"On a rainy day and on muddy trails in New Zealand, Kiwis Ruth Croft and Daniel Jones won the 2026 Tarawera by UTMB 102k. It was the fourth win at the race for both. Croft earlier won in 2025, 2024, and 2021, and Jones has won in each of the last three years. Course conditions prevented any records, but Croft won in 8:41:11, and Jones finished in 7:31:27."
"A Māori ceremony sent runners off at 7:00 a.m. local time on Saturday, February 14, in Kawerau, and they ran point to point past five lakes, including Lake Tarawera, to a finish in Rotorua. Along the way, the course gained 7,500 feet (2,300 meters), mostly across two big climbs in the middle of the race. It's summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and temperatures were warm, but overnight and race day rain left the trails wet and sloppy."
"More than 5,500 runners took part in the race's 17th edition across its five different race distances. Tarawera by UTMB is New Zealand's biggest ultramarathon, and the 102-kilometer distance was again a Western States 100 Golden Ticket race. The top two women and men each earned an automatic entry to June's Western States 100. There was prize money too. The race paid $1,500 to the winner, $1,000 to the runner-up, and $750 to the third-place finisher."
Ruth Croft and Daniel Jones won the 102-kilometer Tarawera by UTMB in rainy, muddy conditions, each claiming a fourth victory at the event with times of 8:41:11 and 7:31:27. A Māori ceremony sent runners from Kawerau at 7:00 a.m., and the point-to-point course passed five lakes to finish in Rotorua while gaining about 7,500 feet (2,300 meters), mainly across two central climbs. Summer temperatures were warm but overnight and race-day rain made trails wet and sloppy. More than 5,500 runners entered the event's 17th edition across five distances. The 102k again awarded Western States 100 Golden Tickets and cash prizes.
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