Course Details – Motukaraka Point

Listed below are short overviews for the course options available at Motukaraka Point on March 4th 2012

For the full detailed notes (including maps) for each course, please read the pdf files available for download at the bottom of this page.

The Short Course involves

Swim 300m in a sheltered bay which is usually flat, one lap, clockwise
Cycle 15km One lap out and back, North from Transition along Grays Road, turning left up Pautahanui Hill Road to turn approximately 1k before Battle Hill Farm and return
Run 2.5km one lap out and back on Grays road north from Transition – start and finish of run goes around the edge of Motukaraka Point – run turn point is located 1.3k from start at the small road bridge where wetlands trail turns away from the road and heads more directly back to Motukaraka Point. Run surface is a combination of running on the road edge and smooth tracks through the wetlands

For Duathletes- the opening swim is replaced with a 1.2km run (Which is out around Motukaraka Point for 600m only and back). Minimum Age- 10 years old

The Medium Course involves

Swim 750m sheltered and usually flat, one lap, anticlockwise
Cycle 20km One lap out and back, North from Transition along Grays Road, turning left up Pautahanui Hill Road to turn approximately 2k past Battle Hill Farm and return
Run 5km one lap out and back on Grays road north from Transition – start and finish of run goes around the edge of Motukaraka Point – run turn point is 100m short of intersection with Pauatahanui Hill Road. Run surface is a combination of running on the road edge and smooth tracks through the wetlands

For Duathletes, the opening swim is replaced with a 2.5k run (similar to the closing run but only go ‘halfway’ out before returning) Minimum Age- 13 years old

Note: there is no Novice or Long Course options available at Motukaraka Point