2025 ENTRIES OPEN NOW
START & FINISH TIME
Kirikiriroa Marathon 2025 - 7th June 2025 8am
You will have 8 hours to complete event, 8am to 4pm.
Strict cut off times will be in place and you will be removed from the course if you do not make these.
We are allowing an early 7am start for slower marathon walkers who are expecting to take over 6.5 hours to complete the marathon. Do not join the early start if you are faster than this
Email us at kirikiriroamarathon@gmail.com if you would like to join the early start
Rules for early start:
-You will attend compulsory briefing on start line prior to their early start.
-Lights are compulsory until daylight.
-You must self-manage the first part of course as it will not be marshalled until normal start time.
-You must stay in a group for first part of the course, until you get onto the sealed road at Riverglade Road.
SOLO MARATHON COMPLETION 8am START
Participants in the marathon must complete the full 42.2km of the standard marathon in a single run or walk within 8 hours.
Solo Price:
$115 March 1st till April 30th
$130 May 1st till June 1st rego closes.
TEAM OF 2,3 or 4 RELAY MARATHON 8am START
42.2km Team Relay - This year we are adding the option that the team relay can be split 2,3 or 4 ways.
Relay Legs: Each of the below legs is between 10-11km.
Leg 1: Hamilton Gardens to Tamahere
Leg 2:Tamahere to Hamilton Gardens
Leg 3:Hamilton Gardens to Turnaround(On river path accessible from carpark on Delamare Road under Pukete Bridge https://maps.app.goo.gl/Xbhss3inqE3WVca57)
Leg 4:Turnaround to Hamilton Gardens
Teams of 4 runs each leg.
Teams of 2 or 3 can split the 4 legs anyway they want.
All team members must cross the Finish line at Hamilton Gardens together. Only one bib has a transponder on it which needs to cross the finish line.
Team Price:
$150 March 1st till April 30th
$165 May 1st till June 1st rego closes.
WALKERS
Marathon walkers are welcome. The purpose of this event is to encourage everyone to participate and finish, whether walking, running, or a combination of both.
DONATIONS
As with previous Kirikiriroa Marathons, the on-line registration will promote donations to charities. For the 2025 event, these charities are Breast Cancer Research Trust & Achilles NZ.
REFUNDS & TRANSFERS
There will be no refunds or transfers.
BIB PICK UP
Friday June 6th 4pm-6pm & Saturday June 7th 6.30am-7.30am - Hamilton Gardens Pavilion
RACE START & FINISH
8am start & you must be finished by 4pm
FINISHERS MEDAL
Every competitor who completes the Kirikiriroa marathon will receive a finisher's medal. This service is provided by our sponsors, Davy Engravers.
RESULTS
Results for the 2024 event are now live. See results tab.
SOCIALS & PHOTOGRAPHS
The Kirikiriroa Marathon Society asks that you share photographs and the tagging of the marathon (@kirikiriroamarathon) with other participants and in your social media posts.
HEAD-PHONES ALLOWED
Kirikiriroa Marathon is happy to allow headphones to be used during the race at your own risk.
THANK YOU!!!
Thank you for supporting a local event run by volunteers.
