Tarawera Ultramarathon

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

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The 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

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The 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

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102km Winners
Female Nationality Time Male Nationality Time Note
2009[a] Jean Beaumont   Kerry Suter  
2010 Fleur Bromley Kerry Suter  
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  
2017 Camille Herron   8:56:00 (Course Record) Jim Walmsley   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   Tom Evans  
2021 Ruth Croft   Rhys Johnston  
2023 Nancy Jiang   Dan Jones  
2024 Ruth Croft   Dan Jones  
100 Mile Winners
Female Nationality Time Male Nationality Time
2018 Sally McRae   Adrian Prigent  
2019 Camille Herron   Jeff Browning  
2020 Ailsa Campbell Vladimir Shatrov
2021 Katie Wright Matt Urbanski
2023 Katie Wright Zach Miller
2024 Konoka Azumi Adrian Macdonald

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "UTMB World Series Events". UTMB World Series. Retrieved 2022-12-08.

Notes

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  1. ^ 85km course