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RACE WEEK EVENTS
THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY
SCENIC BOAT CRUISE ON LAKE TARAWERA
When: Departs 11.00am
Where: Departs from The Landing, Lake Tarawera. Limited
to 50 people total.
Cost: Adults $80, children 12 years and under $40.
This is a wonderful opportunity for you to explore some of
the most remote and inaccessible parts of the Tarawera
Ultramarathon course by boat, hang out with some famous
runners and meet the organisers. Lunch is included.
The tour leaves and returns to The Landing on Lake Tarawera. This
includes a ‘get on and off’ at Humphries Bay and the Outlet for a
recce of the course including the isthmus between Humphries
and Okataina and part of the Tarawera Waterfalls Track. The tour
concludes at Te Rata Bay – Hot Water Beach for a hot soak or a
swim. Essentials: swimming outfit, towel, camera.
THE WORLD’S INAUGURAL DOGAINE
When: Registration from 4.45pm; Race Start 5.30pm
Where: Reserve next to Holiday Inn, 10 Tyron Street,
Rotorua
Cost: Voluntary cash donation for SPCA
This year, the annual Tarawera Ultra Thursday evening fun run will
be a Rogaine* run with a twist, for a cause – every team must have
a dog (=Dogaine) and we are raising funds for the Kawerau and
Rotorua SPCA.
Teams of 2- 5 runners plus one dog per team must find as many
hidden checkpoints in the forest as possible in one hour (All dogs
MUST be kept on leash during the event). Please sign up for the
event on our Facebook page if you are interested in coming. The
page can also be used to form teams and find your canine partners
- if all fails, bring a fluffy toy dog with you. The event doubles
as a fundraiser for the Kawerau and Rotorua SPCA’s through
paws4kawerau – both centres will be present and bring some of
their dogs to take part in the event also.
Event organiser Katrin Webb says the event will be hilarious total
dog chaos and a test to see who is faster and smarter – dogs or
humans! There will also be spot prizes up for grabs for your canine
partners.
*A Rogaine is a ‘treasure hunt’ completed in teams, where you’ll be
given a map with several points to find. The highest value points
are placed the furthest away. You’ll have a fixed time to get as
many points as you can within the allotted time (around one hour).
For every minute that your team arrives after the cut-off time, you
lose points.
FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY
OFFICIAL RACE WELCOME
When: 8.30am
Where: Te Aronui A Rua Marae, Te Puia, Hemo Road, Rotorua
(10-15min walk from Holiday Inn)
Cost: FREE for all registered athletes and their families.
Haere Mai – Welcome to Rotorua, New Zealand! The official
welcome to the event will be a Powhiri (welcome) at Te Aronui a Rua
Marae, Te Puia, Rotorua. In the traditional style of the people of
the Te Arawa tribe, you will be welcomed onto the marae (meeting
house). It is an honour for the event to be welcomed onto such a
magnificent and sacred site. You will be welcomed by Her Worship,
Steve Chadwick, Mayor of Rotorua.
EXPO
When: 12 noon to 8.00pm
Where: Pohutu Cultural Theatre, Rotorua Holiday Inn
The expo is where you can find all the latest and greatest stuff in
the world of trail running, including specials from Compressport,
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