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RACE REGISTRATION / RACE NUMBER COLLECTION

• Race the Train 9k Fun Run & Walk: Register and collect your race number at Event HQ, Waihi Train Station before you depart on the free train to the start line at Waikino.
• All other events: Register and collect your race number at your event start line. Registration will be open an hour before your race starts.  
  

GROUP ENTRY DISCOUNTS

We offer significant savings for group entries. If you’re part of a club, own a gym or coach athletes we’d love to hear from you. Email us to find out more.

PRIZEGIVINGS

Prizegivings will be held at the Finish Line/Event HQ and will be staggered throughout the afternoon. See your race details for times.

TEAMS

• There is a Teams category in the 42k, 55k and 100k only.
• Male, Female and Mixed teams.
  
• A team entry is a great team building exercise with your work-mates, or just a heap of fun with a group of friends.

AT THE FINISH LINE / RACE HQ

There will lots of action at the finish line with participants completing their various events throughout the day. We’ll have music, food and refreshments available as you mingle and mix with the crowd and enjoy your aprés-race afternoon.

GEAR BAG DROP

If you have some gear you'd like to discard and leave at your start line, then pick up again at the finish line, that's cool. We'll have a gear drop area at each start line and we'll happily transport your stuff to the finish line/event HQ for you so you can wrap up warm again after your race. Be sure to clearly mark your gear bag so it doesn't get picked up by somebody else by mistake.

BUSES

There will NOT be buses taking competitors to the start lines, you must make your own arrangements. Please try and car-pool where possible. You can do this via our Facebook page.

21k RUN/WALK TRANSPORT SERVICE.

We are able to offer a bus service from the finish in Waihi, back to the 21k start line in Paeroa after your event. It's just $10 per seat and the bus will run hourly throughout the day from 11.30am. Book your seat at the time of entry by just checking the tick boxes. Bookings are essential.

PARKING

There is good parking near the finish line/Race HQ. Please follow the signs and the instructions of the parking marshals (see parking map)

TOILETS

There are toilets at all start lines and at the finish / Event HQ.

WALKERS MUST WALK
If you've entered as a walker, you must not run! Even if you feel better than you expected and feel like jogging a bit you must only walk. There are podium places at stake for race walkers and they do not like it when casual walkers run and take their podium positions!

DOGS
NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED ON THE COURSE. Dogs are OK on a leash around the event base at Waihi Station but if do you have Fido around this area, please make sure he/she doesn't stray onto the finishing straight, runners will be on a mission to get to the line.

HEALTH & SAFETY NOTES

1. Take care crossing roads. ALL ROADS ARE OPEN and shared. You have no special rights just because you are in a race.
2. There are no track closures. Be courteous to other track users and share with care.
3. You must stop and help any injured competitors. Please report any incidents to an event marshal immediately.
4. You must wear the race numbers provided (they are coded for your event) on the outside of your clothing at all times.
5. The course is the Hauraki Rail Trail which is clearly marked. Additional red on white arrows and marshals will be used where necessary.
6. It is your responsibility to learn your race course.
   
7. Do not deviate from the marked track or take shortcuts.
8. Anyone who withdraws from the race MUST notify an official who is in radio/mobile contact with race HQ as soon as practicable.
9. Please do not litter.

ACCOMMODATION HELP

For accommodation help please contact the i-SITE or Information Centre in the town where you'd like to stay.

• Waihi i-SITE  Ph: 07 863 6715

• Thames i-SITE  Ph: 07 868 7284

• Te Aroha i-SITE  Ph: 07 884 8052

• Paeroa Information Centre  Ph: 07 862 8636