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Tuesday Tune Up 2
Tuesday, October 20, 2026OCT20Tue

Tuesday Tune Up 2

Napier, Westshore Beach Inn
Tuesday Tune Up
Artboard 112 km, 3 km, 4 km, 5 km
Running
Wicked Rogaine Spring Series 2
Wednesday, October 21, 2026OCT21Wed

Wicked Rogaine Spring Series 2

Christchurch, Halswell Quarry
Wicked Rogaine Spring Series
Multisport / Adventure Racing
Kaikōura Mountains To Sea
Saturday, October 24, 2026OCT24Sat

Kaikōura Mountains To Sea

Kaikōura, South Bay Racecourse
Artboard 115 km, 10 km, Half Marathon, Marathon
Trail Running
Cancelled
Wairarapa Backyard Ultra
Saturday, October 24, 2026OCT24Sat

Wairarapa Backyard Ultra

Masterton, Lansdowne
Backyard Ultra / Last One Standing
Cancelled
Twizel Hard Labour Weekend
Saturday, October 24, 2026OCT24Sat

Twizel Hard Labour Weekend

Twizel
Trail Running
River-Run Backyard Ultra
Saturday, October 24, 2026OCT24Sat

River-Run Backyard Ultra

Waipukurau, A&P Showgrounds
Backyard Ultra / Last One StandingTrail Running
Timaru Ten
Saturday, October 24, 2026OCT24Sat

Timaru Ten

Timaru, Levels Raceway
Artboard 115 km, 10 km
Running
Barefoot XTRAIL Spring Series: McKerrow’s Revenge
Sunday, October 25, 2026OCT25Sun

Barefoot XTRAIL Spring Series: McKerrow’s Revenge

Wainuiomata, Wainui Athletics Club
Barefoot XTRAIL Series
Artboard 116 km, 12 km, 16 km
Trail Running
JD Duathlon Series: Race 4 – Southbridge
Sunday, October 25, 2026OCT25Sun

JD Duathlon Series: Race 4 – Southbridge

Southbridge Rugby Grounds
JD Duathlon Series
Artboard 113.1km·28km·Artboard 114.5km
Artboard 111.7km·9.4km·Artboard 111.7km
Duathlon
Leith Harbour Free 5K & 10K: October
Sunday, October 25, 2026OCT25Sun

Leith Harbour Free 5K & 10K: October

Dunedin, 9 Kitchener Street
Artboard 115 km, 10 km
Running
Tuesday Tune Up 3
Tuesday, October 27, 2026OCT27Tue

Tuesday Tune Up 3

Napier, Westshore Beach Inn
Tuesday Tune Up
Artboard 112 km, 3 km, 4 km, 5 km
Running
Wicked Rogaine Spring Series 3
Wednesday, October 28, 2026OCT28Wed

Wicked Rogaine Spring Series 3

Christchurch, Mount Vernon
Wicked Rogaine Spring Series
Multisport / Adventure Racing
HOT Pink Walk
Wednesday, October 28, 2026OCT28Wed

HOT Pink Walk

Tauranga, The Strand
Artboard 113 km
Running
Breast Cancer Research Trust Pink Walk & Run
Thursday, October 29, 2026OCT29Thu

Breast Cancer Research Trust Pink Walk & Run

Hamilton, Innes Common, Hamilton Lake
Artboard 113.8 km, 5 km
Running
Run the Runway
Saturday, October 31, 2026OCT31Sat

Run the Runway

Mount Maunganui, Tauranga Airport
Artboard 115 km
Running
Rugged Raukawa
Saturday, October 31, 2026OCT31Sat

Rugged Raukawa

Raukawa
Artboard 118 km, 21 km
Trail Running
Children & Teen Shemozzle
Saturday, October 31, 2026OCT31Sat

Children & Teen Shemozzle

Hunterville
Mud / Obstacle Course Racing
Struggler’s Gully Adventure Race
Saturday, October 31, 2026OCT31Sat

Struggler’s Gully Adventure Race

Dargaville
Multisport / Adventure Racing
Shepherds Shemozzle
Saturday, October 31, 2026OCT31Sat

Shepherds Shemozzle

Hunterville
Mud / Obstacle Course Racing
Ranui Farm Walk
Saturday, October 31, 2026OCT31Sat

Ranui Farm Walk

Hawke's Bay, Waipukurau
Artboard 119 km
RunningTrail Running
Clyde Classic Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Saturday, October 31, 2026OCT31Sat

Clyde Classic Half Marathon, 10K & 5K

Central Otago, Clyde
Artboard 115 km, 10 km, Half Marathon
Running
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