Event Exclusions
As part of our ongoing commitment to ensuring a safe event participants are not able to participate with accompanying animals or infants in back pack. Headphones and personal music devices are strongly discouraged. Smoking and vaping is prohibited anywhere in the event space or course. BYO alcohol is prohibited, security will be onsite conducting checks.
As part of our ongoing commitment to ensuring a safe event participants are not able to participate with accompanying animals or infants in back pack. Headphones and personal music devices are strongly discouraged. Smoking and vaping is prohibited anywhere in the event space or course. BYO alcohol is prohibited, security will be onsite conducting checks.
Health & Safety - Event Rules
In the interest of providing a safe and enjoyable event for all participants we ask all participants to review the Fair Play & Event Etiquette.
In the interest of providing a safe and enjoyable event for all participants we ask all participants to review the Fair Play & Event Etiquette.
Parking
FROUDE STREET RESERVE
LONG COURSE AND MID COURSE TRAIL RUN/WALK
LAKE TIKITAPU / BLUE LAKE
LONG COURSE AND MID COURSE TRAIL RUN/WALK
- There will be limited parking on Froude Street Reserve, once this area is full you can utilize the surrounding streets and make your way to the Froude Street start line. Please take this into account when timing your arrival.
- Drop-off/pick up - please do so in a safe manner near the venue.
LAKE TIKITAPU / BLUE LAKE
- Due to poor ground conditions from recent weather, parking at Lake Tikitapu is closed. Find out more here.
- Parking will now be at Forest Hub 2/Te Pūtake o Tawa, on the way to Lake Tikitapu.
- You will need to plan to arrive earlier as you'll need to get from Forest Hub 2 to Lake Tikitapu. There are three options to get you to the start line, just 1.4km away:
- Take our shuttle buses from the pickup point (see map above). Buses will run from 7.00-9.00am. There will be limited MTB shuttles, so we recommend you ride.
- Walk - 12-20 minutes
- Ride - 5-8 minutes
- Drop off / pick up: - use our managed drop off point at Lake Tikitapu. Follow the signs for Lake Tikitapu, then Drop Off. Strictly no parking - this will be managed by security. Drop off is freely accessible until 9.00am after which there will be traffic managed access due to events crossing the road.
Start waves
RUN/WALK
MOUNTAIN BIKE
- To ensure a safe and fair event for participants we have self-seeded start waves for the 12km and 21km
- Be realistic and carefully choose your start wave accordingly. Faster runners in the first waves, slower runners in the last waves.
- Timing and results is based on a mat-to-mat time.
MOUNTAIN BIKE
- There is no seeding applied to the starting order. We recommend riders that are doing it for fun to start near the mid to back of the pack.
- All E-bikes, regardless of distance, will be in the first wave. See the event schedule for timings.
- Remaining riders will go in waves after E-bikes, in order of event distance: Long, Mid then Short.
Bag drop
A bag drop service is available for the 12km & 21km trail run/walk participants, who are starting at Froude Street Reserve.
- Bag Drop at Froude Street reserve. Look for the Bag Drop signs.
- Collect from Information Marquee at finish line.
- Only one bag per person.
- We will provide a bag tag to label your bag.
- Your bag must zipped-up or sealed to prevent contents spilling.
- Your bag must not be bigger than a standard backpack.
- We are not responsible for any damage to the bag or contents - please do not store fragile items.
- You must collect your bag by 4:00pm before you leave the event area.
- Any remaining gear will be taken back to our event warehouse until the Sunday 15 August, and if not collected by this time will be donated to charity.
