7th September 2025
42.2km from Historic Clyde to the Cromwell Heritage Precinct via the stunning Lake Dunstan Cycling and Walking Trail
Lake Dunstan Trail Video
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Lake Dunstan Trail Track
The trail is a well groomed, firm packed, cycle trail surface. About 800m of combined elevation over the 42.2km course.
It may not be a personal best marathon time but it could easily be a personal best marathon experience!
Timeline
Registration and Race Pack Pick-Up: Sat 31 Aug, 5pm to 8pm. Location: Start Location, Trail Journeys, 16 Springvale Rd, Clyde
Bus Departures: Sun 1 Sep 7.10am buses depart from Butchers Drive, Cromwell (near finish area) for start area in Clyde.
Late Rego: Sun 1 Sep 6:30am - 7:30am race morning at start location/trail journeys. You must email terry@terrydavisevents.co.nz if you will be registering late on race morning.
Race Start: Sun 1 Sep 8am from Clyde. 7am group start is available for runners/walkers who may take over 7hrs to complete. Please contact organiser (terry@terrydavisevents.co.nz) if you want to take this option.
Bus Returns: 1pm first bus leaves finish area back to Clyde. Buses will leave every 30mins or once full.
Prizegiving: 3pm Sunday at the Cromwell Heritage Precinct, McNaulty House Lawn, can’t miss it!
Aid Stations
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There are aid stations supplying water, Tailwind, chips and lollies every 4km (approx). See the course map for exact distances and positions of aid stations. Tailwind provides all the electrolytes and energy you need for a marathon. It’s a good idea to use Tailwind in training before to ensure you’re used to it.
Note: There will be no cups at the aid stations, you will be provided with your own reusable, collapsible silicone cup as part of your race pack.
Your reusable cup and race number are the only two pieces of required ‘kit’. There will be marshals with jugs of water ready to refill your cups as you go past. You may just need to slow down a wee bit!
You are welcome to take a running vest/belt with soft flasks etc if you wish.
Entry Fee
$250 until End of June.
$290 from the 1st of July.
Race Briefing via You Tube.
Ramp Up Your Training
Join the SQUADRUN team when you sign up for the Lake Dunstan Trail - Marathon to ramp up your training programme with an initial trial of 4 weeks of training for just $29 (40% discount), or get in touch with us (thecoaches@squad.run) and we’ll get started!
Once you sign up, the SQUADRUN team will contact you to establish when you want to ramp up your training and what approach is right for you. After your 4-week training period, if you like the programme, you can choose to continue training with SQUADRUN for as little as $15 per week (+GST)
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