Highlight of the Auckland J-Day was the inaugural 2001 NORML/Switched On Gardener Growers Ironman. Contestants had to carry sacks of worm castings down a hill, round a lampost, up a hill, through the D shaped statue, and back the way the came, before doing the same course carrying a bucket of water. Just like guerilla growing in the NZ bush! First one back won a SonT Agro 400W growlight from the Switched On Gardener, and all the finalists got to take home their sack of worm castings, a copy of Cannabis Culture and a NORML calendar.
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The equipment the contestants had to carry provided by the Switched on Gardener.

The start of the final of the Growers Ironman.

Back down the hill with the worm castings in the final.

Up the hill with the water in the final. Eventual winner Tim, is barechested on the right.

Going through the statues proved to be a bottleneck, but it gave supporters the chance to cheer them on.

NORML's Chris Fowlie congratulates Tim, winner of the
inaugural grower's ironman contest. Tim took home a SonT Agro 400W light from the Switched On Gardener
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 The inaugural 2001 NORML Growers Ironman, Tim, proved to be a fine rapper in the open mic session for the last hour of the Auckland JDay.
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