About the Long Course Weekend

Location: Mighty River Domain, 601 Maungatautari Road, Leamington, Karāpiro, 3494, New Zealand

MEDAL EVENTS: Swim, Bike, Run, Full Long Course Weekend, Half Long Course Weekend, Quarter Long Course Weekend - Swim, Bike, Run

ONLINE ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED. YOU CAN ENTER ON THE DAY AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES: Fri 1:00pm-3:30pm | Sat 5:30am-10:30am | Sun 6:30am-9:15am Cash preferred Karāpiro is hosting the second edition of Long Course Weekend New Zealand in April 2024. This unique event lasts three days, catering for athletes of all abilities, from pro athletes to everyday athletes wanting to complete something incredible. Kicking off the Long Course Weekend, athletes will complete up to a 3.8km open water event taking part in Swim Karāpiro that takes place in the stunning Lake Karāpiro. On Saturday their attention turns to the bicycle in the Cycle Karāpiro event, with distances up to 180km of flat to undulating Waikato countryside. To finish the weekend, athletes can stride out to complete varying distances of the Karāpiro Marathon - 5km, 10.5km, 21.1km and the full 42.2km marathon on Sunday. And if the kids' have become restless watching all the activity and want to join in the fun, we also have a 2.5km fun run just for them! Athletes can take part in the Full, Half or Quarter Long Course Weekend options, as well as have the option to enter individual disciplines within Swim Karāpiro, Cycle Karāpiro and the Karāpiro Marathon.

Event Itinerary

To work out where you need to be and when, simply check out our itinerary of events below.

Note: If you have entered in the Full, Half or Quarter Long Course Weekend events, you will participate in your associated distance event on all three days of the event. If you have only entered Swim Karāpiro, Cycle Karāpiro or the Karāpiro Marathon events, you will take part on the relevant day/s only.

Friday 12th April 2024 (Swim Karāpiro)
- 1:00pm
  
  Registration opens for ALL events at Long Course Weekend NZ
- 3:30pm
  
  Registration for all LCW NZ events closes for the day
- 4:00pm
  
  Start 3.8km Swim Karapiro
- 4:15pm
  
  Start 1.9km Swim Karapiro
- 4:30pm
  
  Start 1km Swim Karapiro
- 5:00pm
  
  3.8km Swim Karapiro 1 lap cut off time / Bar opens
- 6:30pm
  
  Prize-giving Swim Karapiro
Saturday 13th April 2024 (Cycle Karāpiro)
- 5.30am
  
  Registration opens for ALL events at Long Course Weekend NZ
- 7.00am
  
  Start 180km Cycle Karapiro
- 9.30am
  
  Start 90km Cycle Karapiro
- 10:30am
  
  Registration for all LCW NZ events closes for the day
- 11:00am
  
  Start 50km Cycle Karapiro
- 1:00pm
  
  Cut off time to start last lap
- 2:00pm
  
  Bar opens
- 3:30pm
  
  Prize-giving Cycle Karapiro
Sunday 14th April 2024 (Karāpiro Marathon)
- 6.30am
  
  Registration opens for ALL events at Long Course Weekend NZ
- 8.00am
  
  Start 42.2km full marathon run Karapiro Marathon
- 9.00am
  
  Start 21.1km half marathon run/walk Karapiro Marathon
- 9:15am
  
  Registration for all LCW NZ events closes for the day
- 9:30am
  
  Start 10.5km run/walk Karapiro Marathon
- 9:45am
  
  Start 5km run/walk Karapiro Marathon
- 1:00pm
  
  Start 2.5km children's fun run / Cut off time to start last lap / Bar opens
- 2:30pm
  
  Prize-giving Karapiro Marathon and overall LCW NZ presentations

About the Long Course Weekend

Event Itinerary

Friday 12th April 2024 (Swim Karāpiro)

Saturday 13th April 2024 (Cycle Karāpiro)

Sunday 14th April 2024 (Karāpiro Marathon)