Tarawera Ultramarathon is a trail running event which includes a 21km, 50km, 102km and a 100-mile ultramarathon trail race, with the inaugural event held in 2009, it is part of the Ultra-Trail World Tour.[1] It is held annually in February and takes place in Rotorua, New Zealand. Awards are given to top men and women finishers in each category.
The race was created by Paul Charteris.
Event history
editThe inaugural race was over an 85km distance and was won by New Zealanders, Kerry Suter and Jean Beaumont. Kerry backed up his 2009 win with a further win in 2010, this time over a new distance, 100km. In 2017 the 100km race was extended by 2km to a complete distance of 102km. In 2018 the inaugural 100 mile race was added to the event.
The 2023 edition is hosted as part of the UTMB World Series.[2]
Course records
editThe 102km course ran from Rotorua to Kawerau from 2009-2017. The course records were set in 2017 by Americans Camille Herron (8:56:00) and Jim Walmsley (7:23:32). The course changed direction in 2018, starting in Kawerau in and finishing in Rotorua. In 2018, 100 miles was added to the events. The courses have had deviations over the years due to inclement weather.
Results and past winners
edit| Female | Nationality | Time | Male | Nationality | Time | Note | |
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| 2009[a] | Jean Beaumont | 
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Kerry Suter |
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| 2010 | Fleur Bromley | Kerry Suter |
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| 2011 | Amy Campbell | Sam Wreford | |||||
| 2012 | Nicola Gildersleeve | Mick Donges | |||||
| 2013 | Ruby Muir | Sage Canaday | |||||
| 2014 | Jo Johansen | Sage Canaday | |||||
| 2015 | Ruby Muir | Dylan Bowman | |||||
| 2016 | Fiona Hayvice | Jonas Buud | 
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| 2017 | Camille Herron | 
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8:56:00 (Course Record) | Jim Walmsley |
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7:23:32 (Course Record) | Rotorua to Kawerau course |
| 2018 | Kelly Wolf | Dylan Bowman | Course changed from Kawerau to Rotorua | ||||
| 2019 | Courtney Dauwalter | Reece Edwards | |||||
| 2020 | Manuela Soccol | 
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Tom Evans | 
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| 2021 | Ruth Croft |
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Rhys Johnston |
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| 2023 | Nancy Jiang |
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Dan Jones |
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| 2024 | Ruth Croft |
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Dan Jones |
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| Female | Nationality | Time | Male | Nationality | Time | |
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| 2018 | Sally McRae |
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Adrian Prigent | 
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| 2019 | Camille Herron |
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Jeff Browning |
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| 2020 | Ailsa Campbell | Vladimir Shatrov | ||||
| 2021 | Katie Wright | Matt Urbanski | ||||
| 2023 | Katie Wright | Zach Miller | ||||
| 2024 | Konoka Azumi | Adrian Macdonald |
References
edit- ^ "Herron and Walmsley smash 102km Tarawera Ultra records with speed off the mark". www.taraweraultra.co.nz. 11 Feb 2017. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ "UTMB World Series Events". UTMB World Series. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
Notes
edit- ^ 85km course
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