Tarawera T102 is the 102km ultra trail at Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2026 (Firmin Field, Kawerau, New Zealand). The race starts on February 14, 2026 at 07:00 AM. It starts in Firmin Field, Kawerau. The time limit is 30 h.
Run hard on the first mountain, but save energy for the second.
The course climbs 2300m+. With 23m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 25% of the distance is uphill, 22% downhill and 53% flat. The longest climb runs 9.6km at an average 6.2% grade (594m of vertical). The longest descent runs 12.5km at an average 4.9% grade (611m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 29.3% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 21.3% over 0.2km. Flat-equivalent effort: 112.9 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 2.5km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is moderate (index 22 of 100), with 27% of the load in the first half: 1 descent deserves a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 14°C to 21°C, with around 20°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 37%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 11% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Tarawera T102.
Other distances of Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2026Tarawera TMiler (163km)·Tarawera T50 (52.0km)·Tarawera T21 (23.0km)·Tarawera T14 (14.0km)
Other editions of Tarawera T1022027
Official websitetarawera.utmb.world
