race information
key dates
Race number Pick up
race venue
Race day schedule - sunday 6th September
Key information
MYEVENTS PARTICIPANT LOGIN
CLICK HERE to login to your Active MyEvents Account where you can access and update your Event Information. (link also available in your Registration Confirmation Email).
You can Change Distance, Transfer to another Participant, Add Race Pack Delivery, Update your Email address, Download your Registration Confirmation and much more.
All transfers must be completed by the 16th August.
Race Pack Delivery
Save the time and hassle of having to come to Race Pack PIck Up by getting your Race Pack Delivered during Race Week.
You can order Race Pack Delivery during Registration or by logging back into your Active.com before the 16th August
We can only send to New Zealand Addresses.
RACE NUMBER PICK UP
This is where you will collect your Event T-Shirt (First 1500 Participants Registered), Race Number & Timing Responder.
Please ensure you bring a copy of your Registration Confirmation Email with your QR Code ready to ensure an efficient Race Number Pick Up (Athlete Check In) Process for everyone and line up in the appropriate line.
Venue – Takapuna Boating Club, The Strand, Takapuna
Date & Time - Saturday 5th September 11am – 3pm
SORRY THERE ARE NO RACE DAY PICK UPS. If you do not want to come to Race Pack Pick Up please order Race Pack Delivery.
refund policy
Registration Fees are Non Refundable.
During the Online Registration process you will be offered Active Refund Event Insurance, if you want 100% security of your Registration Fee then we advise you take out this option, all Active Refund Event Insurance claims will need to be sent directly to Active.com.
We do offer FREE Participant or Distance Transfers, please see the Participant and Distance Transfer Information below.
Event Deferals (to the 2027 event) are only available due to injury or illness and must be completed before the 16th August by emailing us HERE along with your Medical Certificate.
EVENT INSURANCE
During the Online Registration process you will be offered Active Refund Event Insurance, if you want that 100% security of your Registration Fee then we advise you take out this option, all Active Refund Event Insurance claims will need to be sent directly to Active.com.
participant & distance transfers
Please read our Transfer Information Carefully.
We DO NOT CHARGE any transfer fees as we use the Acitve.com online Transfer System. However there are a few things you should know about this transfer system...
When completing a Participant Transfer the NEW Participant is required to pay the CURRENT Registration Fee. The EXISTING Participant is then refunded their ORIGINAL Registration Fee. So this may results in a price difference!
Yes we agree its not the greatest system and have requested it be changed for a number of years but we are just a small event in little old NZ on the global scale of things.
To guarantee your Transfer goes through this must be done online BEFORE the 16th August.
Yes that is 3 weeks before the event and often things go haywire in the last few weeks before a race we know this, we have done many events ourselves, so we would like to explain why we have this date:
We are a very very small operation and as such have limited time and resources, but this also means we can provide an event as a GREAT PRICE!
In the last 3 Weeks before the race we need to get the start list to our local printers so that they can print all the Race Bib Numbers (which are personalised), once these are all printed we then need to get those same Race Bib Numbers to our awesome local timing company Race Time NZ to code and attach all the timing responders to these Race Bib Numbers, from there we need to Pick and Pack all the delivery Race Packs, we then need to get all these packs to our delivery partner, who then need to delivery them to you during Race Week.
After the 16th August there is no guarantee we can process your transfer, we will obviously try our best but you must realise there is a lot of work during the last few weeks leading up to a race and once again we are a very very small operation.
You can complete Transfers online by:Clicking on the links contained in your Registration Confirmation Email; orBy logging into your ACTIVE.com Account before the 16th August.If you do not have an ACTIVE.com Account, you will need to create one first. To do this, visit My Events and enter your registration ID in the “Claim your registration” box.
Important Information on Transfers:Please read this information about ACTIVE.com Transfers.Click here to go straight to your ACTIVE.com Account.Click here if you have any problems with your ACTIVE.com account or Transfer.Some entries are Non-Transferrable as per their purchase details or incur price changes due to Registration Specials.All Transfers are subject to the availability of places in the chosen distance. As per North Shore Marathon Event Rules, you may not compete under another person’s name. We need to know exactly who are on our courses for Health & Safety and incase medical treatment is required. Participant safety is important so please adhere to our rules.It is unfair on other participants if they are competing against someone from a different gender or age group.
Important Information on Transfers:Please read this information about ACTIVE.com Transfers.Click here to go straight to your ACTIVE.com Account.Click here if you have any problems with your ACTIVE.com account or Transfer.Some entries are Non-Transferrable as per their purchase details or incur price changes due to Registration Specials.All Transfers are subject to the availability of places in the chosen distance. As per North Shore Marathon Event Rules, you may not compete under another person’s name. We need to know exactly who are on our courses for Health & Safety and incase medical treatment is required. Participant safety is important so please adhere to our rules.It is unfair on other participants if they are competing against someone from a different gender or age group.
Event day parking
There is over 4000 public car parks in Takapuna! And most of the are FREE on Sundays!!!
I Love Takapuna have a great Parking Info page on their website here HERE
Please ensure that you DO NOT Park anywhere on the course route, within coned areas or where No Parking Signs are on display as this will result in disruption for you and your fellow participants.
carpooling with carpoolin
We are excited to bring you a partnership with NZ Tech Start Up Carpoolin NZ.Helping you get to the North Shore Marathon through carpooling!Head on over to https://www.carpoolin.co/northshoremarathon to download the Carpoolin NZ App and sort your carpooling for Race Day or Race Pack Pick Up!
pacers
Thanks to the awesome team at MetroRun we will aim to have Pacers in the Half Marathon for the following times:
1:30 - Andrei
1:40 - Issac
1:50 - Scotty & Nick
2:00 - Michael & Ziad
2:10 - Liliana & Kuni
2:20 - Debbie & Jim
2:30 - Sarah & Mark
Drink RefilL Stations - HYDRATION - Cup Free Event
The North Shore Marathon is a CUP FREE event. We will not provide any cups at the event.
Please ensure you bring your own reusable cup or hydration system, eg: Flask, Handheld Bottle or Pack.
Drink Refill Stations will have containers with Water and Electrolyte. They have steady flow taps that you press down on to get either your water or electrolyte. Water will be on the Blue Tables and Electrolyte on the Red Tables.
You are welcome to carry your own hydration and many participants prefer to do this especially when chasing a goal time.
Carrying your own hydration has a number of benefits EG:
1. You can race using a product you know and trust (and have trained with) ,
2. You can plan your hydration intake to your schedule and not just where aid stations are located,
3. You can carry your preferred hydration device which may be a handheld bottle, soft flask in your shorts or a hydration pack.
Distance Location4km Woodall Park / Narrow Neck Beach (Half & Marathon Participants)5.8km McHughs Cheltenham Beach (Half & Marathon Participants)
9.7km McHughs Cheltenham Beach (Half & Marathon Participants)10km Woodall Park / Narrow Neck Beach (Half & Marathon Participants)13.4km Takapuna Beach Southern End (Quarter, Half & Marathon Participants)17.7km Milford Reserve (Half & Marathon Participants)22.2km Takapuna Beach Southern End (Marathon Participants)25.4km Woodall Park / Narrow Neck Beach (Marathon Participants)27.4km McHughs Cheltenham Beach (Marathon Participants)30km McHughs Cheltenham Beach (Marathon Participants)31.5km Woodall Park / Narrow Neck Beach (Marathon Participants)40km Takapuna Beach Southern End (Marathon Participants)
FIRST AID
First Aid NZ provide First Aid services for the North Shore Marathon. First Aid will be located at the Start/Finish Area at Gould Reserve/Takapuna Beach, The Strand.
photos
Photos4sale is proud to offer PWYW (Pay What You Want) to the North Shore Marathon. You decide what your event photos are worth to you. This exciting initiative is made possible by the honesty of our customers!
You will be emailed post event when all the photos have been uploaded to the Photos4sale website. A few key things to remember:Have your Race Number visible on the front of your Race Top.A smile and a wave goes a long way when you want to share your photos on Facebook.Jumping, Waving Arms, Dancing, Handstands etc (although completely optional and sometimes impossible when running a marathon) provide some great photos and you may just end up featuring in our event photos in future years.
anti-doping policy
As a stakeholder of Athletics New Zealand, the North Shore Marathon is committed to the advancement of clean sport that rejects cheating through the use of performance enhancing drugs and methods.Athletics New Zealand has adopted the New Zealand Sports Anti-Doping Rules, and as such all stakeholders of Athletics New Zealand, including the North Shore Marathon choose to abide by these rules.For more information on Drug Free Sport, including access to educational resources, please visit www.drugfreesport.org.nz.
road closures & no parking
ROAD CLOSURES – 5:30am – 11:00amTakarunga Rd, Devonport
NO PARKING – 4:30am – 12:30pmOcean View Road, Milford (Eastern Side).Kitchener Road & Hurstmere Road, Milford (from Oceanview Road to Earnoch Ave – Eastern Side).Earnoch Ave, Takapuna (Northern Side).Alison Ave, Takapuna (Eastern Side).Clifton Avenue, Takapuna (Eastern Side).
NO PARKING – 4:30am – 12:30pmOcean View Road, Milford (Eastern Side).Kitchener Road & Hurstmere Road, Milford (from Oceanview Road to Earnoch Ave – Eastern Side).Earnoch Ave, Takapuna (Northern Side).Alison Ave, Takapuna (Eastern Side).Clifton Avenue, Takapuna (Eastern Side).
KIDS MILE - PARENT PARTICIPATION
Parents are welcome to accompany their child in the KIDS Mile to provide Support & Encouragement if required.
Parents please DO NOT Pace your child to victory, as parent involvement is purely to support and encourage our youngest ones on what might be a daunting challenge.
If accompanying your child, Parents are required to act in a safe manner, being aware that young children can be unpredictable in a race environment.
takapuna boating club - live beach cam
Want to see the live condition at Takapuna Beach?
The check out the Takapuna Boating Club webcam.
Simply press play to see it Live.
