SATURDAY 10 MARCH 2012

Reserve Day Sunday 11 March 2012

Start and Finish

  • Start: Butlers Green, Arrowtown
  • End: Butlers Green, Arrowtown

Key Dates

  • Race Day: Sat 10 March 2012
  • Reserve Day: Sun 11  March 2012
  • Entries Open: 1 July 2011 @ 9am
  • Entries Closed: 15 Feb @ 5pm
  • Entry Transfers/Changes Close: Wed 15 Feb 2011 @ 5pm
  • Pre-Race Registration: Fri 9 March 2012 5.30-8pm @ Butlers Green, Arrowtown

Entry Fee

  • Adult: $95

Race Day Timing

  • Registration: 7.30-8.30am
  • Briefing: 8.50am 
  • Race Start: 9am
  • Prize Giving: 2-3pm

Race Stats

  • Course Record Male: Alan Funnell - 1:21:42
  • Course Record Female: Louisa Andrew - 1:30:46
  • Oldest Competitor: Max McDermid - 82
  • Average Competitor Age: 42
  • Average Walk time: 3:31:39
  • Average Run time: 2:43:08

For further stats, click here

STARTING

GETTING TO THE START LINE

The Motatapu Miners Trail, being a looped trail, starts and ends at Arrowtown, a town of 2,000, situated around 20km from Queenstown. The event starts and ends at Butler’s Green, a public park at the end of Buckingham St, Arrowtown’s main street.

Maps

  • Butler's Green Finish Line Map

Parking 

With around 10,000 people coming to and from the event, parking will be at a premium. Please bring a gold coin to donate to Arrowtown local Fire Brigade in return for parking services.

Start Line Services

A coffee cart and toilets will be available at the race start. Arrowtown's main street (walking distance away) has other services available, for information click here.

Information Tent at Butler's Green

  • Friday 9 March: 5pm – 7pm
  • Saturday 11 March: 7am – 7pm

REGISTRATION

You can register (collect your race number & transponder) at the following times & locations;

  • Friday 9 March between 5:30pm and 8:00pm at Butler's Green, Arrowtown
  • Saturday 10 March between 7:30am and 8:30am at Butler's Green, Arrowtown

Entrant List

Click here to view the 2012 Motatapu entrant list.

No Race Packs

We do not send out race packs. Our main method of communicating important race information, prize giveaways etc to you will be via email newsletters, so it's important to keep your email address up-to-date via your Iconic Profile.

Race Numbers

Race numbers are allocated one to two weeks before the event - you will then be able to view your race number against your entry in your Iconic Profile. You will be given your race number at registration - it should be firmly attached to the front of your top using the safety pins provided.

RACE BRIEFING

Click here to view a preview video of your race briefing - you must login to your Iconic Profile to view.

A compulsory Race Director’s briefing will be given on race day at the Butler's Green start line area at 8.45am. This briefing will include up-to-date course and weather conditions. The briefing will be based on you having read all the information posted in our email newsletters and on the Miner's Trail section of the website and having viewed the race briefing video.

TIMING

The Motatapu event timing is outsourced to Time-IT who use Times-7's patented ShoeTag technology, allowing us to provide you with the most reliable and accurate results possible.

Timing Transponders

You will be given a ShoeTag timing transponder at registration which will detect when you cross the finish line timing mats. Your transponder should be firmly attached to your shoe using your shoes laces. Click here to view instructions on how to fit your transponder.

Error Margins

The timing system has an error margin of 1%, meaning up to 1% of transponders do not record a finish time. In these cases there is a manual back up.