Date
Sun, 25 Apr 2027
Start
08:05
Venue
Race-specific starts: Ramaroa Centre, Queen Elizabeth Park, Kāpiti Coast
Paekākāriki, Kāpiti Coast District
Countdown
April
The gentle one: under 6 km, almost completely flat, and it begins with a cable car ride. Good for a first race or the whole family.
Key facts
01Rolling start between 08:05 and 09:55 at Cable Car Lambton Quay
02Your timing starts at the top station, not the bottom
Create a free training plan for the Faultline Ultra 6 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Paekākāriki
Distance5.7km
Total climb14m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate5.7 km
Weather
Late-April, Paekākāriki
16°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
35%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 35% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Faultline Ultra 6 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Faultline Ultra 6 km plan targets
Typical sessions
6 km with 14 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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Get your Faultline Ultra 6 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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