Trevor Voyce knows there's very little that separates a trip to the multisport penthouse from a trip to the multisport outhouse.
The Nelson athlete will be one of the leading contenders in this Sunday's ThermaTech 3D Rotorua 50km race, which doubles as the New Zealand Multisport Championships.
Voyce was only beaten in the last kilometre of the 2014 edition by Australian Jarad Kohlar (pictured back page), though he's realistic about his ambitions in Sunday's race. "I'm in good shape this year - it's hard to tell exactly how fast I am but I feel stronger than last year," Voyce said. "My aim is to win but there is a very strong field this year and I could race well and place fifth, so my real goal is to beat last year's time."
The feature race on Sunday starts at 10.45am at Tikitapu (Blue Lake).
Voyce turned 35 this week and has been in decent form, winning the Hutt City Crazyman earlier in the month. He also finished third in the Speight's Coast to Coast in February, a spot behind Whakatane's Sam Clark and the pair will renew their rivalry this weekend.