Tarawera Ultra-Trail 100 Miler, by the numbers
From Te Puia in Rotorua all the way around Mt Tarawera: eight lakes, forest and native bush, and a pounamu toki for every finisher. Built from 307 finishes in 2026, checkpoint by checkpoint.
Millar Road km 133.2
On the stretch into this checkpoint the median finisher ran 37% slower than their average pace for the race.
- Median finisher
- 4:12 AM +1d
- You, 31:35 finish
- 4:13 AM +1d
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 Millar Road (km 133), where the median finisher ran 37% slower than their average pace for the race, 24h 12m into the race. The next hardest is the stretch into Okataina (km 118). The course gives time back on the way into Puarenga, where the field ran 29% faster than their average pace for the race.
Where the field slows down
The slowest stretch is the one into Millar Road (km 133), where the median finisher ran 37% slower than their average pace for the race, 24h 12m into the race. The next hardest is the stretch into Okataina (km 118). The course gives time back on the way into Puarenga, where the field ran 29% faster than their average pace for the race.
- Median finish
- 31:32
- hours, all finishers
- Finish rate
- 60.6%
- 307 of 507 starters
- Fastest 10%
- 23:39
- finish under this
- Women in the field
- 26.7%
- share of finishers
Where the finish times land
307 finish times, one bar per hour. The median finisher crosses the line in 31h 32m; the fastest 10% are done under 23h 39m.
Most runners finished between 35 and 36 hours: 54 of them.
About 51% of finishers were faster than that.
| Checkpoint | Km | You arrive |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Rotokakahi | 21.9 | 2:546:54 AM |
| Rerewhakaaitu | 55.9 | 7:5511:55 AM |
| Outlet | 88.4 | 13:265:26 PM |
| Otamuri | 102.2 | 16:018:01 PM |
| Millar Road | 133.2 | 24:134:13 AM +1d |
| Finish | 162.0 | 31:3511:35 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 12 timed checkpoints, and how the field's pace moves segment by segment.
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| Checkpoint | Km | Median arrival | Field pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| PuarengaFly it10.6 km | 10.6 | 5:22 AM | 29% faster |
| Lake RotokakahiFly it21.9 km | 21.9 | 6:54 AM | 28% faster |
| Buried VillageFly it29.8 km | 29.8 | 7:58 AM | 27% faster |
| RerewhakaaituFly it55.9 km | 55.9 | 11:54 AM | 19% faster |
| OkahuFly it67.1 km | 67.1 | 1:34 PM | 19% faster |
| OutletFly it88.4 km | 88.4 | 5:25 PM | 4% faster |
| OtamuriFly it102.2 km | 102.2 | 8:00 PM | 5% slower |
| OkatainaFly it118.0 km | 118.0 | 12:21 AM +1d | 36% slower |
| Millar RoadFly it133.2 km | 133.2 | 4:12 AM +1d | 37% slower |
| Lake TikitapuFly it145.1 km | 145.1 | 7:59 AM +1d | 20% slower |
| RedwoodsFly it155.0 km | 155.0 | 10:29 AM +1d | 23% slower |
| FinishFly it162.0 km | 162.0 | 11:32 AM +1d | 12% 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 4:00 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 100 Miler questions
What is a typical Tarawera Ultra-Trail 100 Miler finish time?
The median finish across 307 finishers (2026) is 31h 32m. The fastest 10% finish under 23h 39m; the slowest 10% finish after 35h 16m.
What percentage of runners finish Tarawera Ultra-Trail 100 Miler?
60.6% across the 2026 edition (307 finishers from 507 starters).
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Split data: official per-runner checkpoint times for the 2026 Tarawera Ultra-Trail 100 Miler, 307 finishers at 12 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.