Local farmer and mountain runner Sjors Corporaal has had to settle for second place at the inaugural New Zealand Tough Guy and Gal Championships.
Saturday saw the final Hydr8 Zero Tough Guy and Gal Challenge of the year take place at Lakes Ranch in Rotorua.
As part of the event, organisers staged an inaugural New Zealand Tough Guy and Gal Championships.
The championship race was by invite only and featured place-getters from the Hawke's Bay, Palmerston North, Wellington, Auckland and first two Rotorua events this year.
Fifty athletes started the race and it quickly became a two-horse race in the men's section, between Corporaal and Aucklander Josh Harrison.