Tarawera Ultramarathon

Tarawera Ultramarathon is a trail running event which includes a 21km, 50km, 102km and a 100-mile ultramarathon trail race, with the inaugural event held in 2009, it is part of the Ultra-Trail World Tour.

[1] It is held annually in February and takes place in Rotorua, New Zealand.

The inaugural race was over an 85km distance and was won by New Zealanders, Kerry Suter and Jean Beaumont.

The course records were set in 2017 by Americans Camille Herron (8:56:00) and Jim Walmsley (7:23:32).

The course changed direction in 2018, starting in Kawerau in and finishing in Rotorua.