Ian Priest Memorial

📅Saturday, 10th January 2026

📍Waiarapa & Hutt Valley

Distances: 65K, 42.2K, 21.1K, 10K

The Ian Priest Memorial Hutt River Trail event on 10 January 2026 is an annual 60km Ultra Marathon, Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km.

Run or walk an off-road Ultramarathon, Marathon, Half Marathon or 10km, following the course from Cross Creek in the Wairarapa, over the Rail Trail, tracing the Hutt River trail, from the foothills of the Rimutaka Mountains at Kaitoke to the river’s estuary at McEwan Park on the shores of Wellington Harbour.

The courses are well marked and on a variety of surfaces including: bush tracks, grass, gravel and sealed footpaths, and some unsealed vehicle tracks. There is approximately 5km of public road in the early part of the Marathon course.