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. 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.
Past 100-mile 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.
