Half marathonRoad🇳🇿 Napier, New Zealand

Hawke's Bay Half Marathon

Saturday, 15 May 2027In 7 months · Start 08:00

Starts on Napier's Art Deco Marine Parade and follows the flat Hawke's Bay coastline south to finish among the vines at Elephant Hill Estate.

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Elevation gain

30 m

Flat · ↓ 30 m

Start altitude

7 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

11°C

Peaks around 17°C

Entry fee

≈ $85

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Point to point

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into NPE (Napier), about 5 km from the start

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Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Flat: about 30 m of climbing and 30 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

11°C

Peak during race

17°C

Humidity

73%

Chance of rain

21%

Wind

12 km/h

15 May in past years

Historical averages for 15 May ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 08:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

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