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OFFICIAL RACE PROGRAMME
NOVEMBER 11TH 2017
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2017 TARAWERA TRAIL MARATHON & 50K | TIKITAPU TRAIL RUN
THANK YOU!
VOLUNTEER GROUPS, COORDINATORS & TAIL END CHARLIE CREW
Blue Light and Police Welfare Fund Pondy Vista Rotorua Association of Triathlon
Viv Sutton and Mike Membery Jogging the Powerpoles & Multisport
Lynmore Playcentre Mere Murray Carol Harwood
Hayley Bowen Tuhoto Ariki Twin Streams
Rotorua Army Cadets Rotorua Trail Running Club Sulphur City Steam Rollers
Philippa Jenkins Jaime Quinao Natalie Calder
Taoist Tai Chi Society Tikitapu Finish Line Wairua Water Stop
Erik Westra Triathlon Tauranga Jogging the Powerpoles
Helen Ferguson
75th Air Cadet Squadron Paul Miller
Linda Ellis Hot Water Beach
Green Lake Ross Steele
Rotary Rotorua Sunrise Rotorua Group Challenge
Maree Kinder David Massey TAIL END CHARLIE CREW
Woodstock Farm
Brian Prescott, Raewynne Blommerde,
AID STATIONS & CAPTAINS Sonia Sherborne, Kimberlee Oakley-
Puarenga Rotorua Trail Running Club Pari, Ash Pari, Jac Cassin, Chris
Squadrun Sue Crowley Thompson, Travis Stull, Donna Dunkley
Carlene O’Meagher Buried Village and Rachel Wyatt.
Cover model: Clive (Bubbles) Start who has just completed 1000 consecutive runs.
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WELCOME
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TO THE TARAWERA TRAIL MARATHON
& 50K AND TIKITAPU TRAIL RUN
5 Kia Ora, Welcome
6 Event Personnel & Contacts
7 Event Information
9-10 Tikitapu Trail Run
10-12 Marathon and 50k
13 Course Map
15 Course Features
17-23 Race Day
25 Spectator & Crew Information
27 Participation Rules
28 Guiding Principals
29-31 Hazards & Risks
ATHLETE ENTRANTS 2017
32 Marathon Run
35 50K
38 Tikitapu 16K
41 Tikitapu 32K
462//87//102//161KM
TARAWERA ULTRAMARATHON
2017 TARAWERA TRAIL MARATHON & 50K | TIKITAPU TRAIL RUN
AND 100 MILE ENDURANCE RUN
10 FEB 2018
ROTORUA
www.taraweraultra.co.nz
Kia Ora. Welcome. 55
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Dear runners, walkers, supporters and friends, and environmental heritage of this area. Thank
Welcome to the fourth annual Tarawera Trail Marathon and you to all of those people and organisations that
50k. have made this event possible.
Each year we do our very best to give everyone the greatest Kia Ora and thank you to Te Puia, Department of
possible event experience in a stunning part of the world.
Conservation, Rotorua Lakes Council, Timberland
A marathon is a very long way and 50km is even further. Ltd, Central North Island Iwi Holdings Ltd, Ngati Whakaue
They’re not everyone’s cup of tea. That’s perhaps why
and Tuhourangi Tribal Authority, Tumunui Trust, the Farm
the Tikitapu 16 and 23km runs have more than doubled
in number since last year. You’ll build a sweat up, maybe Manager and the Ford Family of Woodstock Farm, Rotorua
slide on your bum for a bit and finish with a huge smile. Be and Woodstock Cottage.
warned – the 23k adventure run/walk is a true adventure! Kia Ora to the Te Ara Kuiti a Tarawera Trust, the Tarawera
You won’t forget it in a hurry. Trail Trust comprising private Iwi landowners and the
This race programme has all the information you should Department of Conservation. Thanks in particular to Karen
need to navigate this year’s event. Please read it carefully. Walmsley, Anaru Rangiheuea, Manu Rangiheuea and Bella
Registration, start times, boats and buses are all in here. Tait.
This year more than 1500 (and counting) of you have set
Special thanks to the trustees of Rotomahana Parekarangi
yourselves the challenge of completing the marathon,
50k or Tikitapu distances. Fourteen countries will be 6J2B4, Rotomahana Parekarangi 6k2b, Rotomahana
represented on the start line with more than a hundred Parekarangi 6J2B74, Rotomahana Parekarangi 602B and
runners travelling from abroad to experience the unique Rotomahana Parekarangi 6Q2B. We acknowledge that we
culture, scenery and living landscapes that define the have privileged access on these lands.
Rotorua region. Special thanks for all the support and enthusiasm from
Not everyone is an experienced ultra-runner – far from it. Events and Venues Rotorua and Destination Rotorua
For most, this will be the furthest you have ever walked, run Marketing. Thanks to the hardworking volunteers from
or slid in an event. You should be proud of yourselves, very the Rotorua Trail Running Club and thanks to the Rotorua
proud when we present each of you with your finishers’
medal. Mountain Bike community who have developed these
forests into a world-class recreational area.
Because of the significance of these lands to the people
of Tuhourangi, private land owners, farm managers and
forestry operators, we recognise and respect the cultural Paul Charteris and Tim Day
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EVENT
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behind the CONTACTs
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RACE EMERGENCY MOBILE
MARK WOODS PEAK SAFETY 021 555 904
RACE DAY URGENT MOBILE
STEVEN GRAY 027 705 0358
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TITLE NAME CONTACT
Event Organiser Paul Charteris 027 600 0397
Race Director Tim Day 027 255 2994
Operations Manager Nick Reader 021 632 721
Athlete Liaison & Marketing Sarah Rosenbaum 021 115 8176
Communications Manager Steven Gray 027 705 0358
Course Manager Registration Coordinator Medical & Emergency
Chris Townley Katrina Gray Mark Woods
Signage Manager Volunteer Coordinator Traffic Management
Tim Farmer Nicola Muggeridge Andrew Roigard
Safety Manager Merchandise Coordinator Sponsor Liaison
Mark Woods Kylie Day Samantha Moore
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EVENT EXPO will be held at the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre.
Open one hour before registration from 1.00pm to 9.00pm. Google Map
PHOTO ID & RACE NUMBERS Pick up your race programmes and race numbers taraweramarathon.co.nz
during this time. You MUST have your photo ID to register.
SARAH’S INFO DESK will be in the Expo area on Friday from 2.00pm to 9.00pm.
Ask lots of questions.
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TARAWERA MERCHANDISE is available for purchase at the Friday event expo.
We will have a variety of products, including Tarawera medal holders, Tarawera
and Tikitapu branded shirts, Crouchers Beer Glasses, #runmoretrails t-shirts,
Compressport Tarawera Ultra Shirts and collapsible cups.
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FRIDAY REGISTRATION will be held at the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts
Centre. From 2.00pm to 9.00pm for all distances. Please pick up your event info SPONSORS’ HOT LINKS
brochure and race number from here. New sign-ups allowed. Famously Rotorua
SATURDAY REGISTRATION will be held at Froude Street next to Holiday Inn.
From 5.30am to 7.45am for Tikitapu 16 and 23k only. Please pick up your event Te Puia
info brochure and race number from here. NO new sign-ups or distance changes
allowed.
Garmin
DROP BAGS must be given to us during the Friday registration. We do not accept
any drop bags at the Saturday morning registration. Please use the official drop Squadrun
bag labels provided at registration. Your drop bag will be taken to either the
Buried Village aid station or the Hot Water Beach finish-line if you participate in
the Tarawera Trail Marathon & 50k, or the Blue Lake finish-line if you have signed Preferred NZ
up for the Tikitapu Trail Run.
Hoka One One
DISTANCE CHANGE You can upgrade/downgrade your distance at registration. A
$30 admin fee will apply + the outstanding entry fee amount if you upgrade.
Mark Copeland
START LINE will be at Pohutu Geyser, Te Puia for all events.
RACE BRIEFINGS will be held at the Pohutu Geyser, Te Puia start-line, approx. 15 Brand Display
minutes prior to the start times.
START TIMES are as follows; 6.30am for Marathon&50k walkers | 7.00am for Compressport
50k runners | 7.30am for Marathon runners | 8.00am for Tikitapu 23k runners &
walkers | 8.15am for Tikitapu 16k runners & walkers. Tailwind
COURSE MARKINGS Only follow the fluro pink/orange ribbons in the trees, and
red arrows on white corflutes. The wrong way will be indicated with hazard or Julbo
warning tape.
Buried Village
FINISH LINES BlueLake for Tikitapu Trail Run and Hotwater Beach for the Trail
Marathon and 50k.
Croucher
GOOGLE MAPS EXPO & REGISTRATION START LINE
Sequoia
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN DRINK BOTTLE OR CUP. Domino’s
Cups will not be provided at the aid stations.
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16KM RUN OR WALK
For the avid runners and walkers, the forest lovers and those that love to explore
new places. This gentle course takes you through some amazing trails and
forestry roads. We have plotted the most diverse, enjoyable (yet entirely doable)
RUN/WALK
route from Geyser to Blue Lake. There are no cut off times. Trail or road shoes
are fine.
A ID S TAT IONS : 1
16 & 23KM START LINE
Pohutu Geyser, Te Puia, Hemo Road, Rotorua. Allow time to walk 400 metres from
PUARENGA 7K
the Te Puia entranceway to Pohutu Geyser. If you come early – we’d love to have
you cheering the marathon and 50k athletes on their way!
ELEVATION
EVENTS TIMES
23km runners/walkers 8.00am
GAIN +416M Event briefing 7:45am at Pohutu Geyser
LOSS -288M 16km runners/walkers 8.15am
Event briefing 8:10am at Pohutu Geyser
3%
FINISH LINE
Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake). This is spectator and child friendly with amazing
swimming spots, clean modern toilets, barbecues, a play area and ample
PAVED parking. Jump in the lake for a refreshing swim when you finish. If you do not
GEOTHERMAL FIELD have friends and family crewing for you, we will transport your finish-line bags
to Blue Lake. Please drop them off at registration on Friday.
40%
EXPECTED FINISHER TIMES
1:35:00
Fastest 23km adventure runner
9.35am @ Blue Lake
SINGLE TRACK
1:00:00
55%
Fastest 16 km runner
9.15am @ Blue Lake
7:00:00
Final 16 or 23km runner or walker
3.15pm @ Blue Lake
FORESTRY 4WD TRACKS BUS TRANSPORT
2%
If you do not have your own transport back to the start or Rotorua, you can
purchase a bus ticket for $20 online or at registration. No buses to transport
spectators/crew from the Tikitapu Trail Run start to the finish line.
A free shuttle bus is available from the Blue Lake finish-line to Buried Village
OFF TRAIL
or Baotshed Bay on Lake Tarawera (if you have pre-purchased a boat ticket and
EASY & FLOWING wish to watch your friends finish the marathon & 50k).
520
Puarenga
ELEVATION (m)
460
400
340
280
0.0 5.0 10.0 15 16.3
Te Puia, Tikitapu
Rotorua DISTANCE (km) Blue Lake
tikitapu trail run 99
23km
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23KM ADVENTURE RUN OR WALK
For the adventurers! Starting at Pohutu Geyser, Te Puia, you will go from trail
forestry roads to goat track then in to the magical native bush lands above Blue
Lake. Just when it looks like the trail stops, the adventure starts as we will take
you into the unknown as you go “off trail”, we will even provide ropes to assist ADVENTURE
you as you traverse the ridge line above the lake. It does not matter if are a first
timer or a competitive athlete. RUN/WALK
TIKITAPU TRAIL RUN: AID STATION LOCATIONS AND DISTANCES A ID S TAT ION S : 3
AID 16KM 23KM
EXPECTED
TIME DROP BAGS
CREW
SPECTATOR PUARENGA 7K
PONDY VISTA 12.5K
STATION FIRST RUNNER ACCESS
Start:
Te Puia 0 0
8.00am,
8.15am
Yes TUHOTO ARIKI 18K
Puarenga 7 7 8.45am Yes
ELEVATION
GAIN +927M
Pondy Vista _ 12.5 9.00am No LOSS -795M
Tuhoto Ariki _ 19 9.30am No 2%
GEOTHERMAL FIELD
63%
Finish:
Lake 16 23 9.15am Yes Yes
Tikitapu
NO DRINKING CUPS SINGLE TRACK
25%
Please Note: Aid stations will no longer provide cups for drinking. Instead,
runners will need to carry their own cups or simply refill their hydration bottles
and bladders at the aid stations.
FORESTRY 4WD TRACKS
10%
OFF TRAIL
EASY TO TECHNICAL
Puarenga Pondy Vista Tuhoto Ariki
850
800
750
700
650
600
ELEVATION (m)
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 24.5
Te Puia, Tikitapu
Rotorua DISTANCE (km) Blue Lake
1010 tarawera trail marathon &50k
START TO PUARENGA
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7 KM
SINGLE TRACK, FORESTRY ROADS
The event starts in the Whakarewarewa Thermal Field, Te Puia. You will run
through the thermal field and under a tunnel which leads straight into the Hemo
Gorge Track. Continue on single track trails through Hemo Gorge and past the
Waipa Mountain bike area, over the bridge and onto the Yellow Track through
the Redwood Grove, Bakers Hollow and then Nursery Road. Follow Nursery Road
to through the Puarenga Stream Track to the first aid station ‘Puarenga’ at the
intersection of the Puarenga Stream Track and Nice Road.
PUARENGA TO GREEN LAKE PICNIC
7 TO 14 KM
FORESTRY ROADS, MARKED ROUTE
It’s a gently uphill on Reservoir Road, then along Ring Road through ‘Tim’s climb’
in the Forest south of the Pondy Mountain bike tracks, over the forestry road
summit. At the summit, grab a drink before dropping down to the Green Lake
Picnic area via Pondy Road.
THE WOODSTOCK LOOP
50KM ONLY 14 TO 28KM
FARM TRACKS, FORESTRY ROADS, SINGLE TRACK, MARKED ROUTE, SEALED ROAD
Leaving Green Lake Picnic, you stay along Green Lake for only a short time
before veering right and onto Mossy Track. At the high point of Mossy, you follow
a marked route to the Woodstock Farm Boundary. Follow the ridgeline along
Woodstock Farm. You run right through the middle of the property ascending all
the way to the Woodstock Woolshed before plunging down through little farm
tracks to Green Lake and tracing the western shore of the lakefront back to the
Green Lake Picnic Station.
GREEN LAKE PICNIC TO BURIED VILLAGE
20 OR 28KM TO 27KM OR 35KM
FORESTRY ROADS, SEALED ROAD, SINGLE TRACK
Leaving Green Lake Picnic for the second time you climb over bridges through a
large forest on the hill overlooking the lake before plunging down the steps to
the water’s edge. The route takes you alongside Lake Rotokakahi (Green Lake)
until you meet Tarawera Road. From here you continue along the road (watch for
cars) until entering the Tarawera Trailhead and the archaeological site of Buried
Village.
All competitors need to reach Buried Village by 2:30pm to meet the cutoff.
marathon elevation Profile
Puarenga Nice! Pondy Vista Green Lake Picnic Tarawera Trailhead Twin Streams Wairua
550
Green Lake Picnic
500
ELEVATION (m)
450
400
350
300
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 42.2
Te Puia, Hot Water Beach,
Rotorua DISTANCE (km) Lake Taraweratarawera trail marathon & 50k 1111
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TARAWERA TRAILHEAD TO HOTWATER BEACH
28KM OR 35KM TO FINISH
SINGLE TRACK TRAIL
The trail plunges quickly from the high plateau with the waterfall visible on
your left as you descend. The twisty turny trail follows the southern shore of
Lake Tarawera underneath Pohutukawa along Kotukutuku Bay, Hawaiki Bay and
to Twin Creeks at Te Hinau Bay where you can fill your water bottles from the
natural springs. From there is more beautiful single track along Lake Tarawera
and inland as you cross over the Wairua stream and up the final climb before
descending to Hotwater beach at Te Rata Bay, Lake Tarawera.
Enjoy a soak in the natural hotpools or a swim in the lake before taking a
boatride back to the Landing at Lake Tarawera. If you don’t have someone to
collect you, we’ll have buses going back to Rotorua at regular intervals.
MARATHON & 50K START LINE
Pohutu Geyser, Te Puia, Hemo Road, Rotorua. Allow time to walk 400 metres from
the Te Puia entranceway to Pohutu Geyser.
EVENT START TIME
Marathon and 50k walkers + tortoise runners 6.30am
Event briefing 6.15am at Pohutu Geyser
50k runners 7.00am
Event briefing 6.45am at Pohutu Geyser
Marathon runners 7.30am
Event briefing 7.15am at Pohutu Geyser
FINISH-LINE
Hot Water Beach, Lake Tarawera. You (or your crew) can only access the finish-
line on foot or by boat, there are no roads. There are sensitive geothermal and
vegetation surrounding Hot Water Beach. These will be clearly marked and taped
off. Please stay out of these areas.
Every marathon and 50k finisher will receive a wooden finishers medal. There
will be fruit and drinks at the finish-line for runners and walkers. We will have
limited food for sale. Please bring cash. All runners get a free boat ride back
across Lake Tarawera to Boatshed Bay, the boat ride is approx. 20 minutes long.
50k elevation Profile
Puarenga Nice! Pondy Vista Woodstock Woolshed Green Lake Picnic Tarawera Trailhead Twin Streams Wairua
550
Green Lake Picnic
500
ELEVATION (m)
450
400
350
300
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Te Puia, Hot Water Beach,
Rotorua DISTANCE (km) Lake Tarawera1212 tarawera trail marathon & 50k
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EXPECTED FINISHER TIMES
EVENT TIME
Fastest Marathon runner 2:40:00
Fastest 50km runner 3:30:00
Final Marathon runner/walker 9:00:00
Final 50km runner/walker 12:00:00
TARAWERA TRAIL MARATHON & 50K: AID STATION LOCATIONS AND DISTANCES
EXPECTED TIME CREW /SPECTATOR CUTOFF
AID STATION MARATHON 50KM DROP BAGS
FIRST RUNNER ACCESS TIME
Start: Te Puia 0 0 6.30 - 7.30am Yes
Puarenga 7 7 7.30 Yes
Pondy Vista 12.5 12.5 8.00 No
Green Lake Picnic 14 14 8.10 Yes
Woodstock _ 21 8.40 Yes
Green Lake return 20 28 9.00 Yes
Buried Village 27 35 9.30 Yes Yes 2:30pm
Private
Twin Streams 34 42 10.10
boat only
Private
Wairua 38 46 10.30
boat only
Finish: Yes – with
Hot Water Beach 42.2 50 11.00 Yes
boat ticket
The Fishtown Beer Runners travelled all the way from Philadelphia, USA to take part in the 2016 Tarawera Trail Marathon & 50k. Also called
Runneymooners, Neil and Emily came over to New Zealand to celebrate their honeymoon together with their friends. They had an absolute blast on
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16, 23, 42, 50: GEYSER FIELD START 50: WOODSTOCK FARM
The start of your journey is next to the world-famous Intrepid 50k runners and walkers get to experience the
Pohutu Geyser in the Whakarewrewa Thermal Field, Te Puia. views of the most incredible property in the region –
It is an awe-inspiring experience, with steam rising from Woodstock. The Land Mangers, Tumunui Farms together
the living earth all around you and a haka challenge before with the owners – Dick and Donna Ford have generously
your depart. Full steam ahead! allowed access to this amazing location. Stop for
16, 23, 42, 50: WHAKAREWAREWA FOREST refreshments at the woolshed and bomb downhill though
On the edge of Rotorua city, the world-famous ‘Whaka the paddocks back top the lake edge.
Forest’ is home to hundreds of kilometres of mountain bike 42, 50: TE WAIROA – THE BURIED VILLAGE
and running trails. With native bush and one of the original You get to tour through Te Wairoa - New Zealand’s most
planted forests in New Zealand, this forest contains a visited Archaeological Site, where stories of the 1886 Mt
diversity of wooded groves, open meadows, quiet streams Tarawera Eruption come to life. You’ll run past buried whare
and lakes. There are new sights around every corner. (houses), the waterfall and Te Wairoa Stream. The highlight
for many will be stopping to have a Devonshire Tea –
23: THE ADVENTURE ROUTE together with scones smothered with cream and jam.
The 23km runners don’t do any old route through the
forest – this is a true adventure through some unmarked 42, 50: TARAWERA TRAIL
trails up and over Moerangi. Be prepared to climbs up The true gem of all trails in the Rotorua region with a
through beautifully forested hillsides and descend via the smooth and gentle running surface, the 17km long Tarawera
new Rotorua Trail Running Club track to Blue Lake (Lake Trail follows Lake Tarawera and zigzags inland through
Tikitapu). forests still regenerating after the 1886 eruption. Prepare
for that final hill climbs – it’s longer than it looks.
16, 23: LAKE TIKITAPU (BLUE LAKE)
Easily accessible with crystal clear water, this is the most 42, 50: HOTWATER BEACH
popular recreational lake in the region. All 16 and 23km Nestled under the gaze of Mt Tarawera, the finish-line at
runners will finish by the lake edge where you can enjoy a Hotwater Beach takes you home to Hotwater Beach – the
swim to cool off after your bug adventure. site of many celebrations, cheers and tears. Grab a cold
Crouchers and enjoy a soak in the hot pool or swim in the
42, 50: LAKE ROTOKAKAHI (GREEN LAKE) lake before we boat you back home.
Dropping down from Pondy Vista you arrive in the Green
Lake Picnic area where the aid station awaits with all sorts
of food and drink to tempt your tastebuds. A steep climb
after the aid station gives you amazing views over the lake
(take a selfie!). Everyone returns back to the Green Lake
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START TIMES bus ticket ($20) for transport back to the start and Holiday Inn.
6.30am Marathon & 50km walkers + tortoise runners Tikitapu 16 & 23k finishers without friends and family to
pick them up at Blue Lake should buy a bus ticket ($20) for
7.00am 50km runners transport back to the start and Holiday Inn.
7.30am Marathon runners Free shuttles:
8.00am Tikitapu 23km runners & walkers - Spectators to and from Green Lake Aid Station
8.15am Tikitapu 16km runners & walkers - Tikitapu Finish to Buried Village
EVENT BRIEFINGS - Buried Village to and from Boatshed Bay
All event briefings will be held at the Te Puia start-line, ENTRY FEE
approx. 15 minutes prior to each event start. Entry to Te Puia is free for all runners and walkers
(identified by your race number). For spectators, supporters
FINISH-LINES
and crew there is a $5 entry fee. Eftpos will be available,
Marathon & 50k: The finish-line at Hot Water Beach can only
however we recommend you bring cash to help speed things
be accessed on foot or by boat, there is no road access.
along. The locals Whanau card cannot be used for free entry
Marathon & 50k and Tikitapu: There will be fruit and drinks on race day.
at the finish-line. We will have limited food for sale. Please
Park at the top carpark at Te Puia. If you are staying at the
bring cash.
Rotorua Holiday Inn or nearby please walk to the race start.
Tikitapu Finish: There is ample parking at the finish line at It will be faster for you and will ease congestion.
Blue Lake Reserve. Friends and family welcome.
Due to construction at the Te Puia carpark, we encourage
BUS & BOAT TRANSPORT as many people as possible to walk to the race start. An
All marathon & 50k finishers get a free boatride back additional parking area will be sign posted on the Rotorua
to Boatshed Bay. Limited boat tickets are available for side of Te Puia.
spectators and supporters. There will be hot tea, coffee and espresso for sale at the
Marathon & 50k finishers without friends and family to pick Te Puia cafe. There will be several toilets at the Te Puia
them up at Buried Village / Tarawera Trailhead should buy a entrance – but not at the start line.
Te Puia
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Tunnel
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START LINE If you need to use the toilet in the bush here’s how: Walk
Make sure you have your race numbers facing the front. at least 25 metres off the track. If you are near the end of
This is essential. Race numbers must be visible because the pack, leave your drink bottle on the side of the trail so
they are recorded throughout the day. If numbers are not the tail-end Charlies do not head off without you. Dig a hole
visible, we will need to stop you to check your number. In with the heel of your foot and bury everything. Leave no
this event we will have a ‘sin bin’ where you will serve a one trace. Please do not toilet near waterways!
minute penalty for failing to display your race number. You
LITTER
do not want to be in the sin bin of shame!
Anyone caught deliberately littering will be severely
All of your event photos will be free and made available to penalised. You will be disqualified from this and future
you online – to receive your photos your number must be events. Do not place any items on the trails. Dispose of
visible. all rubbish in the bins at aid stations. If you think you will
CELLPHONE COVERAGE generate waste on the run, please use a zip lock bag or
Some of the course is a cellphone dead zone. There is similar bags to stash your trash when you are moving.
coverage at various points, particularly on hilltops. You are Leave no trace.
most welcome to bring your phone but it may not always RUNNING EXTRA (OR LESS) DISTANCE
work. Use it to take photos or bring your camera! NOTE: Tikitapu Trail Run
It is a requirement that you can be reached on your cell When you get to the Puarenga Stream Aid Station, the 16
phone up to 10.00pm after the event for health and safety and 23k courses will split. If you sign up for the 16 or 23k
reasons. and decide to downgrade or upgrade distances you are
COURSE MARKINGS welcome to do so.
Stay on the tracks at all times. Only follow the fluro pink/ Marathon & 50K
orange ribbons in the trees and the red arrows on white If you decide to run the 50k on the day – that is ok.
corflutes. There should be no other markings. Any turns will To be fair, please pay the difference at the finish line (or on
be clearly marked with these pink/orange ribbons and/or Sunday morning) if you ran further. Comparing the entry
red arrows. The wrong way will be roped off with hazard or form to the results – we’ll know who you are. If you entered
warning tape. the 50k and you finish the marathon on the day instead,
your result will not show as a DNF. Your results will be your
AID STATION LOCATIONS AND DISTANCES place (and time) for the marathon.
The Aid Stations are very generously stocked with food:
bacon and egg pies, lollies, chips (chicken, plain and salt If you drop at any point during the race, you must let the
and vinegar), pretzels, sandwiches (peanut butter, jam, nearest Aid Station or a course marshal know that you
Nutella and honey), fruit (bananas, oranges and apples), have pulled out of the race, and you must keep your phone
on in case we are trying to find you Make sure a volunteer
ice, water, Coca Cola, ginger beer and Tailwind. The Pondy
records your race number, and let your emergency
Vista Summit and Wairua Watering Hole are water and
contact know you withdrew from the race If you can’t find
Tailwind stops only.
anyone to tell you are withdrawing, text or ring the Safety
The order of the aid station offerings will be: Manager’s number on the back of your race number. Please
Drinks > Food > Fruit > Drink containers to fill your bottles > note that we do not provide any refund if you reduce your
lubricant and sunblock etc. race distance from the 50k to the marathon or the 23k to
TOILETS the 16k.
There are toilets at Te Puia about 400 metres before the KEEPING RIGHT RUNNING ON THE ROAD
race start line (you do not run past these later). There are Only Marathon and 50k
portaloos at the Te Puia carpark – you will run past these
as you exit Te Puia a few hundred metres into your run. The only road section of the course is between the Blue/
Approximately 3km into the run, the Waipa Mountain Bike Green Lake carpark and the start of the Tarawera Trail (just
carpark has six toilets just 30 metres (to the right) away before The Buried Village). For your safety, please/walk run
from the trail. inside the cones and please listen to the race marshals.
There will be portaloos at Puarenga, Green Lake Picnic COMPULSORY GEAR
Aid Station, Woodstock Woolshed and there is a toilet at In the week prior to the race and at registration,
Tarawera Trailhead. There is also a toilet at The Buried competitors will be advised what compulsory clothing and
Village a few metres off the course. equipment items they must carry (based on the expected
There are additional toilets on the Tarawera Trail before weather conditions). If there is little risk of bad weather,
Twin Streams, at Wairua Watering Hole and at the finish line the most likely Compulsory Gear list will be A.
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A: No compulsory equipment We’ll take your drop bag to the Buried Village Aid Station.
B: Waterproof seam-sealed jacket We’ll take your finish line bag to the finish line. We will
C: Base layer long top wool/polypropylene, base layer provide labels for your drop bag and finish line bag at
long pants wool/polypropylene, waterproof jacket (seam- registration – these MUST be used.
sealed), thermal hat (Buff accepted), thermal gloves. BVL Buried Village
Any competitor leaving the Buried Village Aid Station HWB* Finish Line at Hotwater Beach
after 2.30pm will be required to carry items B or C at the TIKI* Tikitapu Finish Line
discretion of the Race Director on Race Day. At Buried Village, please move your drop bag from the
INSPECTION OF COMPULSORY ITEMS: If compulsory items unused pile into the used pile. We will transport these to
are required for the race, the Race Director may choose to Boatshed Bay for you to collect.
randomly spot check a sample of competitor items on the *Pack a change of clothes, comfy shoes/jandals, towel etc.
morning of the event at the race start. At least one random for when you finish. There are beautiful places in the lake
inspection of one or more item(s) will be undertaken along for a swim or a soak in the natural hot pool after the race.
the course for all competitors. Pack some money for hot food, drinks etc. at the finish
We recommend you plan ahead and have all items in gear line. Remember to take your bus ticket with you. Extra bus
levels B and C available to bring to Rotorua. tickets will be available at registration ($20). Pack some
cash for finish line food and coffee. No eftpos on the beach.
WEATHER FORECAST On Sunday, all leftover gear will be at Sequoia Eatery,
See here: www.metservice.com/towns-cities/rotorua Rotorua. Please call around and pick up your stuff before
IPODS you leave town.
Yes, you may listen to music during the run. For your safety, HOT WATER BEACH FINISH LINE
don’t use headphones on the public road between the Blue Only Marathon and 50K
Lake/Green Lake lookout and Tarawera Trailhead as you will
be running with cars. There are NO ROADS to the finish line. You (or your crew) can
only access this area on foot or by boat.
RACE NUMBERS There is sensitive geothermal activity and vegetation
Runners of each distance are clearly recognised by their surrounding Hot Water Beach which will be clearly marked
race number and the colour of the numbers. and taped off. Please stay out of these areas.
5000’s 50km runners and walkers Every finisher will receive a finisher’s medal.
white numbers on red background The remaining part of Hot Water Beach will be accessible to
everyone. Take special care to avoid being burnt in the hot
4000’s Marathon runners and walkers areas.
white numbers on red background
1000’s REFRESHMENTS
Tikitapu 16km runners and walkers
black numbers on blue background There will be fruit and drinks at both finish lines for runners
and walkers. We will have limited food and coffee for sale.
2000’s Tikitapu 23km runners and walkers Bring cash. There are toilets at the finish line.
black numbers on blue background
PARTICIPANTS’ AND SPECTATORS BOAT AND SHUTTLE
All early entrants have their name and country flag on their BUS TRANSPORT
race numbers. This will help you recognise and cheer on the All finishers at Hot Water Beach will get a free boat ride
competitors. emergency contact details are on the back of back across Lake Tarawera to Boatshed Bay. The boat ride
your number. takes 20-35 minutes. From Boatshed Bay, shuttles will take
TIMING CHIPS you back to Buried Village or the Tarawera Trailhead parking
Timing chips are on the back of your race numbers. Run / area where cars are parked. If you do not have friends and
walk over the timing mats at Green Lake Picnic, (both in and family picking you up to go back to Rotorua, you can grab
out), Buried Village and the finish lines. a ride with other spectators and crew. There are plenty of
cars heading out in the same direction as you, so it should
DROP BAGS AND LOST GEAR be easy to grab a ride.
Pack a change of clothes including a warm top and rain
jacket, comfy shoes/jandals, towel etc. Put your filled and BUS TO BURIED VILLAGE
labelled drop bags and finish line bags in the correct pile. Free buses take registered runners and walkers from
Boatshed Bay back to Buried Village or The Tarawera
These bags must be a reasonable size – do not pack trailhead parking area where cars are parked.
the kitchen sink. Leave your drop bags with us at race
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Cost: $20. A bus will transport you from Buried Village back with you. You will need to show your bus ticket. This bus
to Te Puia in Rotorua. Make sure you have your bus ticket ticket is $20. If you have not bought one when you entered,
with you. You will need to show your bus ticket. This bus you can buy one at registration.
ticket is $20. If you have not bought one when you entered, NOTE: If spectator cars congest Boatshed Bay or The
you can buy one at registration. Landing, we may be denied permission to run this race
SPECTATOR BUS FROM BURIED VILLAGE TO BOATSHED again in the future so please take the bus if you can.
BAY (AND RETURN)
Cost: Free. No ticket required.
BUS FROM TIKITAPU FINISH AT BLUE LAKE TO BURIED
VILLAGE (AND RETURN)
Runners/ walkers. Free. No ticket required. Your race
number is your bus ticket.
TIKITAPU FINISH TO TE PUIA
Cost: $20. A bus will transport you from Buried Village back
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SPECTATOR VIEWING off). All crew and spectators should park at either the
This event is very friendly for spectators and crew following Buried Village Carpark or the nearby Tarawera Trailhead.
the event. There are many places to see and support your Free shuttle buses will take you to Boatshed Bay on Lake
runner or walker. These are: Tarawera for your boat ride to Hot Water Beach.
XcF Te Puia NOTE: Shuttles will pick you up and drop you of from The
Hemo Road, Rotorua. Admission is $5 per person (free for Buried Village and the Tarawera Trailhead.
runners and walkers). The Whanau card cannot be used for XcF Buried Village
free entry on race day. If the Buried Village carpark is full, it’s only a 400 metre
XcF At the bridge walk to the Tarawera Trailhead carpark. Walk on the trail,
50 metres from the Waipa Mountain Bike Carpark, not on the main road.
Waipa State Mill Road, Rotorua. Vi’s Tearooms serves their world-famous Devonshire Tea.
Due to congestion, no cars can park at The Landing or
X Puarenga Aid Station Boatshed Bay unless you are loading or unloading a private
Eight Mile Road, Rotorua. Travel down the road past the boat. This area is reserved for boaties, key staff and
Waipa Mountain Bike carpark, turn right at the intersection emergency vehicles only.
(straight ahead takes you into the mill and a dead-end) and
follow your nose to the mountain bike parking area. It is a XcF Hot Water Beach Finish Line
100 metre walk to the Aid Station. Access the finish line on one of the boats provided.
Sequoia Eatery have developed a special menu for the
X Green Lake Picnic Area
This is accessible via shuttles from the Puarenga aid Hot Water Beach finish-line. You can choose between the
station. This is a private road and is accessible only with Tarawera Burger, Hawaiian Chicken Burger, Vege Burger and
buses on race day. The Aid Station will be signposted. It will Pulled Pork and Slaw Roll.
be a 500 metre walk from the parking area. Bring your togs if you feel like a soak while you wait for
your runner/walker!! Bring cash for food and drinks. The
X Woodstock Woolshed (50km route only) boat ride is 20 to 35 minutes each way. Boat capacity has
You will be able to park on Highlands Loop Road, Rotorua. been greatly increased from 2015, but there may be a 1 to
Follow the signs. 1.5 hour wait for boats, from 2.30 to 4.00pm. Take warm
X Blue/Green Lake carpark clothes and a jacket in case the weather is cold or wet.
Cars will encounter runners and walkers for 2km from the If you have a private boat you can access the event at
Blue/Green Lake carpark to the Tarawera Trailhead. various landing points along the Tarawera Trail. Prepare for
Shuttles heavy boat traffic on race day.
There is no race day parking at Boatshed Bay by Lake You are welcome to transport your athlete friends home
Tarawera (where the boats pick you up and drop you from the race finish in your own boats.
Lake Rotorua Buses may be
boarded from
either carpark Lake
B P Okataina
B
SALA ST P
Te Puia Holiday Inn
P Tarawera Trailhead
Pedestrian Access
P
Please DO NOT use Tarawera Road for pedestrian access to Buried Village
P Tuhoto Ariki B
P
Boatshed Bay
5 B
B P
B
P
Tarawera Courses Tikitapu 16km
Tikitapu 23km P
Vehicle Route
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1. I have read and understand the information regarding phone numbers).
this event and understand that I participate in this 20. Participants who leave the course/event without
event at my own risk. informing staff of their race number will be classified
2. I acknowledge and accept that trail running carries an as “missing”. The participant will be contacted on
inherent risk of injury, illness and in extreme cases, their mobile phone and their emergency contact will be
death. called. If there is no response from either party or the
3. I will be drug and alcohol free for this event. emergency contact does not know the status of the
4. I acknowledge that although the event has medical runner, a search will be activated. Any search related
personnel and resources at various points along the costs will be charged to the participant.
course, the inaccessibility of much of the trail will make 21. If I need assistance, I will ask a staff member or call
it difficult or impossible for medical assistance to reach the Race Communications Manager (see rear of race
me immediately and extractions may take a period of number for phone numbers). If none of these options
time. work and I have cell phone coverage and it is a true
5. I agree to allow event medical staff to treat me as they emergency, I will call NZ emergency services by dialling
see fit. 111.
6. I hereby attest and verify that I am physically fit and ANTI-DOPING POLICY AND STATEMENT
have sufficiently trained for this event. Race management reserves the right to drug test any
7. I understand that competing in this event may involve participant competing in this event – from the time
running and walking on wilderness trails with rocks, of registration to after the completion of the event.
roots, stream crossings, and up and down steep Agreement to submit to drug testing is a condition of entry.
terrain. The hazards may include but are not limited 22. I understand that the event transfer and refund policies
to; challenging terrain, rocks, roots, adjacent streams, are, as stated on the website at the time I entered, and
rivers, motor vehicle traffic, slippery surfaces, loose are not negotiable.
rocks, soft sand,weather conditions, heat exhaustion, 23. I hereby allow the use of my name and image to be used
hypothermia, actions of spectators, other competitors, in the media and for marketing purposes.
general public and the event organisers personnel. 24. I hereby allowing aerial filming of myself, including use
8. I agree to comply with the rules and directions of event of drones, as part of this event.
officials and their personnel. 25. I hereby agree that in the case of event cancellation due
9. I will stay on the marked course at all times, unless to extreme inclement weather (at the discretion of
instructed by event staff. event officials), my entry fee shall be non-refundable.
10. I will obey all course marking. 26. I hereby acknowledge this waiver, release and indemnity
11. If race management indicate that compulsory gear is discharge all persons, corporations, associations and
needed in this year’s edition of the race, I will wear or bodies involved or otherwise engaged in promoting
take the compulsory safety equipment required by the or staging the event and their servants, agents,
event. representatives, officers and employees. This includes
12. My support crew and I will obey the instructions given but is not limited to the various committees, members,
by event staff. and employees of all independent contracted suppliers
13. I accept that I may be pulled from the course at any time to the event, local councils, cities and districts and their
with the discretion of event staff primarily for, but not respective officers, directors, employees, independent
limited to, safety reasons. contractors, representatives, agents, volunteers, event
organisers and sponsors whether or not the loss, injury
14. I will complete the entire course under my own power. or damage is attributed to the act or neglect of any or
15. I will not light any fires. more of them.
16. I will be respectful of other trail users such as 27. I also understand that my contact details will be added
recreational walkers and mountain bikers. to the NZ Trail Runs Ltd. events database, and that I will
17. I will not litter. receive emails directly from NZ Trail Runs Ltd. You can
18. Smoking is not permitted at any of the checkpoints always opt out of the email list.
or along the trail by participants, staff, spectators or 28. I understand that I can unsubscribe from this database
supporters. at any time. NZ Trail Runs Ltd. will not, under any
19. If I wish to withdraw from the event, I will either circumstances, distribute at any time, the contact
inform the nearest event staff, or text the Race details of those on the NZ Trail Runs database.
Communications Manager (see rear of race number for28
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• Runners must refrain from any act of bad sportsmanship.
• Smoking (yukky) is not permitted at any of the
checkpoints or along the trail.
• Any runner who is unable to finish the run must
personally inform the nearest Aid Station captain of the
nearest checkpoint of their decision to withdraw and
make sure their race number is recorded, or text the
Safety or Operations Manager (see rear of race number
for phone numbers).
The guiding principles of this race are enshrined in the • Runners whose transponder does not cross the finish-
charter of the International Trail Running Association. line will be classified as “lost”. Keep your cell phone on
and be available up to 10:00pm at night in case we are
The purpose of the performance rules for this event looking for you. Sometimes the electronic timing system
is to ensure the run’s integrity as a test of individual will fail and whilst you might have actually completed
performance, providing equal conditions for all. The guiding the race, we may have no record of that finish. The
principles of the Performance Rules are as simple as: runner will be contacted on their cellphone and their
play fair, be safe, and respect the land. Violations of any emergency contact will be called. If there is no response
rules may be grounds for disqualification for one or more from either party or the emergency contact does not
years, or other sanctions such as time penalties, and/or know the status of the runner, a search will be activated.
disqualification from awards. Time spent searching for any such runner will be billed to
• There will be no unofficial runners. the runner.
• Each runner’s official race number must be worn • Be respectful of other users such as recreational
prominently on the front of the body and must be easily walkers. When approaching a walker from behind please
visible at all times. announce that you are there so you do not startle other
• Runners must follow the marked trail at all times. Any trail users.
runner departing from the official trail must return to
WALKING
the point of departure on foot before continuing.
Walking is allowed and is encouraged. Most runners will
• Each runner must complete the entire course under his walk the course at times – especially the uphills. Runners
own power. No mountain bikes (or skateboards) or boats! will probably walk more later in the event as fatigue sets in.
• Except in case of injury, distress or medical emergency, If you are entered in the walking event you must not run.
runners may not accept material aid or assistance in any
form from anyone between checkpoints. CUT-OFF TIMES
There is only one cut-off. All runners and walkers must pass
• Runners may not store supplies of any kind along the
through The Buried Village before 2:30pm to be eligible to
trail.
continue.
• Littering of any kind is prohibited. Please respect the
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RACE SAFETY Runners should appreciate the risks associated with
Please take care of both yourselves and the other participation in this event. Actions may have to be taken on
competitors on the course. If someone needs help, please your behalf under extreme time constraints and adverse
stop and help them. Some volunteers hold First Aid circumstances. We will make reasonable efforts to give
qualifications. Most will have radio communication with the assistance whenever possible. Ultimately and primarily you
Safety Manager, Race Director and Operations Manager in are in charge. Be careful, be responsible and do not exceed
case of an emergency. Their contact details are on the back your own abilities and limitations.
of your race number. Text (more reliable on this course) or Some of the main risks of the run, but certainly not all
phone the Safety Manager if you need help. Mountain bike of them, are listed. These should be understood and
safety patrol will be on hand to help you out and medical remembered by all runners before and during the event.
support will also be available on race day. Please note that death can result from several of the
Known hazards include: risk conditions discussed below or from other aspects of
• The race start occurs in an active thermal field. Do not participation in the Tarawera Trail Marathon or 50km event.
climb fences for that ‘killer race photo of all time’ – you CARS
do not want to fall into boiling hot water. There will be vehicle traffic on limited parts of the course.
• The first few hundred metres of the run contains a You should be well aware of this when running on roads.
gutter to the left and right of the main track. Stay away Make sure you look both ways when crossing any roads.
from the extreme outside of the footpath and try and run Areas with cars will be signposted.
in the middle. RENAL SHUTDOWN
• The finish line at Hot Water Beach contains a section Cases of renal shutdown (acute renal failure) have been
where boiling hot water trickles into a rock pool. Do not reported in similar events. Renal shutdown occurs from
linger in this hot water with bare feet. It will burn. muscle tissue injury which causes the release of myoglobin,
If an incident occurs, first contact any event staff, a protein material, into the blood plasma. Myoglobin is
secondly text or call the Safety Manager or Operations cleared from the blood stream by the kidneys and will look
Manager. If none of these options work and you have cell brownish-colored in the urine. Adequate hydration will
phone coverage and it is a true emergency, please call NZ help flush myoglobin through the kidneys. Overwhelming
emergency services by dialling 111. amounts of myoglobin may clog the filtering system of
the kidneys either partially or totally. If not treated, renal
These races are physically challenging events. Participation
shutdown can cause permanent impairment of kidney
presents potential medical risks, many of which can be
function.
extremely serious or fatal. Participation in this event is
at the runner’s own risk. Although Run Management has It is crucial to continue hydrating using
medical personnel at various points along the course, the electrolyte fluids during the final hours of the
inaccessibility of much of the trail will make it difficult run and for several days following the run or until
or impossible for medical assistance to reach the runner the urine is light yellow and of normal frequency.
immediately. Do NOT take any NSAIDs – especially Ibuprofen during this
Participants are encouraged to see their own medical event. It will greatly increase your risk of renal failure.
doctor prior to the event. Runners should be knowledgeable Runners have been hospitalised for taking these drugs in
about the stress effects linked to participation in ultra this event. There is a very fine line between hospitalisation
events. / permanent kidney damage and death.
It is important for each entrant to recognise the potential HEAT STROKE/HYPERTHERMIA
physical and mental stresses that may evolve from Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are risks. Temperatures
participation in this event. Runners may be subject to may approach 30 degrees C on race day.
extremes of heat and cold, hypothermia, hyperthermia, These conditions can cause death, kidney failure and
dehydration, hypoglycemia, hyponatremia, disorientation brain damage. It is important that runners be aware of
and mental and physical exhaustion. Run Management and the symptoms of impending heat injury. These include but
the medical staff strive to work with runners. They will do are not limited to: nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness,
all they reasonably can to ensure safe passage to Hot Water faintness, irritability, confusion, weakness, and rapid heart
Beach but ultimately runners must understand their own rate. Impending heat stroke may be preceded by a decrease
limitations. This is one event where it is better to follow in sweating and the appearance of goose bumps on the
the dictates of your body, not your ambitions! Adequate skin, especially over the chest. Heat stroke may progress
physical and mental conditioning prior to the event is from minimal symptoms to complete collapse, in a very
mandatory. If you have not been able to prepare properly, do short period of time. Remember that your muscles produce
not attempt to run! tremendous amounts of heat when running up and down223030 hazards&
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hills. The faster the pace, the more heat is produced. A result. This problem may in fact worsen after the race,
light-coloured shirt and cap, particularly if kept wet during as the non-electrolyte-containing fluid, which has been
the race, can help. accumulating in the stomach, is absorbed. Potassium and
If signs of heat exhaustion occur, we recommend rapid calcium replacement may also be important, although
cooling by applying ice to the groin, neck and armpits. these levels change less with fluid loss and replenishment.
In addition to drinking at checkpoints, runners will be Signs and symptoms of hyponatremia include: weight gain,
encouraged to carry fluids between checkpoints. To bloating, nausea, vomiting, headache, confusion, lack
accurately measure fluid intake and output balance, weigh of coordination, dizziness, muscle twitching/cramping
yourself before and after your training runs. This will help and fatigue. There are two ways to put oneself at risk
you establish your personal fluid requirements (especially of hyponatremia: 1) over-hydration (with water or even
during the heat of the day). Remember to replace electrolyte-containing sports drinks); and 2) replacing
electrolytes lost from sweat and fluids. Every runner has sweat with hypotonic fluids. You should use the salt tablets
different needs that should be determined during training. provided on race day and other salty foods such as chips.
Those at greater risk of hyponatremia include: female
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW SODIUM AND CHLORIDE runners, smaller runners, slower runners, and runners with
COUNTS a low sweat rate.
Low sodium levels (hyponatremia) in ultramarathon Risks of hyponatremia can be minimised by acclimatising
runners have been associated with severe illness requiring to the heat, training the endocrine system, salting foods
hospitalization. It is important for long-distance athletes a few days prior to the run, matching fluid and electrolyte
to use fluids containing electrolytes to replace the water intake to sweat losses and monitoring weight. The best way
and salts lost during exercise. WATER INTAKE ALONE IS NOT to achieve proper electrolyte and fluid balance is to hydrate
SUFFICIENT, as water intoxication and possibly death may with fluids containing proper amounts of electrolytes and
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to replace with sodium-containing foods or supplements, prevent you from finishing.
if required, and as determined during your training.
Potassium, while present in many electrolyte-replacement COMMON FATIGUE
solutions, may also be replaced with fruit, such as bananas One of the dangers you will encounter is fatigue. Fatigue,
or oranges. Beer or other alcoholic beverages should combined with the effects of dehydration, hypothermia,
not be taken at any time during the event. Electrolyte- hyperthermia, hyponatremia, hypoglycemia and other
containing fluids should be continued after finishing until debilitating conditions can produce disorientation and
the gastrointestinal tract is fully functional, which may irrationality.
take several hours. Once the gut is working and adequate GETTING LOST
hydration has occurred, the normal balance of thirst, Although Run Management endeavors to mark the courses,
hunger, digestion and kidney filtration will maintain the it is definitely possible to lose the trail. If you believe at
proper balance of fluids and electrolytes. any time that you may not be on the correct trail, do not
EFFECTS OF COLD/HYPOTHERMIA attempt to find your way cross-country. If you are sure of
Temperatures will likely be warm during the run, but be your route, backtrack to where you last saw a trail marker
prepared for changeable cold weather, even during the and try to find other markers showing the direction of the
middle of the race. Hypothermia is a potentially serious trail. If you are unable to find your way, stay where you are!
risk, especially running late in the evening through to Wandering randomly will take you farther from the trail
early nightfall since one’s energy reserves will have been and reduce your chances of being found. If you do become
depleted from 14-16 or more hours of running. Hypothermia injured, exhausted or ill, STAY ON THE TRAIL. You will be
can strike very quickly, particularly when pace slows found there either by another runner, or the mountain bike
from exhaustion or injury. The initial warning signs of safety patrol that monitor the progress of runners during
hypothermia often include lethargy, disorientation and the event. If you feel dizzy, disoriented or confused, do not
confusion. The runner will feel very cold with uncontrolled risk falling. Sit or lie down on the trail until you recover or
shivering and may become confused, unaware of the are found. An unconscious runner even a few feet off the
surroundings, and may possibly be an immediate danger to trail could be impossible to find until it is too late. If you
him or herself. Staying well nourished, adequately hydrated are assisted by individuals who are not associated with
and appropriately clothed will help avoid hypothermia. It Run Management, and you elect to leave the trail, you MUST
is important that runners have access to warm clothing notify the official at the nearest aid station, or text the
through their support crews, drop bags, or both. Satefy or Operations Manager, of your decision to withdraw.
USE OF DRUGS DIFFICULTY IN GAINING ACCESS TO OR LOCATING
No drugs of any kind should be taken before, during or INJURED PARTICIPANTS
immediately after the event! Many drugs can increase the Much of the Tarawera Trail Marathon & 50km and the
risk of heat stroke. A partial list of problem drugs include Tikitapu Trail Run are remote and inaccessible by motor
NSAIDS (including Ibuprofen), amphetamines, tranquilizers, vehicle. Accordingly, in spite of the many layers of safety
and diuretics. precautions instituted by Run Management (including
radio communications, mountain bike search and rescue
INJURIES FROM FALLING personnel and other emergency services and medical
Falling is an ever-present danger with potentially serious personnel at many checkpoints), there is absolutely no
consequences. Much of the trail is narrow, some uneven assurance that aid or rescue assistance will arrive in time
and rutted patches occur. to give you effective assistance should you become sick,
MUSCLE NECROSIS incapacitated or injured.
It has been found that some degree of muscle cell death in Although medical and other personnel will assist you when
the legs occurs from participation in extremely long runs. possible, remember that you are ultimately responsible
The recovery can take several months. This seems to be a for your own wellbeing on the trail. Only you will know how
bigger problem in runners who become dehydrated or have your body and mind feel at any given time. Monitor yourself
overexerted themselves. Medical analysis of blood samples during the entire run, and prepare yourself to drop out at
taken from ultra runners shows that this occurs to some the nearest checkpoint if you find it just isn’t your day. As
degree in all runners. you continue past each medical checkpoint, be aware of the
number of kilometres to the next one, realising that getting
OVERUSE INJURIES rescue vehicles into these areas can be difficult, if not
Obviously, innumerable overuse injuries can occur, impossible.
especially in the knee and the ankle. Sprains and fractures Aside from all that – have fun!
can easily occur on these rough trails. Blisters may cause
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