Date
Sat, 24 Oct 2026
Start
08:30
Venue
Waipa MTB Carpark, Waipa State Mill Road, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, New Zealand
Whakarewarewa, Rotorua Lakes District
Countdown
October
The middle ground: 50 km and about 1,300 m of climbing. A solid half-day on the bike that's hard work without being a monster, and e-bikes are welcome.
Key facts
015.4-hour cut-off
02E-bikes allowed, with their own start and ranking
03Minimum age 14
Create a free training plan for the Whaka 100 MTB Marathon 50 km
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The course
The route
Whakarewarewa
Distance50km
Total climb1,321m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate44.5 km
Weather
Late-October, Whakarewarewa
17°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
35%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 2°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 Whaka 100 MTB Marathon 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 Whaka 100 MTB Marathon 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,321 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Terrain and skills practice specific to the course
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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