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🏃 Rockys Backyard Ultra - The III Edition 🏃
One loop. Every hour. Until one remains.
**How it works**
Each loop is 6.71km. Every hour, on the hour, you must complete a loop and return to basecamp before the next lap begins. Make it back in time and you continue. Miss the cutoff and you’re out. The race ends when only one is left standing. Everyone else is a DNF. It’s simple in format, brutal in execution, and as much mental as physical.
**The course**
Nestled in the Tauranga hinterland, McLaren Falls is the kind of place runners dream about. The course winds through native New Zealand bush, past waterfalls, alongside lake edges, and, if you make it far enough, glowworms lighting the trail into the night. Each lap carries 140+ metres of elevation gain.
**The community**
Everyone out there is doing the exact same thing you are. Same loop. Same clock. Same internal battle between the part of you that wants to stop and the part that won’t let you.
At the same time, nobody’s really racing each other. It’s you against you.
People come back to Rockys year after year. Not because it gets easier. It doesn’t. They come back because there’s nothing else quite like it: the trails, the atmosphere, the long night hours, the community, and the opportunity to discover how far they can really go.
**Self-Supported Event**
Rockys is a self-supported event, so bring whatever you need to keep moving.
✨ **Why it’s worth checking out:** this is an active challenge with the focus on the chance to take on a clear physical challenge and be part of the event atmosphere. The listing makes the idea easy to grasp, so you can quickly see what is happening, who it is for and how to plan your visit.
With **all ages** included in the event information, it is easy to consider this as a group outing. Families, friends and supporters can plan around the same session and enjoy the event together.
📅 **Sat 28 Nov 2026:** 8:00am
📍 **Location:** McLaren Falls Park, 190 McLaren Falls Road, Omanawa Tauranga 3171
🎟️ **Tickets / entry:** $125.00 • Booking and service fees may apply. • All ages
♿ **Accessibility:** Accessible bathrooms • Free entry for support person
🎟️ **Planning to go?** The event includes booking or registration information, so use the supplied link or contact details to check availability and secure your place where required.
Once you arrive at **McLaren Falls Park, 190 McLaren Falls Road, Omanawa Tauranga 3171**, the event itself is the focus. Follow the programme or activity described above, take in the atmosphere and make the most of having something specific happening locally to build your day around.
One loop. Every hour. Until one remains.
**How it works**
Each loop is 6.71km. Every hour, on the hour, you must complete a loop and return to basecamp before the next lap begins. Make it back in time and you continue. Miss the cutoff and you’re out. The race ends when only one is left standing. Everyone else is a DNF. It’s simple in format, brutal in execution, and as much mental as physical.
**The course**
Nestled in the Tauranga hinterland, McLaren Falls is the kind of place runners dream about. The course winds through native New Zealand bush, past waterfalls, alongside lake edges, and, if you make it far enough, glowworms lighting the trail into the night. Each lap carries 140+ metres of elevation gain.
**The community**
Everyone out there is doing the exact same thing you are. Same loop. Same clock. Same internal battle between the part of you that wants to stop and the part that won’t let you.
At the same time, nobody’s really racing each other. It’s you against you.
People come back to Rockys year after year. Not because it gets easier. It doesn’t. They come back because there’s nothing else quite like it: the trails, the atmosphere, the long night hours, the community, and the opportunity to discover how far they can really go.
**Self-Supported Event**
Rockys is a self-supported event, so bring whatever you need to keep moving.
✨ **Why it’s worth checking out:** this is an active challenge with the focus on the chance to take on a clear physical challenge and be part of the event atmosphere. The listing makes the idea easy to grasp, so you can quickly see what is happening, who it is for and how to plan your visit.
With **all ages** included in the event information, it is easy to consider this as a group outing. Families, friends and supporters can plan around the same session and enjoy the event together.
📅 **Sat 28 Nov 2026:** 8:00am
📍 **Location:** McLaren Falls Park, 190 McLaren Falls Road, Omanawa Tauranga 3171
🎟️ **Tickets / entry:** $125.00 • Booking and service fees may apply. • All ages
♿ **Accessibility:** Accessible bathrooms • Free entry for support person
🎟️ **Planning to go?** The event includes booking or registration information, so use the supplied link or contact details to check availability and secure your place where required.
Once you arrive at **McLaren Falls Park, 190 McLaren Falls Road, Omanawa Tauranga 3171**, the event itself is the focus. Follow the programme or activity described above, take in the atmosphere and make the most of having something specific happening locally to build your day around.
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