Adv Club - Coast to Coast 2025
Lisa Roberts is a 46 years old retired pro triathlete and avid endurance junkie who continues to seek out and dominate adventures around the globe.
She recently completed the 2025 Kathmandu Coast to Coast race in New Zealand. This event serves as the "World Multi-Sport Championship" and has become the defacto rite of passage for adventure athletes from around the world with over 20,000 people participating in the race over the 40+ years history of the event.
This event has been on Lisa's bucket list for 20 years! She completed the Coast to Coast relay with her husband Jon in 2020, but this time, she finished as the 2nd place American in "The Longest Day" solo category.
Along with a customary coastal stone, she carried the HPM Adventure Flag with her for 243 kilometers of mountain running, cycling, whitewater paddling and bucket list checking adventure!
She recently completed the 2025 Kathmandu Coast to Coast race in New Zealand. This event serves as the "World Multi-Sport Championship" and has become the defacto rite of passage for adventure athletes from around the world with over 20,000 people participating in the race over the 40+ years history of the event.
This event has been on Lisa's bucket list for 20 years! She completed the Coast to Coast relay with her husband Jon in 2020, but this time, she finished as the 2nd place American in "The Longest Day" solo category.
Along with a customary coastal stone, she carried the HPM Adventure Flag with her for 243 kilometers of mountain running, cycling, whitewater paddling and bucket list checking adventure!
Stats and Snippets
- Kathmandu Coast to Coast - Multisport World Championships
- Held annually on the South Island of New Zealand with various options
- The Longest Day (243K of Running, Kayaking, Cycling)
- Two Day Event (Same distance over two days)
- Two Day Tandem (Same distance over two days)
- Mountain Run (30.5K)
- Point to Point Course
- 33km of technical mountain running with 19 river crossings
- 140km cycling
- 70km downriver whitewater kayaking in class I & II rapids
- 2020 Results (Relay Category) = 12hrs, 38mins, 19secs
- 2025 Results (Solo Category) = 16hrs, 24mins, 44secs
- Lisa also proudly participated in the customary tradition of picking up a small stone at the start on the West Coast, carrying it with her throughout the race and throwing it into the ocean at the finish on the East Coast