Pre Race

Bib Collection Location

Victory Convention Centre, 98 Beaumont Street, Freemans Bay, Auckland 1010 (opposite Victoria Park).

Bib Collection Opening Hours

• Thursday 27 February - 12:00pm to 7:00pm (corporate teams only)
• Friday 28 February - 8:00am - 7:00pm (all participants)
• Saturday 1 March - 8:00am - 4:00pm (all participants)

Parking

There is limited free and paid parking available at the Victory Convention Centre and surrounding streets. There are also paid car parks at the Downtown car park building located at 31 Customs Street and next to Auckland Fish Market on the corner of Jellicoe and Beaumont Streets.

Team Bibs

If you’re the team manager, you can pick up your team members’ bibs and timing tags from our Bib Collection venue. Please bring a copy of your Team List with you and let your team members know that you are collecting bibs on their behalf.

There will be several temporary road closures and parking restrictions during the event. To avoid any delays, we highly recommend that you plan your travel and allow for extra time.

Thanks to our mates at Auckland Transport, you can take advantage of free travel on scheduled bus and train services to and from the event. Simply show your race bib when you board!

‍Conditions apply. Offer excludes ferry services and Howick & Eastern buses. Applies for travel on Sunday 2 March 2025 from start of timetabled services until 5:00pm.

Pre-race: There will be a gear drop off truck at the start line located on the corner of Quay Street and Tangihua Street. This will open from 7:30am - 9:15am on the day of the event. If you are catching a free event shuttle from St Heliers to the start line, you can also drop your bag at Vellenoweth Green before you board the bus.

Post race: There will be a gear pick up point at the finish line on The Parade side of Vellenoweth Green in St Heliers. 

Please use your own drawstring bag for your gear (change of clothes, lightweight jacket, post race snacks etc). Please do not leave valuables in your bag. The drawstring bag should be no larger than a shoe bag – no backpacks or handbags please. 

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