
New Zealand Running Calendar 2026: Confirmed Dates for Every Major Event
New Zealand’s 2026 running season stretches across the whole year, from mid-summer trail ultras in February to the festive city marathons of November. This guide

New Zealand’s 2026 running season stretches across the whole year, from mid-summer trail ultras in February to the festive city marathons of November. This guide

The Auckland Marathon is New Zealand’s largest running festival and the only day of the year when runners are allowed to cross the Auckland Harbour

The Wellington Marathon is an annual winter road race held along the waterfront of New Zealand’s capital, run on a flat, sea-level course certified to

The Kirikiriroa Marathon is a volunteer-run endurance event in Hamilton, New Zealand, that sends runners and walkers along the Te Awa River Path beside the

The London Marathon is the most sought-after 42.195 km (26.2 mile) road race on earth: a flat, fast, crowd-lined loop from Blackheath to The Mall

The Sydney Marathon 2025 was a landmark edition of Australia’s biggest road race: held on Sunday 31 August 2025, it was the first running of

Outdoor sports are physical activities played in natural or open-air settings — from hiking, trail running and mountain biking to kayaking, surfing, climbing and skiing.

The odds of winning an ultramarathon outright are long for almost everyone: in a competitive field only one runner crosses the line first, and that

Wellington rewards runners with a rare mix: a flat, sheltered harbour edge for easy kilometres and steep town-belt hills for a lung-busting workout, all within

Running and netball look like very different pursuits — one is often a solo endurance effort, the other a fast, seven-a-side team game on a