12 events in Christchurch, Canterbury
From big races to Saturday morning group runs—find 5k events and connect with the local endurance sports community.
Christchurch
12 events in Christchurch-
Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 7:00 AMSee full details
Christchurch Motorway Half Marathon
Sunday 1 March 2026
Half Marathon - 21km
10km and 5km
Kidz Dash - 2km
Run Run 7 - 12 Year Olds
Walk Walk
Hybrid
The Christchurch Motorway Half Marathon will be held on Sunday, 1 March 2026, starting and finishing at Canterbury A&P Park.
Enjoy a fast, focused outing on the Christchurch Southern Motorway pathways with no vehicles on the course. The motorway hums beside you while you move in peace.
This event welcomes everyone—from first timers to elites. The fast, flat course is built for personal bests across the Half Marathon, 10km, and 5km.
You can run, walk, or hybrid, run a bit and walk a bit. There is a walking section in all three distances, and the Kidz Dash is a 2km run for young runners.
Start Times
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The start times are as follows:
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Wave 1 - 8:30am - All Walkers and Hybrid Participants
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Wave 2 - 9:00am - All Runners
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Wave 3 - 9:05am - The Kidz Dash 2km
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Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 9:00 AMSee full details
Muddy Good Run
Canterbury A & P Show Grounds
Sunday 22nd March 2026
All Finishers receive a Finishers Medal.
We will be building mud pits, slippery slides, mud and water slides, cars to climb over, cars to crawl under, containers to scale, hay bales to get over, camo net crawls, cargo net climbs and a run and crawl in between.
Adults - Individuals and Teams
Age Group events for Children
Family Run and
KIDZ Mud Run 4-6 with a parent
There is something for everyone whether you are 4 years of age or 104-years of age .
There will be plenty of Mud for everyone, Adults events have bigger obstacles. The family section is for families, 1 Adult must take part and the minimum age will be 4-years old, although we'd prefer 4-6 year olds do the Junior KIDZ Mud Run, as this distance may be too much for the wee ones. This event will not be timed, it is for fun.
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Every Saturday at 9:00 AM
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
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Every Saturday at 9:00 AM
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
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Every Saturday at 9:00 AM
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
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Every Saturday at 9:00 AM
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
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Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Welcome to
2026 China Southern Airlines
NZ Cross Country and Relay Champs
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Sat, Sep 05, 2026 at 10:00 AMSee full details
Pawsome Run
Sunday 6th September 2026
Woof, woof - Charlie here! I am the proud ambassador of the upcoming "Pawsome Run" event.
I am excited to invite all my fellow dog friends to join me for the "Pawsome Run" at the Canterbury A & P Park. This is our chance to show our humans how much fun running can be. Here are all the details you need to get those tails wagging:
Every Human competitor receives a Pawsome Medal when they finish and every Dog receives a Pawsome Dog Tag when they finish. I've also talked my humans into making some changes to make the event more exciting for us, with some obstacles to be added and those that want to be competitive, you'll also be timed and get your results.
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Sat, Nov 21, 2026 at 10:00 AMSee full details
Colour Zone Run (Festival) Sunday 22nd November 2026 Colour Zone Run (Festival) is just that, a Festival of Colour with heaps of Colour Zones throughout. At every Colour Zone you will be covered with Colour. Yes, this will be the most colourful event you will ever see and be in. There are colours from the rainbow plus many extras, this will be thrown, blasted and blown about throughout the run/walk. There will be colour throughout the run/walk/crawl - colour, colour, colour. You will be blasted with colour from all angles, or just get your mate or mates covered in colour. When we say blasted - we mean blasted - it will come at you from every angle.
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Sat, Feb 27, 2027 at 7:00 AMSee full details
Christchurch Motorway Half Marathon
Sunday 28th February 2027
Half Marathon - 21km
10km and 5km
Kidz Dash - 2km
Run Run 7 - 12 Year Olds
Walk Walk
Hybrid
The Christchurch Motorway Half Marathon will be held on Sunday, 28th February 2027, starting and finishing at Canterbury A&P Park.
Enjoy a fast, focused outing on the Christchurch Southern Motorway pathways with no vehicles on the course. The motorway hums beside you while you move in peace.
This event welcomes everyone—from first timers to elites. The fast, flat course is built for personal bests across the Half Marathon, 10km, and 5km.
You can run, walk, or hybrid, run a bit and walk a bit. There is a walking section in all three distances, and the Kidz Dash is a 2km run for young runners.
Start Times
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The start times are as follows:
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Wave 1 - 8:30am - All Walkers and Hybrid Participants
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Wave 2 - 9:00am - All Runners
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Wave 3 - 9:05am - The Kidz Dash 2km
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Local Clubs & Organizations
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Club
A passionate community of athletes based in Christchurch, New Zealand, welcoming triathletes of all ages and skill levels. Offers training, events, and a junior programme for multisport athletes from 5 to 70 years old.
[email protected] 021350333 -
Club
Competitive swimming club in Christchurch offering swim squad options for all levels and abilities, including competitive swimming, surf, and fitness squads. New swimmers welcome with free trial sessions available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday evenings.