The Pirongia Munter Challenge
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4th May 2023 to 30th June 2023
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Total Challenge Points
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4th May 2023 to 30th June 2023
Custom Challenge
Total Challenge Points
The Pirongia Trail Run is Waikato's community-based trail event on 18th November, offering a challenge for all ages and abilities on the mighty Pirongia maunga.
The Pirongia Trail Run team are in it to share a good time. If you want to take on some of the course records, brilliant! You're equally brilliant if you just want to cruise up and roll down the hill. Get amongst.
Operating under the umbrella of the charity, the Kiwi Challenge Foundation, the event is a not-for-profit initiative designed to promote active and healthy living in the outdoors.
With help from the Community Partners, the event works with local schools and youth groups to facilitate free entries for community youth. How good. Clap, Clap for the Community Partners.
The Pirongia Munter, the longest and hardest option in the event is a hard-core option, and this Wild Challenge matches it.
During the challenge hit any of the trails from our directory, and you're in the draw.
The points awarded from each trail you run will be the Grunt Factor of that trail.
For example, if you complete the Munter course in training, you'll get 80 points in this challenge. Or, you can hit this trail in Wellington for 4 points.
Do you give it everything in a totally tough trail, or save yourself and hit easier trails multiple times? ?
The Grunt Factor is a measure of how demanding a run is and is shown on each trail directory page. It takes account of the distance, the nature of the terrain and the nature of the trail. The higher the number the more demanding it is. 75+ is considered Extreme.
You can run the same trail multiple times; it'll still count!
The more Challenge Points you earn the better your chances of winning a free entry to the Pirongia Trail Run.
We have a massive bunch* of free entries to the Pirongia Trail Run up for grabs.
Winners can choose their course/distance (Runter, Punter, Grunter or Munter**), and if you have already entered, but then win a free entry, you'll get your entry fee back!
* Massive bunch = Ten!
** Limit of three for the Munter.
All trails are included in this challenge.
No worries — you can join a Wild Challenge at any time while it's running.
When you join, we'll automatically award any challenge points you've earned since the challenge started, so you won't miss out just because you joined late.
If you've only just connected Strava or Garmin, we'll sync your last three months of activities too, so eligible activities can still count towards the challenge.
Connect your Strava or Garmin account to Wild Things and we'll automatically sync your activities and add any that qualify to the challenge.
You don't need to add activities manually — just get out there and do your thing! Each challenge has its own criteria for earning points, so check the challenge details above to see what counts.
If you use both Strava and Garmin, you can connect both — we won't create duplicate activities.
Absolutely. You can join as many Wild Challenges as you like, and the same activity can earn points across multiple challenges if it meets the criteria for each one.
We usually draw challenge winners a few days after the challenge finishes. We wait at least 2–3 days to allow any late activities to sync from Strava or Garmin before finalising the results.
If you're a winner, we'll get in touch with you directly.
Yes. Wild Challenges are exclusively for Wild Things VIP members. Become a VIP and you can join any of our current challenges, earn points and be in to win some epic prizes.
No worries — you can join a Wild Challenge at any time while it's running.
When you join, we'll automatically award any challenge points you've earned since the challenge started, so you won't miss out just because you joined late.
If you've only just connected Strava or Garmin, we'll sync your last three months of activities too, so eligible activities can still count towards the challenge.
Connect your Strava or Garmin account to Wild Things and we'll automatically sync your activities and add any that qualify to the challenge.
You don't need to add activities manually — just get out there and do your thing! Each challenge has its own criteria for earning points, so check the challenge details above to see what counts.
If you use both Strava and Garmin, you can connect both — we won't create duplicate activities.
Absolutely. You can join as many Wild Challenges as you like, and the same activity can earn points across multiple challenges if it meets the criteria for each one.
We usually draw challenge winners a few days after the challenge finishes. We wait at least 2–3 days to allow any late activities to sync from Strava or Garmin before finalising the results.
If you're a winner, we'll get in touch with you directly.
Yes. Wild Challenges are exclusively for Wild Things VIP members. Become a VIP and you can join any of our current challenges, earn points and be in to win some epic prizes.
