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Days
ReservoirD●gLast Dog Standing.
A backyard ultra in the Rangitikei.
14 NOV 2026
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MARTON RESERVOIR
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6.706 KM ON THE HOUR
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UNTIL ONE REMAINS
One loop. Every hour. Until you stop.
One lap or a hundred. The distance is yours to choose, and we'll celebrate the whole thing with you.
One lap or a hundred. The distance is yours to choose, and we'll celebrate the whole thing with you.
START TIME IN
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Hours
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Minutes
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Seconds
Hard
rules.
01
Six point seven kilometres.
Every loop is the same. 6.706 km around the reservoir — A mix of walking & mountain bike tracks.
02
The Race Director flips a coin.
Before every lap start, the Race Director flips a coin at the kennel. Heads — clockwise. Tails — anti-clockwise. You don't know which until you go, and you don't get to choose.
03
Every hour on the hour.
The bell rings at the top of the hour and you go. Be back in the kennel before it rings again, ready to head out for the next lap. Late by a second? You're out.
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Last person standing wins.
There's no podium. There's no time. There's no second place. Only one runner finishes — everyone else is a DNF.
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No assistance on course.
Crews live in the camp. You go alone. You come back alone. The event organisers may put wee treats out on the course, but it will be a surprise at the time.
The same 6.7 kilometres. Forever.
Distance
6.706KM
Elevation
84M / LAP
Surface
77%GRADED WALKING TRACK
Cutoff
60MINUTES
Clockwise: out the gate. Down the track. Through the kiosk. Over the stream. Graded walking track for nearly 3 km, then single-track mountain bike for 1.5 km, then a gentle downhill to the finish. Keep the lakes on your right going clockwise. Anti-clockwise, keep them on your left. That should stop you getting lost.
The ones who didn't give in.
Nobody has finished a Reservoir Dog yet. So we've modelled the field with six sample athletes. Find the one closest to you. Adjust your expectations accordingly.
01
Sir David Attenborough
and still had time for the great bird watching at the reservoir
100LAPS
02
Stephen Hawking
battery went flat
72LAPS
03
Sir Edmund Hillary
too much elevation in the course
55LAPS
04
David Goggins
too busy carrying the boats
20LAPS
05
Usain Bolt
gassed after the 100m
1LAP
06
Courtney Dauwalter
DNF, first lap
0LAPS
* Our true Reservoir Dogs are yet to be discovered.