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TMiler

UTMB World Series
163.0km·3800m+
February 13, 04:00 AM
Te Puia, Rotorua,
New Zealand
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TMiler · Race profile

Distance
163km
Gain
3800m+
Max
709m
Min
140m

About TMiler

TMiler is the 163km ultra trail at Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2027 (Te Puia, Rotorua, New Zealand). The race starts on February 13, 2027 at 04:00 AM. It starts in Te Puia, Rotorua and finishes in Village Green, Rotorua. The time limit is 36 h.

Race strategy

Run hard on the first mountain, but save energy for the second.

  • The finish is runnable. Save your legs to run it all the way.
  • Long race. Control your HR and effort. Early mistakes cost the most.
  • Ease into the early runnable section, then run your race pace.
  • Start · 0.0km–1.2km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 1.2km–106km · Climb of 594m. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
  • Fade · 106km–134km · Climb of 311m, high point 731m. Plus 1 more descent. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Running pays off here: run wherever you can. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
  • Home · 134km–160km · 26.8km of runnable trail. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.

Course

The course climbs 3800m+. With 23m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 25% of the distance is uphill, 25% downhill and 50% flat. The longest climb runs 9.3km at an average 6.4% grade (594m of vertical). The longest descent runs 12.4km at an average 5.0% grade (617m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 23.3% over 0.4km. The steepest descent drops at 21.0% over 0.2km. Surface: 50% trail, 32% smooth, 8% technical, and 8% road.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 4.6km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 37 of 100), with 45% of the load in the first half: 0 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

  • 121.1–133.6 km · 617 m D−, -5.0% · 26.8 km ahead → your pace

This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for TMiler.

Other distances of Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2027T102 (102km)·T50 (52.0km)·T21 (23.0km)·T14 (14.0km)

Other editions of TMiler2026

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