24 Hour racing at its finest in New Zealand! My first and only attempt at racing 24 hours solo on a unicycle. http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0133/49639380_hFW4d-Ti.jpg http://nhoover.smugmug.com/gallery/1068788_Kvgqi/ 2005-12-26T02:48:40Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />24 Hour racing at its best. Ken Looi and Nathan at 4:35am after 6 1/2 hours of night riding. No problem, just 17 1/2 hours to go...</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49639380_hFW4d" title="24 Hour racing at its best. Ken Looi and Nathan at 4:35am after 6 1/2 hours of night riding. No problem, just 17 1/2 hours to go..."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0133/49639380_hFW4d-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="24 Hour racing at its best. Ken Looi and Nathan at 4:35am after 6 1/2 hours of night riding. No problem, just 17 1/2 hours to go..." title="24 Hour racing at its best. Ken Looi and Nathan at 4:35am after 6 1/2 hours of night riding. No problem, just 17 1/2 hours to go..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-02T13:38:56Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0133/49639380_hFW4d-Th.jpg 2004-05-08 04:35:50 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Sunday May 2 going for a Coker Muni ride with Tony Melton at the Woodhill MTB Park.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636703_Eqnu7" title="Sunday May 2 going for a Coker Muni ride with Tony Melton at the Woodhill MTB Park."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0001/49636703_Eqnu7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Sunday May 2 going for a Coker Muni ride with Tony Melton at the Woodhill MTB Park." title="Sunday May 2 going for a Coker Muni ride with Tony Melton at the Woodhill MTB Park." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:42:12Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0001/49636703_Eqnu7-Th.jpg 2004-05-01 16:48:39 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Coker tire and mushroom at Woodhill</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636762_dafmV" title="Coker tire and mushroom at Woodhill"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0002/49636762_dafmV-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Coker tire and mushroom at Woodhill" title="Coker tire and mushroom at Woodhill" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T10:07:42Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0002/49636762_dafmV-Th.jpg 2004-05-01 17:19:31 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Tony cruising along</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49638236_V4CaX" title="Tony cruising along"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0007/49638236_V4CaX-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Tony cruising along" title="Tony cruising along" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T19:59:28Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0007/49638236_V4CaX-Th.jpg 2004-05-01 17:56:31 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />I've been in New Zealand a couple of hours...am I having fun yet? YES!</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636893_76RjN" title="I've been in New Zealand a couple of hours...am I having fun yet? YES!"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0009/49636893_76RjN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="I've been in New Zealand a couple of hours...am I having fun yet? YES!" title="I've been in New Zealand a couple of hours...am I having fun yet? YES!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T17:07:54Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0009/49636893_76RjN-Th.jpg 2004-05-01 18:40:28 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Ladder bridges and teeter totters are more exciting on Cokers. Especially when wet.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49638402_XttMT" title="Ladder bridges and teeter totters are more exciting on Cokers. Especially when wet."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0011/49638402_XttMT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ladder bridges and teeter totters are more exciting on Cokers. Especially when wet." title="Ladder bridges and teeter totters are more exciting on Cokers. Especially when wet." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:44:24Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0011/49638402_XttMT-Th.jpg 2004-05-01 18:51:15 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />May 3 - my favorite exhibit in the Auckland Museum: a 3m tall Moa (now extinct)</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49638319_PQFne" title="May 3 - my favorite exhibit in the Auckland Museum: a 3m tall Moa (now extinct)"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0012/49638319_PQFne-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="May 3 - my favorite exhibit in the Auckland Museum: a 3m tall Moa (now extinct)" title="May 3 - my favorite exhibit in the Auckland Museum: a 3m tall Moa (now extinct)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:54:09Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0012/49638319_PQFne-Th.jpg 2004-05-02 15:11:00 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Driving out to the tip of the Coromandel Peninsula - 40km of dirt each way. Just Keep Left!</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49638790_f5w9H" title="Driving out to the tip of the Coromandel Peninsula - 40km of dirt each way. Just Keep Left!"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0055/49638790_f5w9H-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Driving out to the tip of the Coromandel Peninsula - 40km of dirt each way. Just Keep Left!" title="Driving out to the tip of the Coromandel Peninsula - 40km of dirt each way. Just Keep Left!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T18:35:37Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0055/49638790_f5w9H-Th.jpg 2004-05-04 11:17:13 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />May 4: At the remote tip of the Coromandel hiking from Fletcher's Bay to Poley Bay</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49635677_sRyyk" title="May 4: At the remote tip of the Coromandel hiking from Fletcher's Bay to Poley Bay"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0034/49635677_sRyyk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="May 4: At the remote tip of the Coromandel hiking from Fletcher's Bay to Poley Bay" title="May 4: At the remote tip of the Coromandel hiking from Fletcher's Bay to Poley Bay" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:59:48Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0034/49635677_sRyyk-Th.jpg 2004-05-04 08:51:13 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />View south on the Coromandel Walkway</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49640367_DDLHX" title="View south on the Coromandel Walkway"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0035/49640367_DDLHX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="View south on the Coromandel Walkway" title="View south on the Coromandel Walkway" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:29:40Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0035/49640367_DDLHX-Th.jpg 2004-05-04 09:11:06 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />May 4: the adventurous route to Cook's Beach from Whitianga</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49635714_fm8MV" title="May 4: the adventurous route to Cook's Beach from Whitianga"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0084/49635714_fm8MV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="May 4: the adventurous route to Cook's Beach from Whitianga" title="May 4: the adventurous route to Cook's Beach from Whitianga" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T09:47:54Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0084/49635714_fm8MV-Th.jpg 2004-05-04 15:28:42 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />May 5th, my birthday - Hot Water Beach (it's REALLY HOT)</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49635748_t3yLH" title="May 5th, my birthday - Hot Water Beach (it's REALLY HOT)"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0098/49635748_t3yLH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="May 5th, my birthday - Hot Water Beach (it's REALLY HOT)" title="May 5th, my birthday - Hot Water Beach (it's REALLY HOT)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:40:52Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0098/49635748_t3yLH-Th.jpg 2004-05-05 11:32:59 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />May 6: scenery near Rotorua</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49639467_fjSUH" title="May 6: scenery near Rotorua"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0112/49639467_fjSUH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="May 6: scenery near Rotorua" title="May 6: scenery near Rotorua" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T20:02:17Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0112/49639467_fjSUH-Th.jpg 2004-05-06 11:36:30 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Government House in Rotorua - used to be the thermal baths, now a museum</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49639109_zPT3Q" title="Government House in Rotorua - used to be the thermal baths, now a museum"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0124/49639109_zPT3Q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Government House in Rotorua - used to be the thermal baths, now a museum" title="Government House in Rotorua - used to be the thermal baths, now a museum" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T18:56:59Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0124/49639109_zPT3Q-Th.jpg 2004-05-06 14:05:20 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />May 7 at Whakarewarewa MTB Park with Ken Looi, Joe Dyson and Pete Marchant</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49635808_dZxAU" title="May 7 at Whakarewarewa MTB Park with Ken Looi, Joe Dyson and Pete Marchant"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0125/49635808_dZxAU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="119" alt="May 7 at Whakarewarewa MTB Park with Ken Looi, Joe Dyson and Pete Marchant" title="May 7 at Whakarewarewa MTB Park with Ken Looi, Joe Dyson and Pete Marchant" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:58:00Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0125/49635808_dZxAU-Th.jpg 2004-05-07 10:03:46 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />About to do a practice lap</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49635827_HTvTB" title="About to do a practice lap"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0126/49635827_HTvTB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="110" alt="About to do a practice lap" title="About to do a practice lap" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T09:23:33Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0126/49635827_HTvTB-Th.jpg 2004-05-07 10:21:50 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Nathan and Joe on the course</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49635846_hYPCQ" title="Nathan and Joe on the course"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0128/49635846_hYPCQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Nathan and Joe on the course" title="Nathan and Joe on the course" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T20:13:28Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0128/49635846_hYPCQ-Th.jpg 2004-05-07 13:20:07 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Rowan by the Monorider's big tent at 6pm - 4 hours to race time</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49635859_JouUQ" title="Rowan by the Monorider's big tent at 6pm - 4 hours to race time"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0129/49635859_JouUQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Rowan by the Monorider's big tent at 6pm - 4 hours to race time" title="Rowan by the Monorider's big tent at 6pm - 4 hours to race time" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T13:51:38Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0129/49635859_JouUQ-Th.jpg 2004-05-07 18:13:59 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />45 minutes before the race, Ken shows our AWESOME support dude, Blair, how to work his camera.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49635872_CyGb5" title="45 minutes before the race, Ken shows our AWESOME support dude, Blair, how to work his camera."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0130/49635872_CyGb5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="114" alt="45 minutes before the race, Ken shows our AWESOME support dude, Blair, how to work his camera." title="45 minutes before the race, Ken shows our AWESOME support dude, Blair, how to work his camera." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T20:04:28Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0130/49635872_CyGb5-Th.jpg 2004-05-07 21:17:10 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Now it's 4:35am: Benny on left, Ken, Nathan and Rowan.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49635886_rkLq6" title="Now it's 4:35am: Benny on left, Ken, Nathan and Rowan."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0132/49635886_rkLq6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Now it's 4:35am: Benny on left, Ken, Nathan and Rowan." title="Now it's 4:35am: Benny on left, Ken, Nathan and Rowan." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T20:07:10Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0132/49635886_rkLq6-Th.jpg 2004-05-08 04:35:38 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Time: 6:46am. Benny records another lap done (#10). Blair forces more drink and food on me.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49635910_cEwkC" title="Time: 6:46am. Benny records another lap done (#10). Blair forces more drink and food on me."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0135/49635910_cEwkC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="124" alt="Time: 6:46am. Benny records another lap done (#10). Blair forces more drink and food on me." title="Time: 6:46am. Benny records another lap done (#10). Blair forces more drink and food on me." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T10:08:09Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0135/49635910_cEwkC-Th.jpg 2004-05-08 06:46:25 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Nathan eating creamed rice (power food) discussing the course with Peter Bier</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49635946_RdGo4" title="Nathan eating creamed rice (power food) discussing the course with Peter Bier"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0141/49635946_RdGo4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="128" alt="Nathan eating creamed rice (power food) discussing the course with Peter Bier" title="Nathan eating creamed rice (power food) discussing the course with Peter Bier" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T20:05:09Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0141/49635946_RdGo4-Th.jpg 2004-05-08 06:48:25 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Time is now 10:02am. I took a 20 minute break since at 10am, 308 more teams hit the course.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49635995_va7ap" title="Time is now 10:02am. I took a 20 minute break since at 10am, 308 more teams hit the course."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0142/49635995_va7ap-Th.jpg" width="150" height="123" alt="Time is now 10:02am. I took a 20 minute break since at 10am, 308 more teams hit the course." title="Time is now 10:02am. I took a 20 minute break since at 10am, 308 more teams hit the course." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T09:20:30Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0142/49635995_va7ap-Th.jpg 2004-05-08 10:02:37 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Now it's 1:12pm and we've been racing for over 15 hours. Long break in the van...</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636069_aFpND" title="Now it's 1:12pm and we've been racing for over 15 hours. Long break in the van..."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0145/49636069_aFpND-Th.jpg" width="117" height="150" alt="Now it's 1:12pm and we've been racing for over 15 hours. Long break in the van..." title="Now it's 1:12pm and we've been racing for over 15 hours. Long break in the van..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T10:54:02Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0145/49636069_aFpND-Th.jpg 2004-05-08 13:12:25 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Ken taking a break after 20 laps</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636119_oC444" title="Ken taking a break after 20 laps"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0146/49636119_oC444-Th.jpg" width="119" height="150" alt="Ken taking a break after 20 laps" title="Ken taking a break after 20 laps" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T09:26:13Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0146/49636119_oC444-Th.jpg 2004-05-08 13:12:35 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />12:08am, 26 hours after the race started Peter Bier's 26th birthday party starts 8 minutes late.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636139_J8P2j" title="12:08am, 26 hours after the race started Peter Bier's 26th birthday party starts 8 minutes late."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0148/49636139_J8P2j-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="12:08am, 26 hours after the race started Peter Bier's 26th birthday party starts 8 minutes late." title="12:08am, 26 hours after the race started Peter Bier's 26th birthday party starts 8 minutes late." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T17:14:57Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0148/49636139_J8P2j-Th.jpg 2004-05-09 00:08:59 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />An even dozen 24 Hour Unicyclists. Standing: Steve Parvano, Tony Melton, Ken Looi, Nathan Hoover, Peter Bier, Rowan Chivers. Seated: Malcolm Todd, Geoff Leyland, Pete Marchant, Steve Taylor, ...</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636189_4aCWu" title="An even dozen 24 Hour Unicyclists. Standing: Steve Parvano, Tony Melton, Ken Looi, Nathan Hoover, Peter Bier, Rowan Chivers. Seated: Malcolm Todd, Geoff Leyland, Pete Marchant, Steve Taylor, ..."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0150/49636189_4aCWu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="An even dozen 24 Hour Unicyclists. Standing: Steve Parvano, Tony Melton, Ken Looi, Nathan Hoover, Peter Bier, Rowan Chivers. Seated: Malcolm Todd, Geoff Leyland, Pete Marchant, Steve Taylor, ..." title="An even dozen 24 Hour Unicyclists. Standing: Steve Parvano, Tony Melton, Ken Looi, Nathan Hoover, Peter Bier, Rowan Chivers. Seated: Malcolm Todd, Geoff Leyland, Pete Marchant, Steve Taylor, ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T16:57:07Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0150/49636189_4aCWu-Th.jpg 2004-05-09 10:07:54 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Nathan, Blair, Benny and Ken. If you ever try a solo race like this, you need Blair and Benny!</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636236_yJ9CQ" title="Nathan, Blair, Benny and Ken. If you ever try a solo race like this, you need Blair and Benny!"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0154/49636236_yJ9CQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="131" alt="Nathan, Blair, Benny and Ken. If you ever try a solo race like this, you need Blair and Benny!" title="Nathan, Blair, Benny and Ken. If you ever try a solo race like this, you need Blair and Benny!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T10:11:35Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0154/49636236_yJ9CQ-Th.jpg 2004-05-09 10:31:13 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Nathan and Ken the day after the race. Standing still is no problem.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636287_UtrVp" title="Nathan and Ken the day after the race. Standing still is no problem."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0155/49636287_UtrVp-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Nathan and Ken the day after the race. Standing still is no problem." title="Nathan and Ken the day after the race. Standing still is no problem." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T19:16:15Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0155/49636287_UtrVp-Th.jpg 2004-05-09 10:32:55 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Support crew clowning around with Ryder the dog</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636309_BGWe2" title="Support crew clowning around with Ryder the dog"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0158/49636309_BGWe2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Support crew clowning around with Ryder the dog" title="Support crew clowning around with Ryder the dog" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T17:33:49Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0158/49636309_BGWe2-Th.jpg 2004-05-09 10:33:52 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Trying to get a dozen unicyclists to head out for lunch, noon May 9.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636330_aMU3s" title="Trying to get a dozen unicyclists to head out for lunch, noon May 9."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0159/49636330_aMU3s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Trying to get a dozen unicyclists to head out for lunch, noon May 9." title="Trying to get a dozen unicyclists to head out for lunch, noon May 9." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T09:50:37Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0159/49636330_aMU3s-Th.jpg 2004-05-09 12:25:03 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Following Steve to lunch</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636367_fNryJ" title="Following Steve to lunch"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0160/49636367_fNryJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="117" alt="Following Steve to lunch" title="Following Steve to lunch" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T10:15:29Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0160/49636367_fNryJ-Th.jpg 2004-05-09 12:47:57 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />If you find yourself in Rotorua, I recommend the FAT DOG CAFE!</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636418_pfq6b" title="If you find yourself in Rotorua, I recommend the FAT DOG CAFE!"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0161/49636418_pfq6b-Th.jpg" width="150" height="114" alt="If you find yourself in Rotorua, I recommend the FAT DOG CAFE!" title="If you find yourself in Rotorua, I recommend the FAT DOG CAFE!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T20:17:46Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0161/49636418_pfq6b-Th.jpg 2004-05-09 13:12:03 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Evening walk with Hank Bier to see the local mud pools - don't fall in.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636464_5sYYk" title="Evening walk with Hank Bier to see the local mud pools - don't fall in."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0163/49636464_5sYYk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Evening walk with Hank Bier to see the local mud pools - don't fall in." title="Evening walk with Hank Bier to see the local mud pools - don't fall in." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T10:16:44Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0163/49636464_5sYYk-Th.jpg 2004-05-09 17:07:26 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />May 10, evening sun from 37,000' over the Pacific #1</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636530_bjBN5" title="May 10, evening sun from 37,000' over the Pacific #1"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0175/49636530_bjBN5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="May 10, evening sun from 37,000' over the Pacific #1" title="May 10, evening sun from 37,000' over the Pacific #1" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T18:51:43Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0175/49636530_bjBN5-Th.jpg 2004-05-10 17:12:00 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />May 10, evening sun from 37,000' over the Pacific #2</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636583_TCDJ9" title="May 10, evening sun from 37,000' over the Pacific #2"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0176/49636583_TCDJ9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="93" alt="May 10, evening sun from 37,000' over the Pacific #2" title="May 10, evening sun from 37,000' over the Pacific #2" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T20:13:34Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0176/49636583_TCDJ9-Th.jpg 2004-05-10 17:12:49 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />May 10, evening sun from 37,000' over the Pacific #3</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/1068788_Kvgqi#49636645_qqmV2" title="May 10, evening sun from 37,000' over the Pacific #3"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0177/49636645_qqmV2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="May 10, evening sun from 37,000' over the Pacific #3" title="May 10, evening sun from 37,000' over the Pacific #3" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T20:01:23Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicycling/Racing/Moonride-in-New-Zealand-2004/DSCN0177/49636645_qqmV2-Th.jpg 2004-05-10 17:15:47