Event Qualification - Ultra only

This event is unapologetically tough! You will need to have a good level of fitness, experience and toughness to enter this event - let alone make the finish line. This is part of the appeal!  

As part of the entry process you will need to tell us “why you are tough enough for the Hunua Hillbilly Ultramarathon”. There are no clear guidelines given here as we know you all have varying backgrounds – but some suitable examples would be: 

• I’ve done Taupo Ultra 100km/TUM/Northburn/Hardrock (enough said) 

• I’ve entered Trail marathon’s for years, I’m always towards the back but I always finish. This one might be a push for me to make the cut-off, I know this and am ok with the fact I might not finish it (first try)  

• I’m a beef farmer on the hills which back onto the event. I’ve never done anything like this before, but I spend all day every day traipsing up hills for work and regularly go for big running adventures in my weekends.

Note: there is no event qualification required for the Marathon or 22km events. Only that you are aware you are in for an amazing and testing event!