This unique ultramarathon event takes place near Naseby - the highest town in New Zealand at 2000ft.

The course is set around a 10km loop - the one half along a gravel road and the other half on a forest track beside the water race that gives the event its name. Originally the water race was built for gold mining around 1860 and now it provides the water supply to the town of Naseby.

The Race starts in Wet Gully road about 1 km from the Ranfurly/Naseby road, with competitors running half a km back down this road toward the tarseal before turning right into Hoffmans Dam Rd, following that until you get to Coalpit Dam, then run around the left hand side of the Dam, thru the carpark, then left and right keeping the Forest on your left until reaching the Water Race, right turn and follow the Water Race back thru the forest to the figure 8 junction. Stay on the left of the traffic cones taking care for oncoming runners , sharp right then back up to the Water Race, then keep following it past the swimming dam, until you reach a bridge crossing the Water Race. Left over the bridge, another left at the Stone marker then a sharp right onto Translator Rd. Follow the gravel Rd up to Ramp Rd, left down there and then left again into Wet Gully Rd, a short jog and that is lap 1.

Do this:

• 4 (four) more times for the 50 km
• 7 (seven) more times for the 80 km
• 9 (nine) more times for the 100 km
• 15 (fifteen) more times for the 100 mile
• 19 (nineteen ) more times for the 200 kms
• 31 (thirty one) more times for the 200 mile
• Teams , each runner does 3 laps continuously.

Start Times: Race Briefing will be 20 minutes before start times shown below.

• 200 mile-8:00 am Wednesday 23th August
• 200 kms - 8:00 am Friday 25th August
• 100 mile - 8:00 am Friday 25th August
• 100 km - 10 am Friday 25th August
• 80 km - 05:00am Saturday 26th August
• 50 km - 9:00am Saturday 26th August
• 60 km Teams - 9:00 am Saturday 26th August

As it is dark until 7am for those that start at 5am runners must start with a headlight for the first two laps and you may need it for later ones. For those starting on Wednesday and Friday runners will need headlamps from 6pm and all night that you are running (till 7am ish).

It get's dark between 5pm and 6pm so you may need more batterys for then if you are still going on your last lap. The Cold Eats Batteries, have spares!!!

Cut Off Times: This applies to all runners. You must have COMPLETED your last lap by 6pm Saturday.

Race Registration

Registration for the 200 mile at the Race Start in Wet Gully Rd, Wednesday morning from 7:00 am

Registration for the 200 km at the Race Start in Wet Gully Rd, Friday Morning from 7:00 am

Registration for the 100 mile at the Race Start in Wet Gully Road, Friday Morning from 7:00 am.

Registration for the 100 km at the Race Start in Wet Gully Road, Friday Morning from 9:00 am.

Registration for 80 km /50 km & 60km Teams are at the Race Start in Wet Gully Road from 1pm Friday and Saturday from 4am

200 MILE & 200KM ENTRANTS

Those wanting to enter the 200 Mile or 200 km must have proven Ultra Experience. Please furnish details of your Race History, showing completion of a 100 mile race in the previous 18 months, or a really good reason why we should let you enter. This will be uncharted territory for some of you, and we will view you all individually.

Barriers go up at Wet Gully Rd/Hoffmans Dam Rd Corner by 07.45 Friday morning for Vehicle Access so get in before then PLEASE!!!

After The Race

Prize Giving will be held at the Naseby Town Hall, on the corner of Leven & Council Streets and will commence at 8:30am Sunday morning.

See you there!