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Coastal Five is a two-day running festival in Taranaki, New Zealand, featuring five separate races totaling 42.2 km. Runners can enter a single race, select multiple, form a team of up to five, or complete all five for a marathon distance spread over the weekend. Each race is timed individually, accommodating those targeting a specific distance and those aiming to finish all five. The weekend begins with the 21.1 km Coastal Half, a flat coastal route from the Wind Wand to Puke Ariki Landing, followed by a 5 km garden and trail run within Pukekura Park. Day two shifts to Lake Mangamahoe for a 4.5 km cross-country run on rolling forest and farmland trails. This is followed by a 10 km hilly run through native bush at Pukeiti Gardens. The event concludes with a 1.6 km twilight mile at New Plymouth Raceway, with Mount Taranaki and the New Plymouth coastline forming the backdrop for the series.

Il Lake Mangamahoe Cross Country è il terzo evento del weekend Coastal Five, che si corre alla Lake Mangamahoe Recreation Area a New Plymouth. È un cross-country corto, con due distanze: 4.5 km e 5.1 km. Si parte e si arriva proprio lì alla recreation area, con lo start alle 17:00 e il cut-off time alle 18:30. Il percorso si snoda tra i sentieri ondulati di boschi e fattorie attorno al Lake Mangamahoe, con un bel mix di gravel ed erba. Ti troverai ad affrontare salite non troppo dure, sentieri nel bosco, tratti in aperta campagna, e avrai panorami sul lago e sulla montagna. Insomma, una bella sfida, diversa dalle solite road races della serie Coastal Five.