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Rockys Backyard Ultra
Saturday 28 November 2026 – Tuesday 1 December 2026
Distances
Rockys backyard ultra
📅Saturday, 28th November 2026
📍McLaren Falls, Tauranga
Event: 6.7K Backyard Format
Rockys Backyard Ultra returns for its third edition starting on 28 November 2026, based at McLaren Falls, Tauranga.
Each loop is 6.71km. Every hour, on the hour, you must complete a loop and return to basecamp before the next lap begins. Make it back in time and you continue. Miss the cutoff and you’re out. The race ends when only one is left standing. Everyone else is a DNF.
Nestled in the Tauranga hinterland, McLaren Falls is the kind of place runners dream about. The course winds through native New Zealand bush, past waterfalls, alongside lake edges, and, if you make it far enough, glowworms lighting the trail into the night. Each lap carries 140+ metres of elevation gain.
Rockys is a self-supported event, so bring whatever you need to keep moving. At basecamp between loops you’ll find water, electrolytes, snacks, real food, sponsor-supported goodies, and a warm gathering point between laps.
📅Saturday, 28th November 2026
📍McLaren Falls, Tauranga
Event: 6.7K Backyard Format
Rockys Backyard Ultra returns for its third edition starting on 28 November 2026, based at McLaren Falls, Tauranga.
Each loop is 6.71km. Every hour, on the hour, you must complete a loop and return to basecamp before the next lap begins. Make it back in time and you continue. Miss the cutoff and you’re out. The race ends when only one is left standing. Everyone else is a DNF.
Nestled in the Tauranga hinterland, McLaren Falls is the kind of place runners dream about. The course winds through native New Zealand bush, past waterfalls, alongside lake edges, and, if you make it far enough, glowworms lighting the trail into the night. Each lap carries 140+ metres of elevation gain.
Rockys is a self-supported event, so bring whatever you need to keep moving. At basecamp between loops you’ll find water, electrolytes, snacks, real food, sponsor-supported goodies, and a warm gathering point between laps.