Kayak 12k / Mtn Bike 32k / Mtn Run 21k
The feature multisport event is a challenging yet achievable tour showcasing Porirua's awesome outdoor resource with options to go solo or in a team.
Multisport legends such as Richard and Elina Ussher, Marcel Hagener, Fleur Pawsey, Jill Westenra, James Coubrough and Daniel Jones have all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. You will too!
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Multisporters kick off from Whitireia Boat Ramp with the 12k kayak section up Porirua Harbour, across the mouth and under Paratamata Bridge into Pauatahanui Inlet, and then back to the boat ramp. It's a scenic and serene route, but with the odd sea breeze, sand bank, tidal eddies and harbour swells, you need your wits about you.
Multisporters then do a 300m run to transition back at Kai Tahi, where grab mountain bikes for the 32k ride. Following a myriad of hidden trails around Porirua, it starts following cycle paths along Porirua Stream and through Bishop Viard College to the awesome single-track networks over Colonial Knob/Rangituhi and Spicer Forest before returning on the cycle paths back to transition. No e-bikes in the multisport event sorry!
Multisporters then finish with a spectacular 21km Mountain Run over a mix of native bush tracks, private farm lands and coastline with views over Porirua and Cook Strait. But with 800m of climbing this run is as challenging as it is spectacular. It starts from the Kai Tahi HQ and heads out along Porirua Stream and through Bishop Viard College to the infamous Scenic Reserve steps to the top of Rangituhi/Colonial Knob and then into Pikarere Station for a trot along the wild west coast before climbing back over the historic Takapuwahia skyline and around the base of Rangituhi before returning through Viard and Porirua Stream to finish back at Kai Tahi HQ.
Expected times 4hrs 30min to 9hrs.
Categories - Multisport |
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Multisport Solo
Open Men
Open Women
Masters Men (40yrs+)
Masters Women (40yrs+)
Tandem Duo |
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Multisport Teams
Open Men Open Women Masters Men (40yrs+) Masters Women (40yrs+) Mixed (male & female) |
The Tandem Duo is two solo multisport participants racing the entire event together. Tandem bikes and double kayaks are option but encouraged. The duo must stay within 50m of each other at all times during the event.