Date: Sunday 1 April 2012

Scheduled Start Time: 9:00am

8:20am Briefing to take place
8:35am Warm-up
8:45am Marshalling into groups by your wave number
9:00am 1st Waves start! (Note: there could be more than 1 wave starting at each interval)

Location: Rotorua

Venue: Mountain bike carpark, Waipa State Mill Road, Whakarewarewa Forest

Distance: Run/Walk 3.5km - Bike 10km or 20km - Run/Walk 1.5km

Online Entry Closing Date: Tuesday 27 March 2012

Event Numbers: Limited

Registration/Goodie Bag Pick Up/Bike Drop Off - Saturday 31 March  2012 - 12 noon - 4:00pm

Parking: Parking for both registration and event day is available at the venue in the Waipa Mountain Bike Carpark. Please enter from Waipa Mill Road off SH5 (heading towards Taupo).

• Registration is in the main tent at the venue.
• Registration is the process during which you pick up your goodie bag and receive all the information you need for event day.
• If this is your first entry to the 2012 series, you will receive a complimentary REAL t-shirt.
• You will also rack your bike in transition so allow some time to familiarise yourself with the layout of the bike compound and the run and bike entry and exit points.
• We'll have a team of volunteers to help you and we have professional security looking after the bikes over night.

The event starts at 9.00am. We would like all participants to be ready for the briefing and warm-up at 8:20am. Therefore we would be happy if you arrive at the venue at around 7:45-8:00 am so we can organise you all with the briefing, a warm-up and then marshal you for the start.

Times are as follows:

• 8:20am Briefing to take place
• 8:35am Warm-up
• 8:45am Marshalling into groups by your wave number
• 9:00am 1st Waves start! (Note: there could be more than 1 wave starting at each interval) 

Run/Walk 1 - 3.5km

Leave Start by Large tree on State Highway side of transition paddock.

Follow around edge of paddock on marked course to Turn Left to cross bridge.

Turn Left at Tee Intersection with Pohaturoa Road, Proceed up trail to Veer Right at Trig Road to continue past Hot Spring on your Left hand side.

Veer Right onto track, (Do not continue up the hill), Turn Left onto Pohaturoa Road.

Continue past Bakers Hollow Sign Post and Proceed to Turn Around point.

Proceed back along Pohaturoa Road Turning Left at Bakers Hollow Sign post.

Turn Right onto walking track near Bakers Hollow, Continue on this track turning right through bush track to meet up with Pohaturoa Road and a drink station.

Proceed down Pohaturoa Road, Turn Left at next intersection to cross bridge, proceed around paddock to enter transition.

Transition – Run/Walk to Bike

Once you enter the transition area look for the colour of your row and you will find your transition spot. Once you reach your bike look for the bike exit sign.

Please don’t mount your bike until you get to the mount line on Waipa Road.

Bike Course - 10km

This is a lovely cycle. It’s a wide safe course (but please be careful for any vehicles and other cyclists) and the roads are lined with the awesome Whakarewarewa Forest!

Follow the Waipa Mill Road.

Turn right onto 8 Mile Gate Road.

Follow the road until the U-turn at the 5km point.

It’s a fast return trip on the same course.

20km Bike- Complete 2nd loop of above course.

Transition - Bike to Run/Walk

You will be asked to dismount your bike on the road.

Cones and barriers will direct you into the transition. Look for the colour of your row and you will find your transition spot.

Run/Walk 2 – 1.5km

Leave Transition proceeding behind the Registration Marquee.

Proceed across bridge to Turn Right onto Pohaturoa Road continue to Turn Around Point.

Turn around and proceed back along Pohaturoa Road to cross bridge.

(Please keep left at all times as you will encounter runners / walkers coming in the opposite direction).

Proceed around the edge of paddock turning left along Finishing Shute.

Pre-Race Briefing and Marshalling Point:

Your event starts at 9am. We would like all participants to be ready for the briefing and warm-up at 8:20am. Therefore we would be happy if you arrive at the venue at around 7:45-8:00am so we can organise you all with the briefing, a warm-up and then marshal you for the start.

Run/Walk - 5km

Leave Start by Large tree on State Highway side of transition paddock.

Follow around edge of paddock on marked course to Turn Left to cross bridge.

Turn Left at Tee Intersection with Pohaturoa Road, Proceed up trail to Veer Right at Trig Road to continue past Hot Spring on your Left hand side.

Veer Right onto track, (Do not continue up the hill), Turn Left onto Pohaturoa Road.

Continue past Bakers Hollow Sign Post and Proceed to the 5km Turn Around point (past the 3.5km turn Around point) this is near the road to the dipper.

Proceed back along Pohaturoa Road Turning Left at Bakers Hollow Sign post.(Please Keep Left)

Turn Right onto walking track near Bakers Hollow, Continue on this track turning right through bush track to meet up with Pohaturoa Road.

Proceed down Pohaturoa Road, Turn Left at next intersection to cross bridge, proceed around paddock to enter into the finishing chute where you will complete your 5km event!