campaign to Australia that I was to be involved with in August was unfortunately cancelled due to the Covid circumstances there, but luckily another opportunity became available almost at exactly the same time. This was to apply for selection to the World Road Championships in Belgium in Se...

ATHLETE UPDATE: Lily Cawood

Hey Perago Trustees!  Here is a bit of an update as our track cycling race season has just kicked off again into full swing. From having a break after a successful Track Nationals in February, we kicked back into training with a huge strength block,  building the base foundations of our power again. We started our racing block in the mighty Southland with NTS (National Track Series) round one in early June. Invercargill put its best weather on for us with highs of 10 degrees ...

Perago recipients Olympics bound

Four former Perago Trust grant recipients have been named in the 2021 New Zealand Olympic team.They are:Ellesse Andrews - Track Cycling: Women's Keirin and Individual SprintCamille Buscomb - Athletics: Women's 5000m and 10,000mJesse Campbell - EventingMicha Wilkinson - SailingThis is a big achievement and we look forward to cheering them on as they compete on the world stage....

Athlete Update- Bennett Greenough July 2021

Perago Trust recipient Bennett Greenough provides an update on his training and competition.Hi Perago, Here is an update of how I am getting on here in Europe.  I have settled in really well here in France. The weather has been really hot and sunny which has been great for riding. I am currently training at the Saint Etienne BMX Club with their riders, including the current Junior World Champ and the 2016 Time Trial World Champ. The group has a really positive training enviro...

Athlete Update: Mya Anderson

Perago Trust grant recipient Mya Anderson gives an update on her training and competition.Hi Perago, I thought I would give you an update on how my year has been so far. Firstly, I would like to thank you for your support and financial contribution that has helped me to achieve my recent goals. I have been tracking well with small improvements, despite the whirlwind of lockdown.  In October last year I raced in the Schools Track Nationals in Invercargill representing Cambrid...

Athlete Update: Rico D'Anvers

Perago Trust grant recipient Rico D'Anvers gives an update on his training and competition. Hello Perago Trust Family, I just wanted to give you a quick update about my BMX and other achievements over the past few months. At the beginning of December, I competed at the Rotorua C1 event in the Junior Elite men age category. Riders from Australia, Japan and New Zealand were all here at this race to gain themselves UCI points and spend time on the newly finished Rotorua track. After some good battl...

Athlete Update: Bennett Greenough

Perago Trust grant recipient Bennett Greenough gives an update on his competition and training:Hi Perago, I’ve had a really busy quarter year of training and racing with some great results and good progress before moving into the Junior Elite Class this year. Over the last three months, I feel that all aspects of my riding, as well as training in the gym and sprints, have improved and I am making good progress towards my goals. I also feel that my mindset towards racing has also improved and h...

Athlete Update: Leila Walker

Perago Trust grant recipient Leila Walker recaps 2019:I would firstly like to thank the Perago Trust for your help and financial contributions in order for me to achieve my 2019 goals. I am forever grateful for your ongoing support. Your sponsorship was put towards my coaching with the Matt Cameron Race Academy which has improved my riding immensely. It has also opened up opportunities for me to travel and compete internationally. This year has had its ups and downs but overall has been yet anot...

Athlete Update: Rico D'Anvers

2019 Perago Trust recipient Rico D'Anvers gives an update on his training and competition Hi Perago Team, Sorry I have not been in contact, I have been busy with exams and final school assemblies.  Thought I’d send through some photos and a quick blurb about recent achievements and upcoming events. Firstly, thank you so much for the kind donation to help me pursue my passion for BMX racing. This is going to be an enormous help in the early months of 2020, as I plan to head to four UCI Wo...

Kiwi runner smashes personal best at world champs

New Zealand long-distance runner Camille Buscomb has qualified for next year's Tokyo Olympics after running a personal best in the 5000m at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha.  Buscomb finished fifth in her heat in a time of 15m 02.19s to gain one of the automatic qualifying spots for Sunday's final.  What made her run more impressive was the fact she bettered her previous best time by almost 17 seconds. "It was pretty messy," she said. "There were a lot of girls, and the pace w...

Camille Buscomb runs personal best to qualify for Tokyo Olympic Games

Perago Trust recipient Camille Buscomb qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games after setting a new personal best in the 10,000m at the world track and field championships in Doha.The 29-year-old Waikato runner recorded  31min 13.20 sec to finish 12th overall on Saturday (Sunday NZ time).Buscomb said the race felt good, "Conditions were really good. I could feel the air con every now and then, but then other periods of time felt nothing. So it was a good combination. Y...

Athlete Update- Bennett Greenough

Perago Trust Recipient Bennett Greenough provides an update on his training and competitionHi Perago Trust, I would just like to say a huge thank you for the funding and support you have given me over the last 6 months! It has been a huge help and I really appreciate your support. A lot has happened in the last 6 months, with multiple overseas trips and races. Firstly, I was selected to go on a training camp with the Cycling New Zealand BMX Performance Hub, to the Sleeman Sports Complex in Brisb...

Athlete Update- Seth Hope

Perago Trust grant recipient Seth Hope provides a review of 2019 Junior World Rowing Championships In April I was selected to trial for the NZ U19 rowing team where I trialed as a sculler. I was successful and was selected into the junior men’s quad (JM4X). We then had a few weeks off where we were to complete our own training before the squad returned to lake Karapiro to begin our campaign. It started with a two training block where we progressed by gelling as a crew, technically an...

Athlete Update- Beckie Leigh

Perago Trust grant recipient Beckie Leigh gives us an update on her training and competition:Hi everyone at Perago Trust I just wanted to say a big thank you for the funding that you granted to me for the New Zealand Junior Rowing campaign and our trip to the Junior World Rowing Champs in Tokyo, Japan.  We had an 8-week training camp prior to our departure, where we trained at Lake Karapiro and went to school at St Peter's School part-time. We lived at Podium Lodge for the duration of the c...

Burghley first timer- Samantha Lissington

New Zealand rider Samantha Lissington’s journey to Burghley started when she swapped a childhood sailing around the South Pacific for a pony. The 28-year-old Kiwi made her debut at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials aboard Ricker Ridge Rui, who she bought unseen with the intention of selling on. Now the pair have taken on one of the biggest events in the world and can’t wait to see what the future holds for them in the sport in the UK. “I only let myself get properly excited on the Monda...