Tarawera Ultramarathon organiser Paul Charteris said he could not be happier after the weekend's event and is soon to announce a new event taking in some more of the North Island's iconic sites.
Mr Charteris said the event continued its impressive growth with about 400 international competitors taking part this year, out of a total of an estimated 1200 entrants.
"It was brilliant, absolutely amazing, despite getting rained on all day long. But we definitely have a great future ahead of us.
"With 400 international runners it's just a phenomenal international contingent."
He said he expected a higher attrition rate than usual when full results were released.