North Shore Marathon
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About the race
The North Shore Marathon is a coastal running event held on 29 August 2027 with multiple distances and family options. The event is based at Gould Reserve, Takapuna Beach, and the course follows the North Shore coastline with sections along Takapuna, Cheltenham and Milford Beaches. The route includes a circuit up and around Maungauika North Head Historic Reserve and offers views over the city and the Hauraki Gulf to Rangitoto Island.
The course uses a mixture of road, beach and grass trails. The event began in 2007 and became a standalone race in 2011. Race categories and minimum ages are provided: the marathon and half marathon have minimum ages of 16 and 13 respectively, the quarter marathon is 10. The kids mile is for ages 5 to 12.
Race entries include a free event T shirt for the first 1500 registrations and a finisher medal. Distances on offer include:
- 42 km marathon
- 21 km half marathon
- 10.5 km quarter marathon
- 5 km fun run and walk
- 1.6 km kids mile
The event lists charity partnership with Life Education North Shore and the Harold Cup for the biggest school team. Organiser details note North Shore Marathon Limited. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
