Date
Sat, 20 Mar 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Upper Mangatawhiri Campground, Hunua Ranges
Hunua Ranges
Countdown
March
The trail marathon version of Hunua: 42.2 km with 1,890 m of climbing and a later 8am start. A serious day out, but with a roomier 12-hour limit.
Key facts
01Cut-off at 24.4 km in 6.5 hours
02Course closes at 20:00, a 12-hour limit
03Entrants must be 18 or older
Create a free training plan for the Hunua Hillbilly Ultramarathon 42 km
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The course
The route
Hunua Ranges
Distance42km
Total climb1,890m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate41.2 km
Weather
Mid-March, Hunua Ranges
22°CTypical high
16°CTypical low
10°CColdest in 20 years
33%Days with rain
Highs around 22°C and lows around 16°C, but it has dropped to 10°C. Rain on 33% 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 Hunua Hillbilly Ultramarathon 42 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 Hunua Hillbilly Ultramarathon 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 1,890 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
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
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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