Rapaki Rumble
With stunning hill, city, and harbour views and a variety of courses to suit all abilities, the Crater Rim Ultra is fast becoming a must-do event on the NZ Trail Running Calendar.
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Race briefing is at 10:00AM at Hansen Park, race headquarters. This is also the location for your race start and finish line.
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The recommended gear list is here for your protection and safety. Depending on the weather conditions, a decision will be made before 1:00pm Saturday 16th October by the Race Director so all runners collecting their race packs will know whether they should prepare gear list A or B for Sunday.
Recommended Gear List A
Water proof jacket
Thermal hat
Thermal gloves
Recommended Gear List B
mWater proof jacket
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The locations of aid / water stations / Toilets are as follows for the Rapaki Rumble event:
Top of Rapaki/Summit Rd - approx 5km in
Hansen Park - start and finish line!
If the conditions are very hot, we will look at a water (only) station at the Montgomery Spur/Rapaki track junction (or thereabouts). This is approximately 3km from the finish line and only if the Race Director considers that the conditions warrant it.
Aid stations will contain the following (subject to change):
Water
Tailwind Nutrition in cups (bladders and bottles not be filled)
Flat Coke
Lollies
Pineapple and Watermelon (subject to availability)
Oranges and Bananas
Chips
If you would like to know more head over to Tailwind Nutrition NZ
Toilets will be available at the following locations:
Top of Rapaki/Summit Road
Hansen Park
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All runners must pass over all timing mats to collect their finisher’s medal and for safety out on the course so we can monitor where people are. No timing mat recorded = no finisher’s medal!
For the 10km event, timing mats will be at the following locations:
Top of Rapaki/Summit rd
Hansen Park
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NOTE: All runners must be at start line by 10AM for compulsory race briefing
All runners must be ready at the start line on the grass in front of the Port Hills Club rooms located at Hansen Park for a 10.15AM start.
Head out and around the basketball area and after being guided to turn left, follow the concrete path along to the Aynsley bridge (at 800m) crossing right out onto Aynsley Terrace and follow this footpath which leads on towards the local Scout Den. Runners turn left and left again around scout den (follow course marker ribbons) which then brings the runners out onto Centaurus Road. (Major road crossing/marshal area here)
Cross over Centaurus Road (controlled marshal area here) and runners must turn right to stay on footpath along Centaurus Rd. to Hillsborough Tce, runners turn left here and must stay on footpath along Hillsborough Rd and follow path to veer right and past/above the Mt. Vernon car park and upwards on road until you get to the start of the Mt. Vernon trail track. CAUTION: this short road is open to all traffic.
Runners will then have 2.5KM ascent up Mt Vernon Farm Track. This is a continuous steep 4WD track/climb up over farmland property. At the end of this ascent runners will reach the Summit Road. (Aid station here). Follow marshals instructions and cross Summit Road safely and turn left onto the Mt Vernon MTB trail, watch for bikers as this track is open to all public.
Runners will continue on the trail to the top of the Rapaki Track/Summit Rd where a marshal will guide you across Summit Rd as you make your way down the Rapaki Track. NOTE: Aid station/Toilets/Tracking Mat are stationed here
CAUTION Runners: Summit Rd is open to traffic here.
Stay left as you descend down Rapaki as bikers also descend down this shared trail track.
Stay on Rapaki Rd until you reach Centaurus Rd, (Do not take the side track by the toilets). Once at the bottom of Rapaki Road, turn sharp left, cross over Vernon Tce (marshal here) and stay on footpath to run along Centaurus Rd. footpath to Centaurus Rd. crossing (opposite Scout Den) provided by Marshals/Traffic Management and back through Scout Den and turn right at river, back onto the track through to Aynsley Terrace. From here return left back over the Aynsley River bridge and back into Hansen Park again turning left.
Runners to make their way back towards the finish line chute along the same sealed pathway you followed at the beginning of the course.
10.2KMS - Job done!!!
