14 March 2026
15 March is the backup date
Tararua Mountain race 20 per cent chance of sun, 10 per cent chance of no wind, 100 per cent chance of blood, sweat and tears.
Race the historic tramping route The Southern Crossing, with the support of LandSAR
Note in 1994,2012, 2021, 2022,2023 there was no race, so there are no results.
Tararua Mountain Race — All-Time Results
Check out the results from all Tararua Mountain Races ever raced.
Southern Crossing — Ōtaki to Kaitoke
Race Records
Men’s Winners
| Year | Winner(s) | Time | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Colin Rolfe | 4:32:20 | Open |
| 2000 | Allen Berthelsen | 5:26:10 | Veteran |
| 1990 | Tony Gazley & Chris Tait | 5:12:00 | Team Open |
| 2000 | Gordon Balfour & John Arthur | 6:55:24 | Team Veteran |
| 2000 | David Leong & Jillian Preston | 7:32:26 | Team Mixed |
| 2000 | Michael Walton & Julie Gordon | 8:13:39 | Team Mixed Veteran |
Women’s Winners
| Year | Winner(s) | Time | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Carline MacDonald | 6:23:04 | Open |
| 2000 | Jennie Cassie & Merryl Park | 8:02:02 | Team Open |
Southern Crossing — Kaitoke to Ōtaki
Race Records
Men’s Winners
| Year | Winner(s) | Time | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Andrew Symonds | 4:27:20 | Open |
| 2001 | Colin Rolfe | 4:45:20 | Veteran |
| 2015 | Dave Heatley | 5:52:31 | Super Veteran |
| 2015 | Chris Swallow & Laurence Pidcock | 4:57:21 | Team Open |
| 2002 | Alan Stowell & Chris Tait | 6:07:19 | Team Veteran |
| 2017 | Jerome Sheppard & Nick Vaughan | 7:32:00 | Team Super Veteran |
| 2006 | Ian Ridgway & Sarah Kleenman | 5:34:23 | Team Mixed |
| 2007 | Gordon Balfour & Julie Gordon | 6:28:40 | Team Mixed Veteran |
| 2024 | Harriette Carr & Alistair Carr | 8:33:18 | Team Mixed Super Veteran |
Women’s Winners
| Year | Winner(s) | Time | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Klaartje van Schie | 5:31:30 | Open |
| 2006 | Carline Thomas | 5:35:45 | Veteran |
| 2015 | Jean Beaumont | 6:16:46 | Super Veteran |
| 2005 | Billie Marshall & Cheryl Young | 5:58:00 | Team Open |
| 2003 | Debbie Marshall & Julie Gordon | 7:05:54 | Team Veteran |
Kaitoke to Holdsworth
Race Records
Men’s Winners
| Year | Winner(s) | Time | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Isaac Murphy | 4:23:25 | Open |
| 2014 | Charlie Crighton | 5:50:04 | Veteran |
| 2014 | Rod Tombleson | 6:46:52 | Super Veteran |
| 2014 | Matt Landreth & Ryan Lobb | 6:13:45 | Team Open |
| 2014 | Dan McGuigan & David McGuigan | 7:38:16 | Team Veteran |
| 2014 | Billie Marshall & Ed Banks | 5:53:14 | Team Mixed |
Women’s Winners
| Year | Winner(s) | Time | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Penny Stewart | 5:42:20 | Open |
| 2014 | Jean Beaumont | 5:19:00 | Veteran |
| 2014 | Sue Rundle | 6:14:04 | Super Veteran |
| 2014 | Cathy Kirkpatrick & Christina Schierlitz | 8:25:20 | Team Open |
Holdsworth to Kaitoke
Race Records
Men’s Winners
| Year | Winner(s) | Time | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Daniel Clendon | 4:16:55 | Open |
| 2016 | Mario Rautner | 5:18:58 | Veteran |
| 2016 | Dave Heatley | 5:01:50 | Super Veteran |
| 2016 | Brad Monaghan & Andy Bennett | 5:31:55 | Team Open |
| 2016 | Matt Penney & Marshall Maine | 6:12:10 | Team Veteran |
| 2016 | Tim Sutherland & Frances Skilton | 8:06:02 | Team Mixed |
Women’s Winners
| Year | Winner(s) | Time | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sarah Murphy | 5:18:14 | Open |
| 2016 | Chris Kroger | 6:20:02 | Veteran |
| 2016 | Julie Gordon | 6:39:59 | Super Veteran |
| 2016 | Hannah Lund & Ashley Graham | 6:19:29 | Team Open |
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