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IMPORTANT NOTES: This is an extremely hilly course, be advised that a certain standard of fitness applies. If you are wanting to attempt the 21km distance but think it may take you longer than 4 hours please re consider your options there is the 12 km distance also.

Understand also that if you are a runner you may run/walk BUT if you are entered as a walker you cannot run. It does become an issue as we take podium finishers times if a walker has run and does not tell us.

  • Start Time for 12km:  8.00 am runners and walkers. (You guys will head directly towards the Haruru Falls Track
  • Start Time for 21km: 8.10 am for runners 8.12 am for walkers. (You guys will head South)
    • Event Headquarters: Will be located in the car park in front of the Copthorne Hotel in Waitangi.This is also the start/finish area
    • Entries Close: Saturday June 4th @12pm
    • Registration: Collect your race bib and timing chip from the Explore ticketing office 60 Marsden Road Paihia anytime from May the 30th up until Saturday the 4th of June by 4.30pm. You must take your confirmation with you or you may not get your bib and chip.
    • Late Entries: There will be late entries on race day however this will be too late for you to be put into the timing system.
    • Race Briefing: This will be at approx 7.45am followed by the Powhiri performance and then the 8 am gun. There will be no group warm up you will need to do this yourself.
    • Prize giving and After Party: Will be from 4pm at the Alongside Bar in Paihia with podium finishers being presented their medals and trophies with spot prizes and the major spot prize of a $1000 travel voucher being drawn then too. Afterwards there will be music dancing and food so stay the weekend and make the most of it.

      • Drop off zone: If you are being dropped off you if your driver is planning on leaving once the race starts please use the Shippy's car park just prior to Waitangi Bridge for this. We do not want congestion on Waitangi Bridge with spectators trying to get back across.

      • Parking:There will be parking available on the grass reserve opposite the Copthorne but we ask you not to park in the Waitangi Visitors car park or at the Copthorne. (follow the car park attendant and signs) Please do not park over driveways exit gates or boat ramps. If it has been raining heavily however we may not be able to park on the grass so you will be asked to park on the road instead.
      • Pre ordered race day T shirts: Shirts must be collected from the merchandise table race morning. Shirts are $40 and can be purchased from our registration page. There will be some shirts available for sale on race morning.
      • At the Finish Line: You will enjoy a refreshing drink and local juicy Kerikeri oranges thanks to Turners and Growers. There will be a coffee available for sale also.
      • Bag drop off: We will have one of our vehicles available to leave your stuff in please ask
      • Drink Stations: There will be four drink stations supplying water and electrolyte sports drink. This is a tough course so perhaps if four drink stations is not enough for you think about carrying extra fluids with you
      • Toilets: There are 4 public toilets along the beach front that you will pass twice along with toilets at the start/finish that you will pass again and we will place 1 porta loo on the other side of Haruru Falls track and 1 by the drink station at the top of Bayly Road.
      • Race bibs: You must be wearing your race bib on the front not the back. The bibs state whether you are a runner or walker and are also printed with a number. The number is so that you can find your image on Photo4sale afterwards. Your timing chip should be attached to your shoelaces prior to race start please hand these in at the finish line. 
      • Massage: We will have a massage team onsite race day to give those legs a pre or post race rub down.
      • Supporters in cars: We have had traffic issues in the past due to supporters watching the start and then trying to drive back to Paihia so please if you can get dropped off this will help, perhaps your friends can watch you from another vantage point.
      • Refunds:Unfortunately due to administration costs we cannot issue refunds for this event.

 Vantage points for spectators:

Paihia's new waterfront park (grab yourselves a coffee in town and relax), Shippys cafe, Leading into Haruru Falls bush track, Waitangi Golf course. Please do not follow competitors in a vehicle this is simply too dangerous.