MANAWATU STRIDERS - PROPERTY BROKERS
MARATHON / HALF MARATHON/ 10KM / 5KM / 2.5KM MARAFUN
Sunday 18 May 2025
MEDALS FOR EVERY FINISHER IN THE 5KM AND ABOVE
THANK YOU TO OUR MAJOR EVENT partners
We look forward to SEEing YOU AT the 42ND half marathon event in 2025.
KEY DATES
Early bird entries are now open until 31 March 2025!
Online entries close 15 May 2025
Sun 18 May 2025 - we do accept on the day entries, but with a late fee
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Shoe Clinic MARATHON - 42.2KM
The course can be viewed here. An elevation profile is available by checking the ‘show elevation’ box on the left.
The marathon will head down to the He Ara Kotahi pathway via Dairy Farm Road, then out to Linton and back to the He Ara Kotahi pedestrian bridge. From here, marathon participants will head downstream along the Riverside walkway to Paneiri Park and then make their way back upstream, underneath both He Ara Kotahi bridge, Fitzherbert Bridge, then all the way to Te Matai Road to the turn around point. From here they will return via the Riverside walkway, cross the Fitzherbert Bridge and return to Massey University to finish.
Drink stations for the marathon will be available at the following locations: 3.9km, 8.0km, 121km, 16.7km, 19.2km, 22.2km, 26.8km, 29.8km, 32.8km, 37.3km, 40.5km.
Toilet facilities are available at the start/finish area, 8.0km (at Linton), approx 14km (He Ara Kotahi Bridge), 16.7km (Paneiri Park), 19.2km (He Ara Kotahi Bridge), 20.5km (Fitzherbert Bridge), 26.8km & 32.8km (Riverside Drive), approx 39km (Fitzherbert Bridge)
The Bed Barn HALF MARATHON - 21.1KM
The course can be viewed here. An elevation profile is available by checking the ‘show elevation’ box on the left.
The half marathon participants will follow the same route as the marathon to Linton and back via He Ara Kotahi pathway. On return to the He Ara Kotahi bridge, they will head downstream for a short out-and-back section before turning around to head back upstream, beneath the He Ara Kotahi bridge, then up to cross the Fitzherbert bridge and return to Massey University to finish
Drink stations for the half marathon will be available at the following locations: 3.9km, 8.0km, 12.1km, 16.6km, 19.4km
Toilet facilities are available at the start/finish area, 8.0km (at Linton), approx 14km and 16.6km marks (He Ara Kotahi Bridge) and approx 18km (Fitzherbert Bridge).
Helloworld Travel 10KM
The course can be viewed here. An elevation profile is available by checking the ‘show elevation’ box on the left.
The 10km event will head to the He Ara Kotahi pathway via Dairy Farm Road, and will complete a short out-and-back section on this path towards Linton before turning around and back to the bridge. They will then cross the He Ara Kotahi pedestrian bridge and turn immediately left to follow the path down to join the Riverside walkway where they will turn left again and head upstream to the Fitzherbert bridge which they will cross and then return to Massey University to finish.
Drink stations for the 10km will be available at the following locations: 5.5km, 8.3km.
Toilet facilities are available at the start/finish area, 5.5km (He Ara Kotahi Bridge), approx 6.9km (Fitzherbert Bridge).
5KM FUN RUN/WALK
The course can be viewed here. An elevation profile is available by checking the ‘show elevation’ box on the left.
The 5km fun run/walk will also head down towards He Ara Kotahi along Dairy Farm Road, turn at the turn around point, then head back to Massey University to finish.
There is one drink station for the 5km course, at 3.3km. Toilet facilities are available at the start/finish area.
2.5KM or 700m KIDS MARAFUN
A free event for under-12 year olds. The 2.5km turn-around is at the bottom of the Ring Rd (University Dr) and then back up the hill to finish under the arch. Every finisher gets a treat too!