Beach Car park and picnic area - Waiuku Forest
At the mouth of the mighty Waikato River lies the largely unknown – and often-forgotten – Waiuku Forest, all cloaked by towering pine trees with hard-packed, low impact sand-based trails underfoot. Our courses here boast extensive and breathtaking views over the Tasman Sea, Port Waikato and the mouth of the mighty Waikato River.
Beach Car park and picnic area - Waiuku Forest
Beach Car park and picnic area - Waiuku Forest
Beach Car park and picnic area - Waiuku Forest
Beach Car park and picnic area - Waiuku Forest
Beach Car park and picnic area - Waiuku Forest
Our event base is the Beach Car park and picnic area - Waiuku Forest. If using Google Maps, Ghezzie Road, Otaua will take you to the nearest mappable point, from there you can follow event signage to the Event Base. Mobile reception gets very patchy as you get out nearer the forest, so it would be advisable to have your maps loaded before you leave Waiuku township.
We encourage all participants to carpool out the event base whenever possible. This reduces the amount of parking required, reduces our carbon footprint and the impact on the location grounds. We do not have a large parking area out at Waiuku Forest (only available parking is literally each side of the forest road that leads to the event base) so PLEASE car pool as much as possible to save a long walk to event base.
We have removed disposable cups from our aid stations in an effort to minimise our waste production. Please remember your reusable cup, hydration pack or water bottle to fill up! (You can purchase a collapsible silicone water cup at event base for $5).
Online registrations will close at 10am the Friday before event day or when sold out - whatever happens first!
FULL SERIES ENTRY - PRE-REGISTERED
If you've entered the whole 6-event Auckland XTERRA Series, on the morning of the event, simply head to your own Series Entrant Registration Tent. Your name and race number are on the Series Board in front of the black tent and you help yourself to your race number with the attached timing transponder.
If you're changing distance this weekend grab your race number/timing transponder and give it to the Total Sport staff member in your tent who will give you a new race number/transponder for your new distance. We recommend checking into this area at least 45 minutes prior to your scheduled start time.
INDIVIDUAL EVENT - PRE REGISTERED
If you've only entered one/a few of the XTERRA events, please head to the Pre-Registered area to collect your event bib and timing transponder. Our team will split the registrations alphabetically by surname e.g. A to G, H to O & P to Z. We recommend checking into this area at least 45 minutes prior to your scheduled start time.
REGISTER ON THE DAY - ONLY IF AVAILABLE!
Entry numbers are capped at 1000pax per event location - This does mean many locations will sell out before event day. Check the website or Facebook for announcements.
Whilst we are stoked to see more of you than ever out there enjoying the trails with us, we are aware that our XTERRA Series venues are not designed for quite so many people descending on them in the space of a few hours. The huge numbers put pressure on all sorts of areas at each event – parking, toilet queue, beer line, plus the congestion on the trails.
With this in mind, and following discussions with the landowners and stakeholders involved with the series, entry numbers are now capped at 1000pax for each of the Auckland XTERRA events.
1.1 Participant acknowledges that Total Sport reserves the right to:
(a) change the format of this event (and/or route of the Event) where it may become necessary or desirable to do so due to circumstances beyond the control of Total Sport, and if that occurs, Participant consents to the changes and agrees that each and every one of the Event rules, terms and conditions will apply to that changed Event; and
(b) postpone or cancel the Event whether due to poor weather, natural disaster, pandemic outbreak, any Force Majeure Event, or for any other reason beyond Total Sport's control. If the Event is cancelled (or postponed and Participant cannot make the postponement date), Participant acknowledges and accepts that Participant's entry fee is non-refundable, however, Credit will be given in accordance with clause 1.4.
1.2 Total Sport will make reasonable endeavours to postpone the Event rather than cancel.
1.3 If Total Sport cannot postpone the Event (or if the Event has been postponed once before already and the postponed Event cannot go ahead) the Event will be cancelled and a Credit will be issued.
1.4 Where the Event is cancelled in accordance with clause 1.1(b) Participant acknowledges that the amount of Credit given will depend on the amount of lead time between the circumstances rendering the Event cancelled (i.e. government lockdown announcement or weather event) and the Event date and:
(a) where there is more than 2 weeks’ notice, 100% Credit will be given; and
(b) where there is 2 weeks’ notice or less, 50% Credit will be given.
1.5 WITHDRAWALS & CREDITS - If Participant is sick or injured and cannot participate in the Event, they may transfer the value of the Entry Fee to any Total Sport event within the following 12 months, minus a $20 administration fee which Participant acknowledges there is a reasonable amount for the administrative dealings involved with changing Participant's Event entry. Participant must inform Total Sport no later than 48 hours before the Event in order to be eligible for this Credit.
Your entry is not transferable to another person. If you are unable to participate on the day, under no circumstances are you to give your race bib to anyone else.
You can change distances prior to online registration closing. This is possible through your online registration, click to amend through your confirmation email. If you can’t locate your registration confirmation email registrations@totalsport.co.nz. Note: There are no partial refunds if downgrading.
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