Tarawera Ultra-Trail 102K, by the numbers
Point to point from Kawerau to the Village Green in Rotorua: five lakes, native bush on the Western Okataina track and the redwoods, beneath Tarawera, Ruawahia and Wahanga. Built from 776 finishes in 2026, checkpoint by checkpoint.
Redwoods km 94.3
On the stretch into this checkpoint the median finisher ran 23% slower than their average pace for the race.
- Median finisher
- 11:29 PM
- You, 17:40 finish
- 11:30 PM
The shading shows how the field's pace on each stretch compares with their own average for the race: rose is slower, blue is faster, and stretches close to average stay grey.
The slowest stretch is the one into Redwoods (km 94), where the median finisher ran 23% slower than their average pace for the race, 16h 29m into the race. The next hardest is the stretch into Millar Road (km 72). The course gives time back on the way into Outlet, where the field ran 26% faster than their average pace for the race.
Where the field slows down
The slowest stretch is the one into Redwoods (km 94), where the median finisher ran 23% slower than their average pace for the race, 16h 29m into the race. The next hardest is the stretch into Millar Road (km 72). The course gives time back on the way into Outlet, where the field ran 26% faster than their average pace for the race.
- Median finish
- 17:39
- hours, all finishers
- Finish rate
- 83%
- 776 of 935 starters
- Fastest 10%
- 12:09
- finish under this
- Women in the field
- 36.5%
- share of finishers
Where the finish times land
776 finish times, one bar per hour. The median finisher crosses the line in 17h 39m; the fastest 10% are done under 12h 09m.
Most runners finished between 15 and 16 hours: 70 of them.
About 50% of finishers were faster than that.
| Checkpoint | Km | You arrive |
|---|---|---|
| Outlet | 27.7 | 3:3410:34 AM |
| Otamuri | 41.5 | 5:5312:53 PM |
| Okataina | 57.4 | 8:593:59 PM |
| Millar Road | 72.4 | 12:037:03 PM |
| Lake Tikitapu | 84.3 | 14:209:20 PM |
| Finish | 101.2 | 17:4012:40 AM +1d |
Your time is spread the way the median finisher spread theirs over this course, so the climbs and the night take their real share. Aid-station stops are included, as they are in the recorded splits.
On race day you get a tracker for your phone, a sheet for your crew and a strip to print for your wrist, all set to this time.
When the median finisher reaches each checkpoint
The median finisher's real arrival at all 7 timed checkpoints, and how the field's pace moves segment by segment.
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| Checkpoint | Km | Median arrival | Field pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| OutletFly it27.7 km | 27.7 | 10:34 AM | 26% faster |
| OtamuriFly it41.5 km | 41.5 | 12:52 PM | 3% faster |
| OkatainaFly it57.4 km | 57.4 | 3:59 PM | 13% slower |
| Millar RoadFly it72.4 km | 72.4 | 7:03 PM | 18% slower |
| Lake TikitapuFly it84.3 km | 84.3 | 9:19 PM | 11% slower |
| RedwoodsFly it94.3 km | 94.3 | 11:29 PM | 23% slower |
| FinishFly it101.2 km | 101.2 | 12:39 AM +1d | 9% faster |
Field pace compares the median finisher's pace on the stretch into each checkpoint with their own average for the whole race. Arrival times assume the 7:00 local start. Runners who missed a cutoff or dropped are not in the data (finishers only).
The course
The key climbs, a pacing plan matched to the terrain, and the whole route in 3D.
Tarawera Ultra-Trail 102K questions
What is a typical Tarawera Ultra-Trail 102K finish time?
The median finish across 776 finishers (2026) is 17h 39m. The fastest 10% finish under 12h 09m; the slowest 10% finish after 24h 57m.
What percentage of runners finish Tarawera Ultra-Trail 102K?
83% across the 2026 edition (776 finishers from 935 starters).
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Split data: official per-runner checkpoint times for the 2026 Tarawera Ultra-Trail 102K, 776 finishers at 7 timed checkpoints. All split-derived figures describe finishers only. Runners who dropped or missed a cutoff do not appear in split data, so buffer statistics understate how tight cutoffs are for the full field. Medians are used throughout. Apart from the finish-time explorer, which scales the median finisher's splits to the time you pick, no figure on this page is modeled or extrapolated.