Monthly Archives: November 2011

Hi everyone, Sorry I havent written, I have been trying to chill a bit and go see everyone that I have been so lucky to have supporting me along the way, I got back to Wanaka ( home) on saturday and I have been enjoying catching up and talking to everyone , havent had a chance to play golf yet which is one thing I really want to do but still got tomorrow, One last day as I are off to Australia . I will fly to Christchurch tomorrow night and then to Brisbane on thursday morning. Really looking forward to seeing my Aussie family which has some of my … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, First of all I would like to say  HUGE THANKYOU to everyone who has written in and wished us congrats. You wouldn’t believe how happy I are at the moment. I have been super busy with interviews which has been fun, So lucky to get this much attention and keep being able to get the awareness out there for the Stroke Foundation. The next morning we had a live chat with the Rock radio station down at their studio which was great fun, then several newspapers and radio interviews around the country, just ones I had talked to before but it was so great that they came back … Continue reading →

Jup Brown Running NZ – Finish! from Rick Zwaan on Vimeo. Jup Brown, a 38yr old plumber from Wanaka, has just run more than a marathon a day up the length of New Zealand over the past 67 days – all in the name of the Stroke Foundation. This is the final update from Auckland where Jup has just finished his legendary run. Check out runningnz.co.nz and show your support. Text ‘Stroke’ to 5339 for an instant $3 donation to the Stroke Foundation.

  Oh what a day – Huge fun and everything I wanted/dreamed of. We had a great night at the Clipper Court Motel in Orewa and we had a group to meet at 8.30. A great day with the sun out for a start anyway. 10 people had come out to run the 37kms down to Devonport with us, in there was family, bruce who had run NZ before himself and Ang who had had a stroke herself but is getting back to her best with a lot of hard work.   Lots of ups and downs and everyone as keen and happy as I was, they set a good … Continue reading →

Hey Everyone, if you’re keen to come down and support Jup as he finishes his 2900km run today, check out the map bellow for his ‘victory lap’ route. We’ll be at point A (viaduct harbour) at about 2pm. Then you can join him on a 5km loop before finishing at point B (Wynyard Quarter) at 3pm. View Larger Map