5 running, road, triathlon, and other events in New Plymouth, Taranaki
From big races to Saturday morning group runs—find running, road, triathlon, swimming, and walking events and connect with the local endurance sports community.
New Plymouth
5 events in New Plymouth-
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 8:00 AMSee full details
Welcome!
Thank you for choosing to enter the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon. Please note all participants must be aged from 6 to 15 years on event day.
Distances are approximate and are as follows;
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6 year olds 50m swim / 1.5km run
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7 year olds 50m swim / 4km cycle / 1.5km run
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8 – 9 year olds 100m swim / 4km cycle / 1.5km run
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10 – 15 year olds 200m swim / 8km cycle / 1.5 km run
Entry Options
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Splash & Dash - 6 year olds only. Swim and run.
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Individual TRYathlete - 7-15 year olds. Swim, cycle and run.
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Teams of Two - 7-9 year olds (Juniors) and 10-15 year olds (Seniors). One team member does the swim, the other does the cycle, and both do the run.
TRY IT ON fundraising programme
When entering the Sanitarium Weet-Bix™ Kids TRYathlon, a fundraising page for the Weet-Bix™ TRYathlon Foundation - TRY IT ON programme, will be created for each TRYathlete.
TRY IT ON is a fundraising programme that lets TRYathlon participants fundraise so less fortunate kids from their community can participate in a Weet-Bix™ Kids TRYathlon™ event too!
Fundraising is optional but we encourage all TRYathlete's to get involved. 100% of funds you raise will go directly towards supporting children in and around your local community.
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Sat, Mar 28, 2026
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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, Aug 28, 2026 at 10:00 AMSee full details
Welcome to
2026 New Zealand 10km Road Championships
Event Information
Key event info:
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Date: Saturday 29 August 2026
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Location: Lake Rotomanu, New Plymouth
Individual Events:
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All entrants in Championship events must be registered members of Athletics New Zealand clubs on the day of the event and meet other eligibility criteria as outlined in the Athletics NZ Competitions regulations (see Regulation C17)
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Entrants in the Open 5km event do not need to be registered with an athletics club
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Entry fees increase at 11.59pm on 17 August and entries close at 11.59pm on 21 August
Shoes
U18, U20 and Senior athletes: competition shoes need to comply with World Athletics regulations under Technical Rule 5. Please be sure to check that your shoes are on the approved list for each event. You can check on the World Athletics website here. This list is updated regularly. Please note that any shoes bought before 1 January 2016 are deemed to meet the requirements of Technical Rule 5. Senior and Under 20 athletes will also need to complete a shoe declaration form via this link.
Dispensation
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If you want to apply for age group dispensation please complete the request form here
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On completion of the form the request will be submitted to the Athletics New Zealand Dispensation Panel. Once your request has been received you will be notified of the outcome within three working days.
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All dispensation requests must be submitted atleast 3 working days before the entries closing date
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Local Clubs & Organizations
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Event Organizer