The Pirongia Munter Challenge
4th May 2023 to 30th June 2023

Challenge Type: Custom Challenge
Challenge Goal: Total Challenge Points
About the Challenge:
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.
Challenge Prizes:
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.
Challenge Leaderboard
Last updated 13 minutes ago.
Wild Explorer | Challenge Points | Trails Bagged | |
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1 | Brook van Reenen | 311 | 11 |
2 | Joe Benbow | 127 | 6 |
3 | Raewyn Peters | 100 | 6 |
4 | Heidi Su | 88 | 3 |
5 | Anthony Sowerby | 68 | 1 |
6 | Jasmine MNijel | 63 | 3 |
7 | Jonathan Drake | 58 | 5 |
8 | Natalie Atkin | 54 | 2 |
9 | Denise Limby | 51 | 5 |
10 | Jon Culley | 46 | 3 |
11 | Charlotte Evans | 45 | 2 |
12 | Natasja Wilmot | 40 | 1 |
=13 | Jennifer Hancock | 35 | 1 |
=13 | Jamie Calder | 35 | 2 |
15 | Jeremy Edwards | 30 | 3 |
16 | Magnus Hammarsal | 27 | 2 |
=17 | Ryan Hattle | 24 | 1 |
=17 | Elspeth Knewstubb | 24 | 1 |
19 | Angela Hewlett | 23 | 2 |
=20 | Sandrine Douarin | 20 | 1 |
=20 | Rob Bathgate | 20 | 2 |
=20 | Simon Bartley | 20 | 1 |
23 | Diane Gillard | 13 | 2 |
24 | Mike Monastra | 12 | 1 |
25 | Lynette ELFICK | 11 | 1 |
26 | Sonia Panapa | 7 | 1 |
27 | Caitlin Knox | 5 | 1 |
=28 | Sarah Bauer | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Matt Rowbotham | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Georgie Griffiths | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Debbi Bamfield | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Andrew Tolley | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Kirsty Ibbotson | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Grant Allerby | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Adam Clifford | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Jamie Hall | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Dennis de Monchy | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Geoffrey Smith | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Sarah Lee | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Andy Crosland | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Lu Rvs | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Bryn Jenkins | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Simon Rea | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Tanya Phillips | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Olivia Harris | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Tina Buch | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Samuel Shergold | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Angela Ruegger | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Rachel Hart | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Justyna Blajerska | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Natalie Ball | 0 | 0 |
=28 | June Hart | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Tim Shaw | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Luca Ahumada-Percoco | 0 | 0 |
=28 | Nick Pharo | 0 | 0 |