Date
Sat, 21 Nov 2026
Start
06:00
Venue
Woodside Train Station, Greytown
Greytown, South Wairarapa District
Countdown
November
Half of WAI2K, but a full day out. You run point to point from Greytown to Tunnel Gully with serious climbing (2,600 m over 50 km), so this is a mountain ultra.
Key facts
01Cut-offs: 6.5 hours at Kaitoke (about 24 km), 10 hours at Te Marua (about 38 km)
02Compulsory gear includes waterproof jacket, thermal top, gloves, hat, compass and whistle
03Hi-vis vest required for the road section
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The course
The route
Greytown
Distance50km
Total climb2,600m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate47.9 km
Weather
Late-November, Greytown
17°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
37%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 37% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Kirin FAHEY06:41:387.5 km/h
02Daniela KLINGE07:09:367.0 km/h
03Rachel ORTH08:02:496.2 km/h
21
Women finishers
9:02:02
Median time
5.5 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserThe WUU2K/WAI2K organising team (Race Director: Gareth Thomas)
Websitewuu2k.co.nz
Instagram@wairunfest
Running since2020
Training
Training for the WAI2K 50 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 WAI2K 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 2,600 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
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Typical sessions
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