Ultra Running Hub Tarawera Ultramarathon training plan
Next race day: Saturday, 13 February 2027.
Tarawera Ultramarathon is a 102 km (63.4 mi) trail race from Kawerau, New Zealand. Through ancient forests and along volcanic lakeshores in New Zealand's North Island.
- Distance
- 102 km (63.4 mi)
- Climbing
- 2,300 m
- Climb per km
- 23 m/km
- Typical February weather
- 24°C high, 16°C low
- Daylight around race day
- 13.6 h
The climbing
2,300 m over 102 km is 23 m/km: rolling on our climb-rate scale.
Conditions
Typical February weather: 24°C high, 16°C low; mostly dry. A monthly average, not a forecast.
A 20-week plan for this course
20 weeks for a runner who has finished an ultra averaging 55 km a week, training 5 days a week.
- Peak week
- 12 h 33 min (91 km)
- Longest run
- 4 h 55 min (33 km)
- Back-to-back weekends
- 4
- Taper
- 13 days
- Night runs
- 2
Build it around your race day
Set your weekly distance and training days against the 102 km of Tarawera Ultramarathon.
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