Brooks Half Marathon
Sunday 11 July 2010
2010 RESULTS HERE NOW!
Well done to all participants on a beautiful Taupo day!
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2010 EVENT REPORT
Brooks Off Road Half Marathon
media #4 - Event Report
From Nick Reader – Event Director
‘Tough, but rewarding… don’t change a thing’
Those were the thoughts of most people who took part in the very challenging Brooks Off Road Half Marathon yesterday Sunday 11 July.
The course located on the North side of Mount Tauhara took a record 620 runners and walkers on either the Smiths Sports Shoes 10km or full Brooks Half Marathon mission through forest roads, mountain bike tracks, machine built trails and even old trails used by wild pigs and deer. Yes it was indeed 100% off road!
It was one of those ‘great to be alive’ days with brilliant sunshine and no wind, but the start of the day was minus 3 degrees. It was so cold in fact that the drinks station people poured water into cups and the top layer of the drink froze and could not be poured out – believe it or not?
The event truly is all about participation and personal challenge so we don’t make too much fuss about the winners and place getters, however there were some fantastic efforts at the top end of the field. Sjors Corporaal took the overall win in a time of 1:27:55. Good on ya Sjors – that is a blistering time on a hilly course! First female overall was Michelle Hyland in 1:39:20. The efforts towards the back of the field were no less with quite a few people just really happy to have ‘completed’ the course.
Comments from people who took part in the first ever event run in 2009 around the base of Mount Tauhara were mainly, ‘yes this event was tougher, but it was better’. Variety is the spice of life and also a major attraction of this event with participants constantly being surprised by the new terrain and views around every corner.
Oh and the last hill, don’t mention that killer climb. The last hill aptly called ‘Te Pari Pain’ by the organizers really tested all participants willpower and energy reserves, but hey the greater the effort, the greater the reward so well done to everyone who ascended to the saddle to enjoy a panoramic view of the Broadlands valley where the Waikato River escapes from the great lake.
The Brooks is now established as a quality Taupo event with its very own personal style – very challenging, but not extreme and will look to build on its success in year 3.
Eyes now turn to the next 2 events in the 63.3 Taupo Half marathon series with 2 more events in August and September. More info at www.eventscapital.co.nz
More photos and a runners story at http://trailrunz.blogspot.com/2010/07/no-tarahumara-at-tauhara-half-mara.html
Many thanks to event sponsors: Brooks, Smiths Sports Shoes, V02 max magazine, CamelBak, EventsCapital.co.nz , More FM and Powerade.
2010 PHOTOS
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There should be a photo of almost everyone and they are professional pics available to purchase.
DESCRIPTION
The Brooks Off Road Half Marathon is a unique running and walking event held on the North and East side of Mount Tauhara near Taupo. The terrain is 100% off road and includes farmland and pine forest. The course is held on 100% private land so this event provides a once per year opportunity to access this area. Elevation is 'rolling' and some hill training is required. There are fantastic views from the course. The event is all about partcipation and there is a distance and speed option for everyone. Options include 10km walk, 10 km run, Half marathon walk and Half marathon run.
Please note that the 2010 course is different from 2009 and does not go around the base of Mount Tauhara!
2010 Maps
View course map as PDF here.
View course profile here.
Click here to view location map - This is a PDF document 1.3 meg in size.
63.3 series
The Taupo Off Road Half Marathon is part of the 63.3 series of 3 Half Marathons run in Taupo. People who complete all Half Marathons receive 63.3 merchandise and go into the draw to win a grand prize. See www.633.co.nz for details. Make sure you enter to Brooks event to give yourself a chance at the entire series!!
Erin Baker and Cameron Brown award
The Brooks Off Road Half Marathon is one of the events that make up the Erin Baker and Cameron Brown award. Athletes must complete 4-5 Taupo events to qualify. More info on these awards will be placed HERE shortly.