The start of the Marathon is in King Edward Parade, North Shore City and the race finishes at Victoria Park, Auckland City. The first 5km is undulating (not too steep), then flat to 13km. The Auckland Harbour Bridge is a very sharp climb of approximately 1km with the balance of the course being flat
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Please note that an AU$55 Per Person surcharge will apply on all packages to
1) Australian Residents who do not purchase airfares through Travelling Fit.
2) All Non-Australian residents
Please note that entries close 1 November 2008 providing the race limits have not been reached.
| Now to 21 September |
NZ$106 |
| 22 September to 27 October |
NZ$126 |
| 30 October to 1 November (at Registration and Expo) |
NZ$151 |
There are no qualifying times required to enter the Auckland Marathon but you MUST be 18 years or over on race day to enter.
The start time for the Auckland Marathon is 6:30am.
Participants reaching the 13km mark at Stafford Park at the entry point onto the Harbour Bridge after 8:30am SHARP will not be permitted to continue. Transport will be available at this point for those not making this cut-off time across the bridge to the Curran Street off-ramp to continue the event. In addition to the cut-off time of 8:30am any participant still on the Auckland Harbour Bridge at 8:50am will be transported across the bridge to the Curran Street off-ramp to continue the event. The Marathon has a strict 6hour 30 minute cut-off. Those still on the course after 1pm will be removed from the course and transported to the finish. All medical facilities and aid stations will close at 1pm.
Race timing will be provided by the Winning Time timing system and is by way of an ankle transponder. The transponder is loaned to you to allow Timing New Zealand to time you and provide your result to you. You must wear it around your ankle before you start and when you finish. It must be returned at the end of the race.
A Confirmation Card with a detailed Race Guide, or a Confirmation email will be sent out to all confirmed participants no later than 7 days prior to the event. Participants must bring the Confirmation Card or email confirmation with them to collect their Race Number and Race Pack from Race Headquarters, Registration & Expo, 135 Halsey Street, Auckland City, between the following hours:
- Thursday 30 October 12:00pm to 7:00pm
- Friday 31 October 10:00am to 7:00pm
- Saturday 1 November 10:00am to 7:00pm
Participants may collect another competitor's Race Pack provided they bring with them their Confirmation Card and sign for their Race Number and Transponder. Race packs will include your race number, transponder, exclusive Adidas Climacool event T-shirt and gear bag. Please ensure you identify your correct T-shirt size on the entry form.
For participants who are from outside New Zealand or the Auckland Region and are unable to collect their Race Number, Transponder and Race Pack between these hours, please contact Timing New Zealand so that alternative arrangements can be made. If you lose your Confirmation Card, staff at the Registration Help Desk will assist you, but you must bring some form of photo identification.
There are no pace setters for this event.
Water, Powerade and flat Coca Cola will be available at the aid stations
At Race Registration, you will be supplied with a Gear Bag and bag tag (to be marked with your race number and name). You must put your items in the Gear Bag provided and hand it into Gear Trucks at the Start Line. The Gear Trucks will go to the finish venue where you will be able to collect your gear. Only this gear bag will be accepted for storage. Special drinks must be dropped off at Registration and Expo.
The recommended way to get to the start of the race is to park on the Auckland City side, purchase a $5 one way ferry ticket and catch the ferry to the start line. The first ferry departs at approximately 4.30am. Ferry and Bus tickets can only be purchased at the Sports Expo. These will not be available for purchase on the day.
A Sports Expo will be held in conjunction with Race Registration / Packet Pick Up at 135 Halsey Street, Auckland City between 12:00pm - 7:00pm on Thursday 30, 10:00am - 7:00pm on Friday 31 and Saturday 1 November.
All runners (excluding 5km runners) will be given a t-shirt prior to the event at Registration and Expo. All Marathon finishers will also receive a medal with a ribbon at the finish. Certificates and race results will be posted to the official event web site www.aucklandmarathon.co.nz. Finishers will be able to download their graphical colour Certificate of Merit after 9:00pm Sunday 2 November 2008. If you wish to receive your certificate by mail an additional fee of $2 will be payable with your entry fee.
The average temperate in Auckland in November is 16°C (61°F).
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