Ashburton River Trail Marathon

Ashburton River Trail Marathon Details

This inaugural event uses the formed walking and biking tracks of the Ashburton River Track along the northern side of the Ashburton River. Walkers and runners will be mostly under the canopy of the river's trees and protected from sun and wind.

The Friday night's individual and teams 5km walk/run will be a social event with serious runners starting backed up by participants looking to enjoy themselves. This is an ideal event for workplace challenges, so teams are encouraged to think of themed attire, and if the weather permits, perhaps a water weapon or two. Afterwards, there will be music and food available for individuals, families, and teams to relax and dance the night away.

Saturday morning will see the loop extended to allow for the 10km participants to turn at the Mania-o-roto Scout Park area, while the 21km participants will continue onto Corchrances Road and back down Beach Rd to reenter the river track area at Trevors Rd. All three events are a loop and will start and finish at the Allenton Rugby Clubrooms, which offers plenty of parking and safe areas for friends and families to wait and support.

5km participants will receive a wooden medal, and corporate team champions will receive a wooden trophy. Meanwhile, the 10km and 21km participants will receive a metal cutout medal.

Event Schedule

• Friday 1st March: 5 km Individual/Team events start at 5.30pm.
• Saturday 2nd March: 21km event starts at 8.30am, closely followed by the 10km participants.

Registration packs can be collected from the Allenton Rugby Football Clubrooms (21 Melrose Road) on Thursday 29th February from 5-7pm, Friday from 12-2pm, or early Saturday morning before the briefing at 8.15am. Safe, off-street parking is available at the Allenton Rugby Club, and overnight motorhome/caravan facilities are available for members at the neighbouring NZMCA camp.