Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB News UTMBWS 

Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2024

This year, Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB® will celebrate its 15th year of running, over time growing to become New Zealand’s premier trail running event and one of the largest ultra-trail races in the world. The 2024 event will take place from 17-18 February and is expected to welcome a record number of starters to the trails of Rotorua. Founded in 2009 as the Tarawera Ultramarathon by Kawerau local Paul Charteris, the race was about creating an experience of connection with land and people – a way to showcase the amazing…

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Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB 2023

TOP ELITE RUNNERS GUNNING FOR 100KM TITLE AT ULTRA-TRAIL AUSTRALIA BY UTMB The 100km races at the 2023 Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB are set to be closely contested as the event returns for a historic 15th year. Former UTA100 winner Lucy Bartholomew heads into the race as the top ranked female after a great start to 2023, winning the 100-mile race at the Tarawera Ultramarathon by UTMB in February. Bartholomew claimed victory in the UTA100 in 2017 on the same day she celebrated her 21st birthday – a race that…

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Allie McLaughlin Inspiration Ultrarunners UTMBWS 

Mclaughlin And Haunschmidt Win At Tarawera Ultramarathon50

MCLAUGHLIN AND HAUNSCHMIDT  CROWNED TUM50 WINNERS AT 2023 TARAWERA ULTRAMARATHON BY UTMB   Mclaughlin And Haunschmidt were among the first four winners crowned this morning at the 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon by UTMB, with men’s and women’s 21km and 50km trail runners setting blistering times on their way to the titles. Course records tumbled in the TUM50, with Kiwi ultrarunner David Haunschmidt taking victory in the men’s race in 3:33:03, and American Allie McLaughlin securing top spot in the women’s TUM50 race in 3:43:38. McLaughlin, who hails from Dayton, Ohio, claimed…

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Aroa Sio News Ultramarathons UTMBWS 

Strong Field At The Tarawera Ultramarathon By UTMB

Strong Field Assembled For 102km Race At The Tarawera Ultramarathon By UTMB The 102km titles at the 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon by UTMB are set to be hotly contested as a strong field of seasoned international trail runners take on up-and-coming Oceania talent. American ultra runner Hayden Hawks will line up in Rotorua this Saturday as the firm favourite to take home the men’s 102km crown. Hawks has a number of major races wins to his name including the CCC (100km) race at UTMB Mont-Blanc in 2017 in a course record…

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Daniel Jones Ultramarathons UTMBWS 

The 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon By UTMB – Daniel Jones

DANIEL JONES HOPING TO GO THE DISTANCE AT THE 2023 TARAWERA ULTRAMARATHON BY UTMB New Zealand trail runner Daniel Jones is preparing to make his Tarawera Ultramarathon by UTMB debut when he takes on the 102km course on Saturday 11 February. Jones will hope to build on the success of 2022, a year in which he won two Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Marathons, the New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty Queenstown Marathon, and two Kepler Challenges. “My preparation has gone incredibly well. I had a great end to the 2022 year…

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Ultramarathons Ultrarunners UTMBWS 

Hayden Hawks Targets Win At Tarawera Ultramarathon By Utmb

ULTRA RUNNER HAYDEN HAWKS TARGETING WIN AT TARAWERA ULTRAMARATHON   Professional ultrarunner Hayden Hawks will line up for the 102km race at the 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon by UTMB as the hot favourite to take the title on Saturday 11 February.   The American, who hails from Utah, is a prominent athlete in the world of trail running, with a score of major race wins including the first trail ultra he entered, the Speed Goat 50km, in 2016, the JFK Mile in a course record in 2020, Black Canyons Ultra 100km…

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UTMB World Series 2023 Confirmed Events

UTMB World Series 2023 confirmed events leading up to and beyond UTMB Mont-Blanc, the pinnacle event of the trail running year. 2023 is set to be an historic edition as it celebrates not only its 20th anniversary, but also its first as host to the UTMB World Series Finals in the UTMB, CCC, and OCC races, taking ultrarunners on an extraordinary journey through the trails of the Mont Blanc region between France, Italy and Switzerland. To date there are 32 events across six continents currently confirmed for the 2023 UTMB…

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Ruth Croft Ultramarathons Ultrarunners 

Ultra-Trail Australia – The Contenders – Ruth Croft Prepares For New Challenge At Ultra-Trail Australia 2021

Leading New Zealand trail runner Ruth Croft is turning her attention to the other side of the ditch as she prepares for this month’s Ultra-Trail Australia. Croft will be taking on Australia’s top trail runners in the 50km UTA50 in the Blue Mountains on Saturday 15 May after making history in February when she won New Zealand’s Tarawera Ultramarathon 102km race outright and she’s now looking forward to the challenge of Australia’s largest trail running event. “I’m really looking forward to it, I’ve never been able to make it work…

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