PRE-RACE UPDATES
All entrants will receive regular newsletters via email with important race information prior to race day. We will also provide regular updates on our website and via the Taupo Ultra Facebook page. So make sure you connect with us on Facebook!
REGISTRATION
ALL EVENTS
Where: Wairakei Resort Taupo, 640 Wairakei Drive, Taupo*
When: Friday 15 October, between 4pm and 9pm
Additional 50km registration
Where: Airstrip on Whangamata Road
When: from 9.00am on Saturday 16 October
Additional 24km registration
Where: Kinloch Hall
When: from 11.00am on Saturday 16 October
COMPULSORY RACE BRIEFINGS
100km & 74km Participants
Where: Registration - Wairakei Resort Taupo, 640 Wairakei Drive, Taupo
When: Friday 15 October, 6.00pm and 8.00pm
This briefing is compulsory and includes everything you need to know including the all-important health and safety and medical info.
50km Participants
Where: Startline, Airstrip on Whangamata Road
When: 9.45am, Saturday 16 October
24km Participants
Where: Startline, Kinloch Domain
When: 11.45am, Saturday 16 October
COMPULSORY GEAR CHECK
All competitors must get their compulsory gear checked by the event team before registering.
All 74km and 100km participants must be weighed prior to registering by our medical team.
AGE LIMITS
100km, 74km & 50km Run
Children aged 17 and under are not able to participate in these events without prior approval.
24km Run/Walk
Children aged 14 and under are not able to participate in this event without prior approval.
DROPBAGS
Where: Wairakei Resort Taupo
When: 4pm-8pm
Although we encourage participants to have supporters and spectators on the course it is not essential to have a support crew. On the course drop bags are available for all 100 km, 74 km and 50km solo runners. All participants can make use of the finish line drop bag service.
How the dropbag service works:
At registration you collect the appropriate drop bag label from our registration team. Then place your filled and clearly labelled drop bags and finish-line bags into the appropriate bin. Dropbags must be deposited at race registration before 8pm Friday. Please do not use the dropbag service for any Aid Stations where your support crew will be attending. If you have a dropbag at an Aid Station you will be asked to move it from the ‘unused pile’ to the ‘used pile’ even if you did not use your dropbag. This allows us to transport your dropbags quickly back to the finish-line once they have been used.
Dropbag Collection after the event:
Drop bags from across the course will be available at the drop bag tent at the finish-line. You will be able to collect these by providing your race number to our volunteers at the Dropbag Collection desk in the tent at the finish-line. If for you are not able to collect your dropbag from the finish-line on race day, these will be available at the Wairakei resort before and during the prizegiving on Sunday. Dropbags not collected at prizegiving should be picked up from 43a Matai St, Taupo before you leave town.
DROPBAG LOCATIONS
| Dropbag 1 | Checkpoint 33km | End of Hingarae Road |
| Dropbag | Checkpoint 50km | Airstrip |
| Dropbag 3 | Checkpoing 77km km | Kinloch Hall |
| Dropbag 1 | Checkpoint 27km | Airstrip |
| Dropbag 2 | Checkpoint 50km | Kinloch Hall |
| Dropbag 1 | Checkpoint 26km | Kinloch Hall |
TRANSPORT TIMES
| Event | Departure Time | Departure Location | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100km* | 03.20am* | Taupo i-site* | Whakaipo Bay (then on to 100km start) | $40 |
| 100km | 04.00am | Whakaipo Bay | 100km start | $30 |
| 74km** | 05.00am** | Whakaipo Bay** | Taupo boat harbour** | $20 |
| 74km | 05.45am | Taupo Boat Harbour | 74km start | - |
| 50km | 09.00am | Whakaipo Bay | 50km start | $25 |
| 24km/Pacers | 10:45am | Whakaipo Bay | Kinloch Hall - 24km start | $20 |
*This bus travels to the finish at Whakaipo Bay and then onto the 100km start (same bus as the 100km / 4.30am one above). Only use this bus if you want to be picked up in Taupo and have arranged for someone to collect you at the finish, or have alternative transport home after the race. Do not be late - this bus cannot wait.
**The boat to the start of the 74km event leaves from the Taupo Boat Harbour at 6.15am and takes you to the startline at Kotukutuku Bay (trip is included in cost of your entry fee and does not need to be booked).
START TIMES
| Event | Start Time | Start Location |
|---|---|---|
| 100 km Ultra Marathon run Solo / Teams | 5.30am | Waihaha carpark on State Highway 32 on Taupo's western bay |
| 74 km Ultra Marathon run | 07.30am | Kotukutuku Bay* |
| 50km Trail Run/Walk | 10.00am | Airstrip on Whangamata Road just past the K2K carpark |
| 24 km Trail Run/Walk | 12.15pm | Kinloch Hall, Kinloch Domain |
*Boat access only. Participants must get the 5:45am boat from the Taupo Boat Harbour - cost included in entry fee. For more info about getting to start location see the Transport page.
ESTIMATED FINISH TIMES
100km
We expect the fastest runner to be across the line in just under 9 hours and the slowest runner to take 19 hours.
74km
We expect the fastest runner to be across the line in just over 7 hours and the slowest runner to take 15 hours.
50km
We expect the fastest runner to be across the line in just under 4 hours and the slowest runner to take 11 hours.
24km
We expect the fastest runner to be across the line in just over 2 hours and the slowest runner to take 6 hours.
POST EVENT PRIZE GIVING
Where: Wairakei Resort Taupo
When: 11.00am - 12.00pm Sunday 17 October