Run the Lake! Run one whole circuit of Lake Rotorua or try The Rotorua Half Marathon!
Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon
Book your accommodation for the Rotorua Marathon at Heywoods Motel. Click here.
Start times:
8.30am – Recreational Walkers
10.00am – Competitive Walkers and all runners
The legendary Rotorua Marathon around the Lake Rotorua is back in 2011 for the 47th 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 and into the Rotorua Energy Events Centre.
10.00am - Half Marathon
The Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust Half Marathon is an exciting new addition for 2011. All competitors will be shuttled from the Energy Events Centre around the back of the lake to the half way point of the marathon at Marama Point. Competitors run and walk their way back into Rotorua following the same course as the Marathon, finishing up through the Prince’s Gate Archway and into the Rotorua Energy Events Centre.
10.15am – Asics 10km Fun Run / Walk
10.20am – Asics 10km Fun Run / Walk
10km and 5km competitors will wind their way through the famous ‘Sulphur flats’ and return back along the same route as the marathon. They get to experience of the Rotorua Marathon finish; through the Prince’s Gate archway and into the Rotorua Energy Events Centre.
Book your accommodation for the Rotorua Marathon at Heywoods Motel. Click here.
For more information about the Rotorua Marathon click here. For Course information and maps click here and to go to the official Rotorua Marathon website click here.