Pre Race
Race Pack
Collection Times
Friday 30 April
10am to 8pm (Race Expo at Novotel Rotorua Lakeside)
Please bring your confirmation email (open with the QR code ready to be scanned). You may collect a race pack for someone else if you provide their confirmation email and that person’s ID needed.
Parking – to collect your race pack on Friday 30 April, use the street parking close to the Novotel Rotorua Lakeside. Keep in mind, city parking is user pays, and traffic wardens will be working.
Training Plans
Preparation is vital to any long distance event. The steps you take in the months, weeks and days prior to stepping up to the start line make a big difference to how you go during the event and how well you recover afterwards.
Download our free training plan below to help be better prepared for race day.
Red Stag Rotorua Marathon Top Runner Assistance Programme
Red Stag Rotorua Marathon
The Red Stag Rotorua Marathon has a proud tradition and reputation as one of the most revered and competitive marathons in New Zealand.
Along with prize money for the first three men and women in the marathon event, we will offer additional support to attract and support top New Zealand and international runners who meet the following criteria:
Men - Sub 2hours 25 minutes in a World Athletics/AIMS certified marathon in the last 3 years.
Women - Sub 2hours 50 minutes in a World Athletics/AIMS certified marathon in the last 3 years.
Marathon support may include complimentary entry, accommodation for event weekend and contribution to travel expenses.
NZCT Half Marathon
We also offer half marathon support with complimentary entry to runners who meet the following criteria:
Men - Sub 1hour 10 minutes in a World Athletics/AIMS certified marathon in the last 3 years
Women - Sub 1hour 20 minutes in a World Athletics/AIMS certified marathon in the last 3 years
If you would like to be considered, please email jason@athletics.org.nz by 31 December 2026 with your selected event and credentials.