The Tarawera crew put on several races throughout the year, and they are all superb! One begins in a cave shared with glow worms, one ends at a beach with natural hot water, and this one is the 100, with three distances: 102Ks, 87Ks and 62Ks... All of which follow a similar course along breathtaking scenery.

I did the 100 this year,, my first really big distance, (after last year dropping to the 62 due to repeat hamstring injuries)... and it was superb / incredible / insert many many good adjectives here. The incredible thing is that during the hurt locker / pain cave of doing a 100... I never once thought I'd never want to do it again, quite the opposite! Even when at the finish line, with a nice cold beer in hand, I just wanted to do it again. and faster. And can't wait for the team to take my money again and re-sign up!

~This from running 100+ K's ~
Lunacy!

Or spectacular...

Overseas people: This is worth a visit to NZ for in our summertime. And if that doesn't work out, the 50/trail marathon in November or the Waitomo caves run in April should also be worth looking into if you're thinking of visiting New Zealand!