2-3 May 2025

RED STAG
rotorua marathon

your event, your choice!

Experience the Red Stag Rotorua Marathon like never before!

With a refreshed start and a stunning new finish line right beside the Novotel, the Red Stag full marathon offers an unforgettable journey through Rotorua's scenic beauty. The half marathon starts by the beautiful Okere Falls before following part of the full marathon’s route. The new Go Media 12km introduces an all-new course starting at Te Puia, where participants will journey through the iconic Pohutu Geyser to the Rotorua lakefront finish. The 5km also unveils a brand-new route, taking runners through the breathtaking sulphur flats.
For a magical ending, the Runway5 lights up the Rotorua Airport runway under the stars, with exciting new Runway Mile options.

Join us for an extraordinary celebration of running!


full Marathon



5km


NZCT
Half Marathon

runway5

GO MEDIA
12km


Runway Mile

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🏅 M E D A L 🏅 M O N D A Y 🏅 Once again a huge congrats to over 4500 entrants who defied the wet ☔️and windy 🌬 weather to take part in this year's Red Stag Rotorua Marathon - the event proved a smash 👊 Now it's time to show us your medals! Tag @r
With a backdrop of music echoing through the walls, and neon lighting showing the way, runners charged up three ramps to the top of Pukuatua car park building in a fast and furious first-ever RampRun ⚡️ 📸 @alishalovrich #rotoruamarathon #ramprun
Malcolm Hicks (right) produced the quickest winning Red Stag Rotorua marathon time for 22 years to outslug Michael Voss (left), the 2020-2022 champion. 🤩 Tap the link in bio to read our full race wrap 📸 Alisha Lovrich
The emotions were running high at the finish line 🧡 We are so proud of every single participant and are privileged you chose to join us in Rotorua. Who's already counting down the days 'til we get to do this all again 🤩 📸 @alishalovrich #roto
You've done the mahi, got your medal, and now the preliminary results are in! 🏅 We are currently experiencing a few delays with the final results - these will be confirmed and uploaded to the Rotorua Marathon website soon. We thank you for your pat
And a massive congrats to Alice Mason - our first female for the 2023 Red Stag Rotorua Marathon clocking a time of 2:54:30 🥇 📸 @aarongillions #rotoruamarathon
Congratulations to Malcolm Hicks on taking out the top spot in the 2023 Red Stag Rotorua Marathon with a speedy time of 2:21:49 🥇 📸 @aarongillions #rotoruamarathon

Pre-order your merchandise by 9th March 2025 to ensure you get your preferred size, style and colour. Choose between delivery before the event or pick up at the event. Once pre-sales close, production will begin, and orders will be shipped out in April. There will be a limited amount of stock available on the event weekend.
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