19 March 2011

The race starts at Maraetai with a 2km swim and is followed by a 90km bike that covers much of the old Auckland Ironman bike course. It finishes with a 21km three lap picturesque run around the foreshore of the Hauraki Gulf.

Venue

The event centre will be at Kawakawa Bay on the edge of the Hauraki Gulf, 17km east of Clevedon. Kawakawa Bay is well known to many previous Ironman New Zealand competitors when the race was held in Auckland. The cycle leg is almost entirely on the old Ironman course. The run leg is along a spectacular piece of foreshore with sea views the entire way, and the majority of the run under Pohutukawa trees which will provide perfect protection on a hot sunny day.

Registration

Registration is at the Orca Store, 1010 Beaumont St, Westhaven from 10am to 7pm on Friday 18 March. You must have your bike checked prior to this.

Bike Checks Compulsory please make sure you have your bike (and helmet) checked by the team at iBike. Checked bikes will have a sticker applied, and this is required to be granted access to transition on race morning. Bike checks can be done from 1st March through to 18th March.

ibike.co.nz
66 Parnell Road
Parnell, Auckland
(09) 307 9400

Your registration pack is a red plastic bag which will also be your T2 bag. The race pack will include sponsors product, race information and a swim cap plus a clear bag with your race number on it for your swim gear (T1).

Here is how it works:

Your red plastic registration bag is for your running gear (T2). You will give us this bag (which may include running gear, food, vaseline, bandaids etc) on race morning at Maraetai and we will transport it to T2 for you. After the swim, we will transport all of the clear plastic T1 bags (with whatever you leave in them - wetsuit, goggles etc) to the event centre at T2.

Once you arrive at T2, your running gear will be handed to you by a marshall, rack your bike and head off on the run. Swim gear can be collected after the event in exchange for your race number.

Attendance of Race Briefing is compulsory. Race Briefing 8:15am at Maraetai Beach.

Start

We will be offering transport for athletes from Kawakawa to Maraetai on race morning. Athletes without support will be required to rack their bikes at Maraetai early in the morning, then drive on to Kawakawa to leave their cars and use our transport back to the start.

Race Day Schedule

6:30am	Swim/Bike Transition opens at Maraetai Beach
7:00am	We suggest athletes without support have racked their bikes and depart for Kawakawa Bay
7:45am	Return transport departs Kawakawa Bay (no later than 7:15am)
8:15am	Compulsory race briefing at Maraetai Beach
8:30am	Auckland Half Ironman Race Start
9:00am	Auckland Half Ironman Relay Team Race Start
9:30am	Individual and Relay Short Course Start
10:45am	First cyclists arrive at Kawakawa Bay
12:15am	Expect first Finishers
4:30pm	Expect last Finishers
5:00pm	Race cutoff
5:00pm	Prizegiving

Short Course

A short course option is also available. Swim 1km, Bike 30km, Run 7km. Please note that there is no prizemoney for the short course event.

The short course uses the same transition and start/finish areas. The swim course is 1 lap, the bike ride is just the Maraetai to Kawakawa Bay section, and then one lap of the run course.

Prizes

The prizegiving will be about 5pm and will be at the finish venue.

Men and Women - 1st = $1,000, 2nd=$500, 3rd=$250

Merit Prizes will be awarded to all qualifying categories. A category must have 10 competitors to qualify. Categories of less than 10 will be combined with other categories where necessary. Categories are Open, 40-49, 50-59 and 60+.

The teams competition is open to all team categories. Again, there must be 10 in a category to qualify for prizes.

Open Team - 1st = $500
Female Team - 1st = $500

Safety & Health

At Media Unlimited our primary aim is to host a safe race that every competitor enjoys. While we take every care to make the event as safe as possible, it is each competitor's responsibility to ensure their own safety and the safety of those around them.

Electronic devices such as ipods and MP3 players are not permitted at any stage of the race.

Drinks

We will have Leppin Enduro Booster (Lemon & Lime) and water available in bottles at 60km on the bike. The same will be available in cups every 3.5km on the run, plus coke and bananas.

Feed Zone

There will be a feed zone at the crest of Snake Hill on the way out (32km mark). This is the zone where you may have someone hand you food and drink. You need to arrange this yourself. No other outside help is permitted.

Bike Turnaround

The bike turnaround is now spraypainted on the road. It is right at the start of the 50km/h zone as you approach Kaiaua from the north. This is also the 60km mark where the drink stop will be.

Drafting

The rules are simple. There must be a 7 metre gap between cyclists, and a passing move must be made at 10% greater speed. This means you need a gap big enough to fit a car between you, and if the person in front is doing 30km/h, you need to be doing at least 33km/h or you'll get 'pinged'. There will be no advice out on the course, the draft buster simply writes down your number. First offence = 3 minutes, second offence = 5 minutes penalty, 3 offences and you're out. We will have 5 draft busting vehicles operating and you won't be informed until after the finish.

Entries

Entries close 14 March 2011.

Contact

Please email us at events@mediaunlimited.co.nz

2009 Race singlets for sale

Post Race Services

Video 2009

Video 2008

Video 2007

Credit www.infonews.co.nz

Credit www.infonews.co.nz

Some feedback from the 2009 race: Thanks for a great race, well managed, plenty of support, great spot prizes and competition that had a good blend of "a club race with a bit of attitude". I will be back next year, this is certainly unique and the best 1/2 IM event I have done in Australasia. - Brett Woods Thanks and Praise the good Lord for the lovely scenery! - Dean Thanks for your organization of the event on Saturday it turned out to be an excellent day and one I will remember for a long time. - Steven Hill Thought the event was great. Thanks to the organising team and the volunteers who all did an awesome job! I will definitely back next year. - Richard