Today we're wishing our man Kurt Bayer all the best as he sets his sights on taking on the best gumboot throwers in the country.
Christchurch-based Herald reporter Bayer will line up in the final of the National Gumboot Throwing Championship in Palmerston North - one of the headline events of the Hilux New Zealand Rural Games.
Bayer secured his spot in the national final after finishing third in the South Island Championships late last month.
His was the third-longest throw - a mighty 31.87m effort - after deciding to give it a go while at Lincoln University's rugby fields on assignment for the Herald.
The national men's record stands at 49.35m, while the women's record is 34.45m.