2013

Rotorua Marathon/NZL - Take on the Lake! The 49th Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon is set for Saturday the 4th of May 2013 © Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon

Rotorua Marathon/NZL – Take on the Lake! The 49th Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon is set for Saturday the 4th of May 2013

Organisation

By GRR 0

For a marathon with a point of difference, try Rotorua. It’s the 49th year for this iconic event which sees participants circumnavigate Lake Rotorua in New Zealand’s North Island.

Competitors who ‘take on the lake’ will start at Government Gardens and head out through the city, around the back of the lake over the Hamurana hills and wind their way back towards Rotorua, passing under the historic Prince’s Gate archway to the finish straight.

Back for its third year, the Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust Half Marathon will see a new course in 2013.

This time the event will start and finish at the main gantry outside the Energy Events Centre at Government Gardens. Competitors will head towards the airport before turning left into Hannahs Bay and completing a loop along the lake front. They will then follow the marathon course back along the same roads, through the Prince’s Gate archway to Government Gardens and the finish line.

Each year the marathon sees new runners added to its Survivors Club for those who have completed Rotorua Marathon 15 or more times in less than 7h30m.

So far the Club has 444 members, including four who have run the event 30 times.

Rotorua Marathon

2013 ENTRIES ARE OPEN – CLICK HERE!

Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon

Start:
8am – Walkers and runners over 6.5 hours
9.30am – Runners and competitive walkers
The iconic marathon around the picturesque Lake Rotorua is back in 2013 for the 49^th year. Competitors that ‘take on the lake' will start at the Government Gardens and head out through the city, around the back of the lake over the Hamurana hills and wind their way back towards Rotorua. Competitors then run and walk under the historic Prince's Gate Archway up the finish straight. All entrants will receive an official Asics souvenir event t-shirt and a race bag jam packed with goodies from sponsors. Minimum age to enter this event is 16 years of age.

Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust Half Marathon Start: 9am – Walkers and Runners Competitors start and finish outside the Energy Events Centre on Princes Drive (Same place at the Marathon) Competitors run and walk their way out towards the airport, turning left in Hannahs Bay and heading back towards town along the lakefront and along Vaughans Rd. Competitors finish up through the Prince's Gate Archway. All entrants will receive an official Asics souvenir event t-shirt and a race bag jam packed with goodies from sponsors. Minimum age to enter this event is 14 years of age. Click here for a map
Asics 5.5km and Quarter Marathon Fun Run/Walks Start: 9.45am 10km and 5.5km competitors will wind their way through the famous ‘Sulphur flats' and return back along the same route as the marathon to finish through the Prince's Gate archway. All entrants receive race bag jam packed with goodies from sponsors. Click here for a map

Future dates for the Rotorua Marathon: Saturday 3 May 2014

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author: GRR