MORE EVENT INFORMATION
MORE EVENT INFORMATION
RACE REGISTRATION / RACE NUMBER COLLECTION
- Race the Train 9 km 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.
WE'RE A CUPLESS EVENT
To help minimise our event waste, there will be no cups at any of the Aid Stations. We will provide some water and electrolyte hydration, but you should try to be as self sufficient as possible.
GROUP ENTRY DISCOUNTS
GROUP ENTRY DISCOUNTS
We offer significant savings for group entries. If you’re part of a club, school or business, own a gym or coach athletes we’d love to hear from you.
PRIZEGIVINGS
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
TEAMS
There is a Teams category in the 42 km, 55 km, and 100 km events only.
Male, Female and Mixed teams.
A team entry is a great company team-building exercise with your work-mates or just a heap of fun with a group of friends.
AT THE FINISH LINE / RACE HQ
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
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 FOR THE LONG RUNS
BUSES FOR THE LONG RUNS
There will be buses available to take competitors from Waihi Station (Race HQ) to the start lines in Te Aroha and Thames. You will arrive in time for a warm-up and the pre-race briefing. You can book your seat when you enter on-line. Go to the EVENT OPTIONS page for your race, to get bus details.
21 k RUN/WALK TRANSPORT SERVICE
21 k RUN/WALK TRANSPORT SERVICE
We are able to offer a bus service from the finish in Waihi, back to the 21 k start line in Paeroa after your event. The bus will run throughout the day from 11:30 am. Book your seat at the time of entry by just checking the tick boxes. Bookings are essential.
PARKING
PARKING
There is good parking near the finish line/Race HQ. Please follow the signs and the instructions of the parking marshals.
TOILETS
TOILETS
There are toilets at all start lines and at the finish / Event HQ.
WALKERS MUST WALK
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
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
HEALTH & SAFETY NOTES
- Take care crossing roads. ALL ROADS ARE OPEN and shared. You have no special rights just because you are in a race.
- There are no track closures. Be courteous to other track users and share with care.
- You must stop and help any injured competitors. Please report any incidents to an event marshal immediately.
- You must wear the race numbers provided (they are coded for your event) on the outside of your clothing at all times.
- The course is the Hauraki Rail Trail which is clearly marked. Additional red on white arrows and marshals will be used where necessary.
- It is your responsibility to learn your race course.
- Do not deviate from the marked track or take shortcuts.
- Anyone who withdraws from the race MUST notify an official who is in radio/mobile contact with race HQ as soon as practicable.
- Please do not litter.
ACCOMMODATION HELP
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 9015
• Thames i-SITE Ph: 07 868 7284
• Te Aroha i-SITE Ph: 07 884 8052
• Paeroa Information Centre Ph: 07 862 8636