SUNDAY 9th NOVEMBER 2025

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THE MOUNT MAIN BEACH COMES ALIVE

The fun run begins at the Tauranga Marina and leads participants to the stunning coastline. The course then takes them around the iconic Mount Maunganui base track, offering a scenic route that circles the majestic mountain, surrounded by lush greenery and rocky cliffs. The final stretch leads runners onto the golden sands of Mount Maunganui beach, where they sprint towards the finish line, cheered on by the lively beach crowd. This run is not just a race; it’s an adventure that captures the beauty of both the city and the coast, making it an unforgettable experience for participants of all ages and fitness levels.

DISTANCES

Jarden ~ 21.1km half marathon run/walk
United Airlines ~ 11km run/walk
BOP Times ~ 5km run/walk

JARDEN 21.1km Half Marathon Run/Walk

The “City to Surf” Half Marathon event starts outside the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club at Sulphur Point and heads around the Waikareao Estuary track before heading over the Harbour Bridge towards Mount Maunganui and around the stunning base track of the mighty Mauao. The finish line is on the sand at the Mount Main Beach outside the Surf Club.

Competitors must be 16 years of age or older on event day.

UNITED AIRLINES 11km Run/Walk

The “City to Surf” 11km event starts outside the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club and heads over the Harbour Bridge towards Mount Maunganui and around the stunning base track of the mighty Mauao. The finish line is on the sand at the Mount Main Beach outside the Surf Club.

Competitors must be 12 years of age or older on event day.

BAY OF PLENTY TIMES 5km Run/Walk

The “Surf to Surf” 5km event starts on the Mount Main Beach outside the Mount Surf Club. Utilising the boardwalk and the beach access paths, participants make a turnaround just past Leisure Island before heading back towards the Surf Club and around the stunning base track of the mighty Mauao. The finish line is on the sand at the Mount Main Beach outside the Surf Club.

Competitors must be 5 years of age or older on event day.

2024 RESULTS CAN BE FOUND HERE

COURSE MAPS

Half Marathon JARDEN City to Surf Course

11km UNITED AIRLINES City to Surf Course

5km BOP TIMES Surf to Surf Course

For course descriptions please see the Course Description tab under Event Information below

EVENT INFORMATION

Entry Fees

2024 Entry Fees (every participant in all events receives a finishers medal, free Hell Pizza voucher, Vista drink, Athena Bar & Em’s Power Bar)

Early Bird Fee from 8th April (9:00am) until 09th June (11:59pm) 2024
* Half Marathon: $60.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* Half Marathon School Student: $48.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* 11km: $40.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* 11km School Student: $32.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* 5km: $35.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* 5km School Student: $28.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* Family Pass (2 adults and up to 3 children aged 5-16 years): $120.00 (plus $4 booking fee)

Standard Fee from 10th June until 07th October (11:59pm) 2024
* Half Marathon: $65.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* Half Marathon School Student: $52.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* 11km: $45.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* 11km School Student: $36.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* 5km: $40.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* 5km School Student: $32.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* Family Pass (2 adults and up to 3 children aged 5-16 years): $130.00 (plus $4 booking fee)

Late Fee from 08th October until 07th November (11:59pm) 2024
* Half Marathon: $80.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* Half Marathon School Student: $64.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* 11km: $55.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* 11km School Student: $44.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* 5km: $45.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* 5km School Student: $36.00 per person (plus $4 booking fee)
* Family Pass (2 adults and up to 3 children aged 5-16 years): $140.00 (plus $4 booking fee)

On The Day Fee – available at registration venues ONLY
* Half Marathon: $85.00 per person
* Half Marathon School Student: $70.00 per person
* 11km: $60.00 per person
* 11km School Student: $50.00 per person
* 5km: $50.00 per person
* 5km School Student: $40.00 per person
* Family Pass (2 adults and up to 3 children aged 5-16 years): $150.00

Pre Event Shuttle Bus: $5.00 cash only on the day if not pre-booked online – for half marathon and 11km competitors ONLY. 5km competitors you do not need a shuttle service.

Special Entry Fees Available

Family Pass (2 adults and up to 3 children aged 5-16 years) – applicable for all entry types as long as the children meet the event age restriction. Email info@eventpromotions.co.nz if you would like to enter using the family pass. Prices are shown above.
Groups of 10+ people – we have a special 20% discount available. All group entries MUST be received at least two weeks prior to the event day to qualify for the discount. Please email info@eventpromotions.co.nz for more information on how to enter with 10+ people.
School Students – there is a special 20% discount rate available for School Students (Primary, Intermediate and Secondary Years 1-13) across all entry types. Student ID’s must be provided at check-in/registration if requested. The student discount does not apply to Corporate/Gym 11km Team entry option or 10+ people or more Team entry option due to existing discounts.

How to Enter

ONLINE ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED.
You can still enter on the day at the registration venue at the start line of the race you wish to enter.

7:00am – 9:30am
Registration 11km and half marathon events – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club, Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point, Tauranga
7:30am – 9:30am
Registration 5km event – in the empty shop between Dixie Browns and Monte Gelato, Marine Parade, Mount Main Beach

Event Day Timetable

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2024 FINAL COMPETITOR NOTES

EVENT DAY TIMETABLE – Sunday 10th November 2024
7:00am – 9:30am Registration 11km and half marathon events – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club, Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point, Tauranga
7:30am – 9:30am Registration 5km event – in the empty shop between Dixie Browns and Monte Gelato, Marine Parade, Mount Main Beach

9:00am Start of Half Marathon – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club, Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point, Tauranga
10:00am Start of City to Surf 11km – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club, Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point, Tauranga
10:00am Start of Surf to Surf 5km – on the beach outside Mount Surf Club
1:15pm Prize giving for ALL events – on the beach outside Mount Surf Club

Registration/Race Number Collection – Half Marathon run/walk
Registration for Half Marathon competitors is on Sunday morning ONLY from 7:00am until 8:30am at the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat club on Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point, Tauranga. This is where you collect your race number and timing transponder.

Registration/Race Number Collection – 11km run/walk
Registration for City to Surf 11km competitors is on Sunday morning ONLY from 7:00am until 9:30am at the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat club on Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point, Tauranga. This is where you collect your race number and timing transponder.

Registration/Race Number Collection – 5km run/walk
Registration for 5km competitors is on Sunday morning ONLY from 7:30am until 9:30am in the empty shop between Dixie Browns and Monte Gelato, Marine Parade, Mount Main Beach. This is where you collect your race number and timing transponder.

Refunds and Transfers

WITHDRAWL AND REFUND POLICY
ALL withdrawals MUST be notified to info@eventpromotions.co.nz by 9:00am, 7 days prior to the event date. These withdrawals will receive their entry fee refund, minus a $15.00 administrative/booking fee.

Any withdrawals notified to info@eventpromotions.co.nz after 9:00am, 7 days prior to the event date will not be entitled to a refund, no exceptions.

In the case of a natural disaster, extreme or dangerous weather situation, “Act of God” conditions, or other uncontrollable factors causing the cancellation of the event, entry fees will not be refunded.

Transfer Policy
All person to person transfers can be made between individuals up to 9:00am 14 days prior to the event date, after this date, they must be done at event registration. These transfers MUST be made between the same entry type (event distance).

All transfers to a different entry type (event distance) can be made up to 9:00am 14 days prior to the event date, after this date, they must be done at event registration.

You cannot transfer an entry to another event, or following year under any circumstances.

If you need to make a transfer, please contact info@eventpromotions.co.nz.

Runner to Walker Transfer (or Vice Versa): You MUST let us know prior to starting the event if you are swapping from runner to walker or walker to runner. Please note that if you plan to run/walk you need to enter as a runner. This can be changed up until event registration
Event Distance Transfer: If you want to swap to a different race distance, this can be done up until 7 days prior to the event. If you decide to swap on the day, you will need to go to the registration venue of the event you would like to swap to.

Aid Stations and Shuttle Service

AID STATIONS
Water stations will be situated around the course. Public toilet facilities are also available at Coronation Park. Water and toilet/changing facilities will be available at the Finish line.
Half Marathon Aid Stations – These are located at 6km mark,11km mark, 14km mark, 18km mark and the finish line.
11km Aid Stations – These are located at 4km mark, 8km mark and the finish line.
5km Aid Stations – These are located at the start, 1.5km mark and the finish line.

SHUTTLE SERVICE
A shuttle service is available FROM the Mount Surf Club (Cnr Adams Ave & Marine Pde) to the START of the City to Surf half marathon and 11km events at the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club. The shuttles will begin leaving from 7.15am (from Mount Surf Club) for the Half Marathon and from 8.15am for the 11km event. The idea is to leave your car at the finish line (Mount Maunganui main beach), catch the bus to the half marathon/11km start line (Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club) and run/walk back to your car (Mount Maunganui main beach).

There is an additional cost of $5 per person for this service. Please book your spot when entering online. Competitors will receive their confirmation of the shuttle service via their entry confirmation email.

Your gear bags will be transported back to the finish line at Mount Maunganui Beach, where your vehicle is parked for you to collect at the completion of your run/walk. Please make sure you label these clearly with your name and race number, labels will be available at the bag drop area.

PLEASE PRINT YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL OFF AND BRING ALONG TO CATCH THE SHUTTLE.

Course Descriptions

JARDEN City to Surf Half Marathon
The “City to Surf” Half Marathon event starts outside the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club on Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point (Tauranga), run/walk until the road into the Nautilus Resort by the Boat Ramp, over the walkway, along the gravel trail to Chapel Street. Competitors turn left into Maxwells Road then around the Waikareao Estuary boardwalk returning along the Takitimu Drive walkway.

Competitors continue along Chapel Street on the Estuary side footpath, over the bridge where you complete a U-turn returning along Chapel street, left into the gravel trail back to the Nautilus Resort then right into Cross Road and then over the Harbour Bridge, down Totara Street, through Coronation Park, along Pilot Bay, and going clockwise around the base track of the Mount, exiting onto the boardwalk, and finishing along the sand on the main beach outside the Mount Surf Club.
Click here to view course map.

UNITED AIRLINES City to Surf 11km
The “City to Surf” 11km event starts outside the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club on Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point (Tauranga) and heads over the Harbour Bridge, down Totara Street, through Coronation Park, along Pilot Bay, and going clockwise around the base track of the Mount, exiting onto the boardwalk, and finishing along the sand on the main beach outside the Mount Surf Club.
Click here to view course map.

BOP TIMES Surf to Surf 5km
The “Surf to Surf” 5km event starts on the Mount main beach outside the Mount Surf Club, and heads up to the board walk, turn left run/walk along the boardwalk until the steps back onto the beach 50m before the main toilet block, drop down onto the beach continuing until just past Leisure Island. Run/walk up the blue mat to the boardwalk. Competitors then turn right onto the boardwalk and head back towards the Surf Club, turning left onto Adams Ave before turning right and going clockwise around the base track of the Mount, exiting onto the boardwalk, and finishing along the sand on the main beach.
Click here to view course map.

Corporate and Club Challenge

HELL PIZZA CORPORATE AND GYM/CLUB CHALLENGE

Prove that your company or club is the fastest in the Bay by taking on the City to Surf Corporate and Gym/Club Challenge.

This is a chance for your company or gym/sports club to do some great team bonding, train together, swap the business attire and take on the 11km City to Surf event.

How does the Hell Pizza Corporate and Gym/Club Challenge work?
Teams must consist of a minimum of 5 people; there is no maximum number of competitors per team. You must supply a Corporate or Sports Gym/Club name when registering to be eligible for the challenges. The winning Corporate and Gym/Club teams will be announced at prize giving on the Sunday and awarded with their trophies and prize. Your combined individual pacing’s for your first five team members calculate your overall team place, plus all your team members are eligible for individual grade positions e.g. if your team positions are 14th Male, 22nd Male, 32rd Male, 4th Female and 19th Female meaning your team total is 4+22+32+4+19=91 points

Note: All members of your corporate team must be employees, relatives, partners of, contractors or suppliers of the company and the Gym/Club team must be all members of the club or gym.

What is the cost to enter a Corporate or Gym/Club team?
Standard fees per person apply for all competitors, see entry fee charges.

How to register a Corporate Team?
Option 1: Enter online HERE

Option 2: E-mail info@eventpromotions.co.nz for an invoice for the total amount of your entrants. Once payment is received you will be issued a Pin Code which allows you to enter online.

The winning Corporate and Gym/Club teams will win a trophy and Hell Pizza vouchers to share.

Prize Giving and Merit Prizes

MERIT PRIZES AND SPOT PRIZES
Prize-giving will be held at 1.15pm from the stage truck on the main beach outside the Mount Surf Club. Entertainment will be playing at the finish area until prize-giving starts.

Minimum Age
Competitors must be 16 years or older to compete in the 21km event. Competitors must be 12 years or older to compete in the 11km event. Competitors must be 5 years or older to compete in the 5km event.

Finishers Medals
Every competitor that finishes any of the events from the 5km to the Half Marathon will receive a stunning finishers medal.

Merit Prizes
Merit prizes/medals be awarded to the first three males and females across the line in the half marathon run and walk, the 11km run and walk and the 5km event.

Spot Prizes
Every entrant goes in the draw to win the major and minor spot prizes. You must be present at prize-giving to claim your prizes. The major prize is return flights for 2 people to San Francisco!

Other Important Information

Walking Division
Walkers will start 5 minutes after the runners for the Half Marathon and 11km event – this is to avoid congestion on the course. We value our walkers and wish to ensure that the experience is a positive one for all entered. To ensure this we rely on entrants’ integrity that walkers WALK the complete event. Please participate in the spirit of the event and abide by walking criteria. Any walking competitor seen running will be automatically classified in the running results and no correspondence will be entered into. If competitors are unsure whether they may run & walk different sections of the course, it is requested that you enter the “Run” division.

Prams/Buggies/Strollers
Prams/Buggies/Strollers are not permitted at this event due to causing congestion on the course.

Headphones
Headphones and any other audio listening devices are not permitted to be used whilst running/walking at the event due to health and safety reasons.

Timing and Photos
All competitors will receive a timing transponder at registration to accurately time the event. This is attached your race number, which must be pinned to the front of your shirt. Marathon Photos will be snapping away and photos will be available for purchase post event, these can be viewed at www.marathon-photos.com

Training Plan

10 WEEK TRAINING PLAN FOR THE 11km CITY TO SURF EVENT

Weeks to Go (date)	Monday or Tuesday (easy/flat)	Wednesday or Thursday (hills)	Saturday (easy/flat)	Sunday (slow)
10 02nd September	20 minutes	20 minutes	20 minutes	30 minutes
9 09th September	25 minutes	25 minutes	20 minutes	30 minutes
8 16th September	30 minutes	30 minutes	20 minutes	40 minutes
7 23rd September	30 minutes	30 minutes	20 minutes	40 minutes
6 30th September	35 minutes	35 minutes	30 minutes	40 minutes
5 07th October	35 minutes	35 minutes	30 minutes	45 minutes
4 14th October	40 minutes	40 minutes	30 minutes	45 minutes
3 21st October	40 minutes	40 minutes	30 minutes	50 minutes
2 28th October	45 minutes	45 minutes	30 minutes	50 minutes
1 04th November	45 minutes	30 minutes	30 minutes	Race day!

Training Tips

Training Tip #1 – Train on hills.
There aren’t too many hills in the event but the ones that are there can slow you down significantly if you aren’t trained for them – you want to run them strong.

Training Tip #2 – Check your shoes.
Do the twist test to check – hold your shoe at each end and twist. It should feel firm. An old shoe, or one that doesn’t have proper support will twist easily. Ask the professional team from Smith Sport Shoes Tauranga or Mount Maunganui for some advise. Good shoes help prevent injuries and make your running / walking a lot more enjoyable.

Training Tip #3 – Don’t Pike out if its raining
Be committed and you will have great improvement. It is always a good idea to have a training mate.

Training Tip #4 – Practice passing runners in close proximity.
There are some sections of the race where you will run on tracks or narrow footpath. Chances are you will want to get past. Practice running with others and take turns to pass one another as close as you can get. You will improve your confidence on race day.

Training Tip #5 – stretch afterwards
Stretch for around five minutes after each session. This will reduce the chance of injury abd make you feel great.

Training Tip #6 – Keep hydrated
Have a small drink prior to each session, this will teach your body to exercise while drinking. On your longer sessions have a drink halfway through. Drink stations are located at the 4km and 8km marks of the event.

Results

Results

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2022 Results – Click here

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