 Race Director - Paul Charteris
Forever wishing I was a faster runner, with better tanned legs. I started planning this run in late 2008, because I love trail running and I love this area. See blog posts about the Tarawera philosophy and my experiences after one year of starting a small trail running business.
I am responsible for overall coordination of this event. However, after the 2010 race, I realised I needed some serious help to efficiently run a growing event. Hence, the dream team you see assembled here. If you'd like to see what I am up to, please view the blog. In between organising runs, I work at Scion - and run in the Whaka Forest every lunchtime.
If you have any questions or comments, there are many ways you can contact me.
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 Rotorua Coordinator - Katrin Walbert
Hi, I'm Kat...Dr.Kat. In real life I work with Paul C behind the fence at Scion as a Forest Pathologist and pretend to be smart. But whenever I can, I work at sporting events. I've been working in the sport industry since my time as a student (yes there is a history in Aerobics and skimpy lycra outfits…) and been involved in events organisation for over 8 years now. Events I've worked on range from the Great Race (Rowing), UCI Trials World Cup to Triathlons, Duathlons and MTB races. I have been part of the NDuro Events team for several years now and look after the boyz' timing and registration process. I am also an active figure in the Rotorua Triathlon Club (RATs) – currently I am the boss and try to keep them under control and spend all the money on fun things. Aside from organising stuff and drinking coffee at Zippy's [ed. note - Zippy's rocks!] I actually also enjoy being out there competing and riding my bikes, swimming the lakes and running the glorious trails we've got in the Rotorua Wonderland!
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Kawerau Coordinator - Heidi Wana
Heidi is an avid adventure racer and has volunteered at or helped coordinate many local events, such as the Kawerau King of the Mountain. Heidi will coordinate the Kawerau volunteers, aid stations and the finish-line area. She's the only one on our team to have worn an allblack jersey. |
 Tarawera Course Coordinator - Neil Jones
If you want someone responsible for making sure the course is right - it pays to use a local, the fittest dude you can find and someone with the best navigation skills on the planet. That narrows it down to one person.
Neil is a legend in adventure racing circles. He has raced professionally and won nearly every major adventure race around the world. Neil and his family can be found competing (and often winning) or volunteering in nearly every endurance race in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
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Tarawera Ultra. Coach - Neil Gellatly
I have put together a short bio. of myself so Tarawera Ultra. runners know what I can offer, here's a few quickies:
- I hold a Bachelor in Physical Education from Otago University – specialising in sports coaching and management.
- Spent 14 years racing multisport at an elite level and along the way Neil won three People’s Choice National Multisport Series Titles; National Adventure Race Series Motu Challenge, Tongariro Mountain Classic, and placed in the top three at Coast to Coast four times.
- Eight years ago I set up a multisport coaching business – Multisport Coaching Services Limited, offering: Consultancy Advice; Specific Personalised Structured Training Programmes; Strength Training; Skills Coaching; Race Nutrition Plans etc, to endurance athletes.
- Six years ago, I took the next step and started creating and organising new races under the event business ‘Dare 2 Sweat Events’. Neils current event project is called 3D Rotorua.
- Occasional work for Drug Free Sport NZ and leading sports timing company – Active Timing.
- Living a stone’s throw from the Redwoods Forest in Rotorua, married and with a young daughter - I continue to keep fit in and work hard within my chosen fields of expertise.
I welcome you to have a look at the coaching website www.multipsortcoach.co.nz and am happy to receive enquiries from those interested in receiving training to ensure a successful Tarawera Ultra preparation & race experience.
NEW: View the generic training programme for the Tarawera Ultramarathon that Neil Gellatly has put together (PDF).
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Tel: 0064 7 345 4440
Mob: 0064 27 648 7546
neil@multisportcoach.co.nz
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 Safety Coordinators- Budgie and Henry from Peak Safety.
The Peak Safety crew have decades of experience managing risk in the outdoor environment and continue to use the skills and knowledge on a daily basis.
Being totally good buggers, they mountain bike, ski, raft, hunt and sea kayak, climb rock, ice and snow, surf, skate, dive, parent and whitewater kayak. They fish in the rivers and oceans and sometimes even catch something.
Mark (aka Budgie) has been developing and managing safety systems and emergency response in challenging environments for over 20-years. He has been at the forefront of the development of safety systems in the ski industry and managed the safety services operation for Whakapapa Ski Area, the largest ski area in New Zealand, for two decades. Henry has been managing safety in the outdoor environment for over 10 years.
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 Marcus Diprose - Timing Controller
Active timing s supplying timing services for the Tarawera Ultra in 2011,
as we did in 2010. We are a company based in Rotorua and we specialise in
timing sports event, the more complex the better! And the Tarawera Ultra is
definitely a complex event with multiple races and multiple legs spread over
a large distance. It is certainly a challenge but one we are up for. We
work closely with Paul to ensure we are providing the best service for the
Tarawera Ultra.
Apart from providing results for the event, one of the most important
aspects we help events with is competitor safety. As part of the our timing
services for an event we have a competitors medical information a mouse
click away and work in closely with the race director and the safety manager
to ensure all competitors are looked after during the course of the event.
You can visit us at our website www.activetiming.co.nz
See you in March 2011
Marcus has also been running NDuro Events in and around Rotorua for eight years. Thousands of mountain bikers from all over the world have taken part in NDuro good honest fun events including the Whaka 100. Marcus is also a key dude bringing the singlespeed world championships to New Zealand in October 2010. |
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