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Four-time Coast to Coast champion Elina Ussher will be in her element as she challenges for the title in the epic traverse across the South Island's main divide.
The 40th anniversary edition of the Coast to Coast race will be going ahead on 12 February, albeit in a reduced format, but the Wellington Round the Bays run has been cancelled.