GODZone race

McCaw and his three isport teammates came across the GODZone finish line in second place on their mountain bikes yesterday after travelling 666 kilometres together on foot, bike and kayak.

It's the world's largest expedition race involving teams of four mountainbiking, trekking and paddling 666 kilometres taking anywhere from four days to a week to finish. This year's event unfolded in Rotorua where 47 teams took part.

McCaw's team finished second, more than nine hours behind the winning Avaya team of Nathan Fa'ave, Chris Forne, Sophie Hart, and Stu Lynch.

After taking on the race in 2016, 36-year-old McCaw will team up with Rugby Players Association' chief executive Rob Nichol, Wanaka adventure racer Sarah Fairmaid and Wanaka multisporter and champion kayaker Bob McLachlan for the gruelling race in Te Anau and Fiordland in March.

"It will be a good way to kick off the new year and to be honest the temptation and massive challenge that Fiordland will throw at us was pretty hard to ignore," McCaw said.