La Roche Posay Half Marathon
Event details
| Date | Saturday 20 May 2023 |
| Entry Fee | View Entry Fees here |
| Distance | 21.1km |
| Start Time | Run: 8:00am Walk: 8:20am |
| Start Line | Jessep Road, Meeanee |
| Finish Line | Elephant Hill Estate & Winery |
| Minimum Age | Must be 16 years of age on race day to compete |
| Cut-off Time | Due to course management and road closure restrictions, the course will officially close at 4:00pm |
| 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 Half Marathon 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 male and female runners across the finish line. 1st - $1000. The prize money will be based on participants 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. |
| Race Rules | The NZ Sotheby's International Realty Hawke's Bay Marathon is run under Drug Free Sport NZ Authority Regulations and the competitive and administrative rules of Athletics New Zealand. Please view the full list of race rules here. |
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Course summary
Flat course, easy running. The course offers a mix of terrain, with 85% of the course on smooth, hard-packed, limestone Hawke's Bay Cycle Trails and 15% on-road.
The course takes in the best highlights of the Hawke's Bay region including quiet country roads, orchards and vineyards along the Hawkes Bay trails, winding along riverbanks towards the ocean with views out towards Cape Kidnappers, finishing at the impressive Elephant Hill Estate & Winery.
Course description
Runners start on Jessep Road, a classic Hawke’s Bay country road and through an apple orchard before taking a right hand turn onto King Road. The course then leads runners to the bank of the Tutaekuri River before heading towards the ocean at Waitangi Regional Park, following the Hawke’s Bay Trails.
The course then heads south towards the Clive River and along the ocean front to the mouth of the Tukituki River. The course then curves along the east side of the Tukituki River towards Haumoana, before heading south along Beach Road and Clifton Road, taking in the views out to Cape Kidnappers, to discover the most stunning finish line at Elephant Hill Estate & Winery.
