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Paparoa Ultra A challenging 55km ultra marathon on the pristine Paparoa Track

Thank you to all that made our 2026 inaugural event such a success last month. Because of you, we’re thrilled to announc...
16/04/2026

Thank you to all that made our 2026 inaugural event such a success last month. Because of you, we’re thrilled to announce that we're going to do it all over again in 2027!

📅 Event Date: Saturday, 20th March 2027
🚀 Entries Open: 1st September, 7PM

Limited numbers, be ready!
Event updates to come.

Check out the 2026 race details via the website, but expect an update prior to entries opening with some important event updates for making 2027 even better!

Thank you so much to all of our event sponsors and supporters who without, we would not have been able to have this even...
06/04/2026

Thank you so much to all of our event sponsors and supporters who without, we would not have been able to have this event.

The event is all about supporting local businesses/artists so the trophies, medals, pounamu necklaces etc were all paid for to the artist to support and celebrate their work.

Craftsman & Coast Road Coffee - beautiful trophies
Wax N Wood - medals
- koru pounamu necklaceswasher - pounamu necklaces

The rest of our logistics & prizes were from extremely generous sponsors who we can't thank enough!

Coastwide Helicopters
Cactus Outdoor
Further Faster
Monteith's Brewing Co
Huia Vineyards
PURE Sports Nutrition
Nothing Naughty
Punakaiki Rocks Hotel & Garden Bar


Vosso Studio NZ



West Coast Wilderness Honey


Blackball Salami
Regent Theatre Greymouth
Greymouth Nurseries

Keep an eye out for 2027 dates!

Who has enjoyed their celebratory bottle of Huia Vineyards wine? HUGE shoutout to these guys for gifting 1 bottle of win...
01/04/2026

Who has enjoyed their celebratory bottle of Huia Vineyards wine?
HUGE shoutout to these guys for gifting 1 bottle of wine per race finisher as a congratulations. It was well deserved!

FULL RESULTS and splits now available on the Paparoa Ultra website, or at https://events.barefootsport.co.nz/event/1361/...
30/03/2026

FULL RESULTS and splits now available on the Paparoa Ultra website, or at https://events.barefootsport.co.nz/event/1361/results

OVERALL MALE
1st - David Haunschmidt @ 4:32:09
2nd - Aditya Kesarcodi-Watson @ 4:47:27
3rd - Silas Carey @ 4:48:07

OVERALL FEMALE
1st - Kiri Atkin @ 5:32:19
2nd - Penny Mouat @ 5:44:03
3rd - Katie Elstob @ 5:47:14

What a day yesterday was 💧🌧️☀️Thank you so much for being a part of our inaugural event and we hope your bodies aren’t t...
29/03/2026

What a day yesterday was 💧🌧️☀️
Thank you so much for being a part of our inaugural event and we hope your bodies aren’t too sore today.

We had 2 local photographers onboard yesterday - Joe Fitzgerald, who was embracing the weather just past Ces Clark, and Jules Anderson Photography who was on the finish line shots. We would liked to have had more stationed further into the track but the weather combined with access didn’t play ball.

Runners will be emailed within the next 24-48 hours with:
• A link to view/purchase the photos
• A post-race survey
• A special thank you 😉

But for now we’re taking a day or two to rest

Hope to see some of these faces again!

1st Female across the finish line - Kiri Atkin #120 , coming in at 5 hours 32 !!
27/03/2026

1st Female across the finish line - Kiri Atkin #120 , coming in at 5 hours 32 !!

1st Male approaching the finish line, coming in at 4 hours 32 minutes - David Haunschmidt !!
27/03/2026

1st Male approaching the finish line, coming in at 4 hours 32 minutes - David Haunschmidt !!

Predicted live tracking for following your loved ones journey over the Paparoa Track tomorrow:
27/03/2026

Predicted live tracking for following your loved ones journey over the Paparoa Track tomorrow:

23/03/2026

Weather update.

Wow what a rollercoaster for our first Paparoa Ultra! Not going to lie, last week when seeing this cyclone activity on the forecasts we were not confident on being able to say the race would go ahead. So we apologies for the silence so far during what some of you might be seeing in the forecast. It is changing multiple times a day so it has been a very very tricky one to navigate.

The current forecast is now looking good, with the classic 'it'll fizzle out' phrase. The worst of the wind is looking to be Friday, and the worst of the rain is currently Friday/overnight to early morning Saturday, with potential for it to clear up by the arvo/evening.

Due to the forecast on late Friday, there may be some small last minute logistical amendments but all depending how the forecast continues to play out, which will be announced in the compulsory race briefing on Friday, 6PM.

It's likely going to be a wet West Coast start to Saturday. Make sure to bring your best rain jacket!

See you all at the Barrytown Hall on Friday 👍

2-5PM - Registration & Gear check
6PM - Race briefing

6 sleeps until race day!! Check out the full Starters List with the link below. Some fun facts: • More females than male...
21/03/2026

6 sleeps until race day!! Check out the full Starters List with the link below.

Some fun facts:
• More females than males, at 51.7% females (go girls!)
• Youngest is 23, eldest is 65
• We've got 5 overall Legends (60+), and just 1 of those is Female, so hey... you're a category winner!
• 17.5 % locals (from Westport down to Hokitika and inland)

Who's going to win and set the Paparoa Ultra record?

See you all on Friday at the Barrytown Hall for registration 🏃‍♀🏃🏻🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏼🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏽

Starters List: https://events.barefootsport.co.nz/event/1361/participants?round=4194

We have some helping hands making the finisher medals for you 🏅 Rimu wood coated in beeswax, with cord instead of ribbon...
13/03/2026

We have some helping hands making the finisher medals for you 🏅
Rimu wood coated in beeswax, with cord instead of ribbon for something a little different

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