Date
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Start
08:30
Venue
Event HQ, Waipa MTB Carpark, Waipa State Mill Rd, Rotorua
Whakarewarewa, Rotorua Lakes District
Countdown
November
The half marathon option: 22 km in one loop with a fair bit of climbing (815 m). A solid step up from the short trail runs without going all day.
Key facts
01Minimum age 16
027-hour course limit, course closes at 15:30
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The course
The route
Whakarewarewa
Distance22km
Total climb815m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate19.8 km
Weather
Early-November, Whakarewarewa
18°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
33%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 4°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
OrganiserMDA Group and Intrinsic Events; MDA Events Ltd / Multi-Day Adventures Ltd
Websitelegendofthepeaks.com
Instagram@legendofthepeaks
Running since2023
Training
Training for the Legend of the Peaks 22 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 Legend of the Peaks 22 km plan targets
Typical sessions
22 km with 815 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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