Tarawera Ultra Marathon T50 2024

My Tarawera Ultra Trail Marathon experience. T50 | 7:19:49 | Average pace 8:16 | 1166 M+ elevation gain | 14 hours max allowed time frame. Highly recommend this running event. Rotorua will always have a special place in my heart.
This was my second marathon+ running event. I tackled training for this after the Hawkes Bay Marathon in 2023. I am professionally one on one coached through squadrun. Visit their website for options: squadrun.co.nz/
You are absolutely going to want to train hills and time on feet for this one. Mandatory gear is required, highly recommended training with this early to get use to the vest weight. 3 days out from the event they may make the call to scrap the mandatory gear (in my case - thank goodness) due to good weather conditions. Recommend taking your own electrolytes and book your accommodation early - it is a small town that is usually booked out. Another important tip, register as early as possible to avoid your bib being nameless (arts and crafts will sort you out there) and not on the merch shirt. (A disappointment of mine)
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Enjoy the training journey of running ✨
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