Tarawera Ultramarathon

Tarawera Ultramarathon is an event which now includes a 102-kilometer and a 100-mile ultramarathon trail race with the inaugural even held in 2009.[1] It is held annually in Rotorua New Zealand. Awards are given to top men and women finishers in each category.

The course record in the 100-mile race is held by the Australian Vladimir Shatrov and was set in the 2020 edition in a time of 15h 53m 30s among a field of more than 1,450 entrants.[2]

Past 100km race winners include American Jim Walmsley who described the course as “extremely hot, but beautiful” upon finishing the 2017 edition which was held in February of that year; seasonal rivers, chirping cicadas, and green tree canopy decorated the course.[3]

References
  1. www.taraweraultra.co.nz https://www.taraweraultra.co.nz/newsarticles/. Retrieved 2020-03-21. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Vlad Shatrov smashes 100 mile course record at Tarawera Ultramarathon". NZ Herald. 2020-02-09. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  3. "Winners smash Tarawera Ultra records". NZ Herald. 2017-02-11. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2020-03-21.


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