Make sure you are part of the largest fun run / walk in the Bay of Plenty. There is a Half Marathon, 11km and 5km run or walk options on this scenic course. We welcome runners and walkers of all ability levels to join us! All competitors that complete their distance will receive a stunning finishers medal.
Sunday 1st November 2020
MAJOR SPOT PRIZE
Course Information
Half Marathon City to Surf Course
11km City to Surf Course
5km Surf to Surf Course
For course descriptions please see the Course Description tab under Event Information below.
Event Information
Early Bird fee from 1st July – 31st July
City to Surf Half Marathon (includes finishers medal): $53.00 per person
City to Surf 11km (includes finishers medal): $33.00 per person
Surf to Surf 5km (includes finishers medal): $28.00 per person
Standard Fee from 1st August – 26th October
City to Surf Half Marathon (includes finishers medal): $58.00 per person
City to Surf 11km (includes finishers medal): $38.00 per person
Surf to Surf 5km (includes finishers medal): $33.00 per person
Late Fee from 27th October – 1st November
City to Surf Half Marathon (includes finishers medal): $70 per person
City to Surf 11km (includes finishers medal): $50 per person
Surf to Surf 5km (includes finishers medal): $45 per person
Pre Event Shuttle Bus: $5 – for half marathon and 11km competitors only. Shuttle bus must be booked by 25th October.
Online entries for the City to Surf have now closed! You can still enter on the day – Sunday 1st November
5km entry registration – Mount Main Beach 7.30am – 9.30am $45 CASH ONLY
11km, 21km entry registration – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club 7.00am – 9.30am
Click here to enter online (using credit or debit card).
Click here to download an Entry Form.
– Post it in to PO Box 324, Rotorua with a cheque made up to ‘City to Surf’
– Post it in to PO Box 324, Rotorua with proof of bank deposit payment. Please pay bank deposit into ASB Taupo 12-3162-0075818-61 using your name as reference.
Email it to info@eventpromotions.co.nz with proof of bank deposit payment. Please pay bank deposit into ASB Taupo 12-3162-0075818-61 using your name as reference.
Entry Confirmation
You will receive confirmation of your entry and team number via email when you enter. Please print this out and bring along to registration. You can also check your entry by clicking here and looking at our confirmed entrant list. (Link to come).
Event Day Timetable – Sunday 1st November
7.00am – 9.30am Registration 11km and half marathon events – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club
7.30am – 9.30am Registration 5km event – Next door to the Mount Surf Club
9.00am Start of Half Marathon RUN – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club
9.05am Start of Half Marathon WALK – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club
10.00am Start of City to Surf 11km RUN – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club
10.05am Start of City to Surf 11km WALK – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club
10.00am Start of 5km fun run/walk – Outside Mount Surf Club
1.15pm Prize giving for ALL events – Outside Mount Surf Club
Click here for your Final Competitor Notes
Registration/ Race Pack Collection – Half Marathon
Registration for Half Marathon competitors is on Sunday morning only from 7am until 8.30am at the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat club on Mirrielees Road. This is where you collect your goodie bag, race number and timing transponder.
Registration/ Race Pack Collection – 11km Event
Registration for City to Surf 11km competitors is on Sunday morning only from 7am until 9.30am at the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat club on Mirrielees Road. This is where you collect your goodie bag, race number and timing transponder.
Registration/Race Bag Collection – 5km Event
Registration for 5km competitors is on Sunday morning only from 7.30am until 9.30am on the grass area outside the Mount Maunganui Surf Club/opposite The Coffee Club. This is where you collect your goodie bag, race number and timing transponder.
Refund Policy
No refunds will be given within 7 days of the event. All refunds prior to this will include a $15 admin fee. Please contact jenna@eventpromotions.co.nz or 07 3483301 for a refund. In the case that the event is cancelled due to acts of nature, acts of god or due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, my entry fee will not be refunded.
Transfer Policy
Person to person transfer: If you want to change your entry into someone else’s name this may be done up until 7 days prior to the event. Please fill out an entry form for the replacement and email it to jenna@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
Half Marathon to 11km to 5km (or vice versa): If you want to swap from half marathon to the 11km or 5km or 5km to the 11km or half marathon 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
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 for the Half Marathon and from 8.15am for the 11km event. The idea is to leave your car at the finish line, catch the bus to the start line and run/walk back to your car.
There is an additional cost of $5 per person for this service. If you wish to use this service you must pre-book by the 23rd October. Please book when entering or by emailing jenna@eventpromotions.co.nz. Competitors will receive their confirmation of the shuttle the week of the event.
Your gear bags will be transported back to the finish (where your vehicle is parked) for your collection 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. If you do not have an email address, your ticket will be posted to you.
City to Surf Half Marathon – Includes Finishers Medal
The “City to Surf” Half Marathon event starts outside the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club on Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point (Tauranga) , you 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, around the stunning base track of the Mount and finish on the main beach outside the Mount Surf Club on the Main Beach.
Click Here to view the Course Map.
City to Surf 11km – Includes Finishers Medal
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, around the stunning base track of the Mount and finish on the main beach outside the Mount Surf Club on the Main Beach.
Click Here to view the Course Map.
Surf to Surf 5km – Includes Finishers Medal
The 5km event starts on the Mount main beach outside the Mount Surf Club, and heads along the beach towards Leisure Island for 350m. 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 the Course Map.
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.
City to Surf 11km Corporate and Gym/Club Challenge
This is a chance for your company or 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 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: Complete an entry form and post with a cheque or proof of payment
Option 2: E-mail jenna@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 team will win a trophy.
Merit Prizes and Spot Prizes up for grabs
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 competitors that finishes any of the events from the Half Marathon to the 5km event will receive a stunning finishers medal.
Merit Prizes
Merit prizes/medals will only be awarded to the first male and female across the line in the Half Marathon, 11km run and walk and the 5km run/walk.
Spot Prizes (TBC)
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 spot prizes include Asics prize packs, Mount Hot Pool passes, Clubfit memberships, 1-day vouchers, Skyline Rotorua vouchers, Kaiser Baas cameras and Mitre 10 Mega Tauranga vouchers!
Certificates
Official results will be available on the website from Monday morning. You will be able to download and print your certificate from your results page on the website.
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.
Timing, Certificates 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. An online certificate will be available after the event and can be downloaded from www.eventpromotions.co.nz. 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
| Weeks to Go (date) |
Monday or Tuesday (easy/flat) |
Wednesday or Thursday (hills) |
Saturday (easy/flat) |
Sunday (slow) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 24/08/20 |
20 minutes | 20 minutes | 20 minutes | 30 minutes |
| 9 31/08/20 |
25 minutes | 25 minutes | 20 minutes | 30 minutes |
| 8 07/09/20 |
30 minutes | 30 minutes | 20 minutes | 40 minutes |
| 7 14/09/20 |
30 minutes | 30 minutes | 20 minutes | 40 minutes |
| 6 21/09/20 |
35 minutes | 35 minutes | 30 minutes | 40 minutes |
| 5 28/09/20 |
35 minutes | 35 minutes | 30 minutes | 45 minutes |
| 4 05/10/20 |
40 minutes | 40 minutes | 30 minutes | 45 minutes |
| 3 12/10/20 |
40 minutes | 40 minutes | 30 minutes | 50 minutes |
| 2 19/10/20 |
45 minutes | 45 minutes | 30 minutes | 50 minutes |
| 1 26/10/20 |
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.
Smith’s Sports Shoes Training Group
Smith’s Sports Shoes Tauranga are offering a free 10 week training group in the lead up to the City to Surf & Surf to Surf event.
Tuesday nights – Starting 22nd August
Meet at Smiths Sports Shoes, 100 Grey St, Tauranga every Tuesday evening at 5.30pm.
Thursday nights – Starting 24th August
Meet at Smiths Sports Shoes, downtown The Mount every Thursday evening at 5.30pm.
All fitness levels welcome!
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