Registration

Late entries will be accepted at registration up until 30 mins before the event starts with an additional cost of $15 on top of the entry fee.

Entry Numbers are to be worn on the FRONT and Timing Chip to shoe lace. Event packs can be collected on Saturday 2nd August from 1-6pm and on Sunday morning from 7am at the Event head quarters at The Great Lake Centre.

Start/Finish

The start area is on Redoubt Street adjacent to The Great Lake Centre. Finish is on the Tongariro North Domain beside Great Lake Centre. The start will be waved from 9am with runners first, followed by walkers at 9.10am.

The Course and First Aid

A flat, scenic out-and-back loop course on the edge of Lake Taupo. Surfaces include highway, footpath, formed track and some firm farmland. The course will be marshalled and signed. All entrants must complete the same course. This course is unsuitable for wheelchair users.

Drink stations will be positioned at approximately the 5, 9, 14 and 16km points. First Aid Station will be provided at the finish line by St John Ambulance. Aid will also be available on the course by a roving St John team member. No dogs on the course please! Supporters and spectators must not accompany runners and walkers at any stage during the event.

Refreshments

Hot soup and bread roll will be available for all participants after the event in the Great Lake Centre. Refreshments will also be available for purchase on the Tongariro North Domain.

Prizes

Prize giving will be at 1.30pm on the Tongariro North Domain beside Great Lake Centre. (wet or fine) You must be present at the Domain to collect any of the major spot prizes. Minor spot prizes are allocated randomly and are indicated by a voucher in your event bag. These can be collected from the Great Lake Centre Saturday 1-6pm or from 7am on event day.

Walkers please note:

The Mizuno Half Marathon is the country's largest walking event. We value our walkers and want to ensure that the experience is a pleasurable one for them. Every year we are confronted with the issue of walkers who run, skip, lift or have an action that is not deemed to be walking. Walking is universally defined as a progression of steps maintaining contact with the ground. Technically the knee joint must be momentarily locked with each stride. Please participate in the spirit of the event and abide by these criteria for walking, thus saving embarrassment to both yourself and event organisers. If you wish to walk/run or run/walk, please enter as and start with the runners

Merchandise

Mizuno Half Marathon and sponsors merchandise will be available for purchase at registration and on the day of the event but it is suggested that you pre-order your event t-shirt to avoid disappointment.

Photographs

Supersport Images has been appointed as the official photographer for the event. Photos will be available online within a few days of the event at www.supersportimages.com

The Erin Baker and Cameron Brown Awards

The Erin Baker Award is open to any athlete who, in one season, completes the following: The Mizuno Half Marathon (August) The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge (November) The Taupo Triathlon (February) Across Lake Taupo Swim (February)

The Cameron Brown Award is open to any athlete who completes, in one season, in the Erin Baker Award and the Taupo Ironman (March).

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