| Date | Saturday 12 May 2018 |
| Entry Fee | Entry Info |
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Distance |
21.1 KM |
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Start Time |
8:15am |
| Start Line | Pakowhai Regional Park, Hastings |
| Finish Line | Sileni Estates Winery |
| Minimum Age | Must be 16 years of age on race day |
| Cut-off time | Due to course management and road closure restrictions, the course will officially be closed at 3:15pm. |
| Timing Results | Timing results will be provided by age group category for both runners and walkers, and will be based on participant's mat time. The age group categories are as follows for men and women; 16-19 years, 20-29 years, 30-39 years, 40-49 years, 50-59 years, 60-69 years, 70+ years |
| Prize Money | Prize money will be awarded to 1st overall Man and Woman. 1st - $1000. Prize money will be awarded based on participant's gun time. |
| Prizes | All Half Marathon finishers will receive a Finisher Medal. Non-monetary prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, 3rd placing in each running age group category for Men and Women, and will be based on participant’s mat time. |
| Walkers |
Walkers are welcome to enter the Half Marathon. Please ensure walkers start at the back behind the runners and keep to the left at all times. |
Flat course, easy running. The course offers a unique mix of running terrain, with a combination of running on-road, bike trails and through vineyards.
The course takes in the highlights of the region including cycle trails; quiet country roads; with the last 10km of the course running through private vineyards; and the finish line at Sileni Estates Winery.
Walkers are welcome to enter in the Half Marathon. Please ensure walkers start at the back behind the runners and keep to the left at all times.
* Course and start times are subject to change
The race will start at Pakowhai Country Park and will head west to join the trail heading towards Twyford. Athletes will leave the trail back onto tarmac to wind through Twyford before entering the Gimblett Gravels Wine District. From this point it’s largely trail all the way to the end through a combination of the vineyards, and farmland finishing through the Bridge Pa wine district to the finish line at Sileni.
