Tarawera T102
Program for Women
102km from Kawerau to Rotorua, fast, flowing and highly runnable. A 20-week program building the aerobic durability, strength and pacing discipline to stay controlled early so running is still available to you late.
Start your 20-week programWhen a course lets you run, pacing becomes the real challenge
102km from Kawerau to Rotorua, taking in five stunning lakes and running beneath the maunga of Tarawera, Ruawahia and Wahanga on largely runnable forest and lakeside trails. Tarawera is highly runnable compared with many mountainous 100km races, so the challenge is not simply surviving steep terrain. It is staying efficient across hours of rolling trail, forestry roads, native forest and open runnable sections without spending too much energy too early.
That means the training needs to develop more than distance. You need aerobic durability, pacing control, strength that holds under fatigue, confidence with fuelling and the ability to keep making good decisions deep into the race. This 20-week program prepares you specifically for the journey from Kawerau to Rotorua, while also supporting the bigger picture of an overseas ultra: fuelling, strength, night running, gear, race-week logistics and arriving ready to race.
What the course demands
- ●Aerobic durability across many hours of runnable trail
- ●Pacing restraint on ground that invites you to run too hard, too early
- ●Strength and movement efficiency that holds under fatigue
- ●Night-running confidence and race-day systems on an overseas start line
How this program prepares you
- ●Consistent easy running, progressive long runs and back-to-back weekends
- ●Effort-control practice so restraint becomes a rehearsed skill
- ●Trail-specific strength: single-leg, calf, ankle and hip stability work
- ●Progressive night-running, headtorch, gear and aid-station rehearsal
Everything you need to build toward T102
Training Program
- ●20-week structured race-specific training plan
- ●Progressive long-run and back-to-back training
- ●Tarawera-specific pacing and runnable-terrain preparation
- ●Night-running, gear and race-day systems
Coaching + Community
- ●Live coaching calls on Mondays, with replays available
- ●Coach-led education on female physiology and training
- ●Tarawera briefing and race-preparation education
- ●A private community of women preparing for the same race
Race weekend, fully covered
Add the Pinnacle Event Package to your T102 program and race weekend in Rotorua is taken care of: 4 day event accommodation, transport, HT race weekend support, a coached Week 17 long run, a shake-out run and recovery celebrations, and an HT hoodie to mark the finish. Built for the athlete, with facilitation available for family members joining as support crew. Open to every Tarawera distance sharing the 13 February 2027 race weekend.
See The Full PackageCoached by a team built by and for women
Trail-specific expertise
Coaches who train and race on trail themselves, and who build every plan from what a specific course actually demands.
Female physiology first
Training built around the menstrual cycle, changing life stages and the realities of training as a woman.
Live weekly coaching
Monday coaching calls where you can ask questions, troubleshoot sessions and adjust the plan to real life.
A community that gets it
A private group of women training for the same race, sharing the same weeks and the same long runs.
Before you decide
Also Worth Considering
Training for more than one goal this season?
Instead of purchasing individual programs, many runners choose the Her Trails All-In Membership for broader training support across the year. If you plan to complete more than one program this season, the All-In Membership is usually the most cost-effective option and gives our coaching team the ability to support you as you transition between races, training blocks and recovery periods.
Best Value
Her Trails All-In Membership
$220 / quarter
- ✓Access to every Her Trails program including trail, road and strength
- ✓Community and coaching platform with weekly coaching calls
- ✓Strength and mobility training for runners
- ✓Coaching support between races and training blocks
- ✓Ongoing community support and accountability
