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Feeling keen to try a tri? Ready to run a fun run? Signing up for an event is a great way to stay on track with your activity goals! It puts in place a powerful personal pact that can be hugely motivating - helping you get out of bed on those cold mornings, or fit in a session after work when you don’t feel like it.
Doing an event as part of a team or with a friend, work colleague, neighbour or your whānau can create an even stronger level of accountability. Having a bunch of cheerleaders saying "Come on, let’s go!" can help keep you motivated and stick with it.
Another helpful strategy is to get active for a cause if you are motivated by supporting others. Active community events - like the Pink Ribbon Walk or Relay for Life - are a great way to do something healthy while giving back. Some events also offer training programmes to get you ready, and prizes!
There is a huge range of events to choose from in Canterbury - whether you're just starting out or looking for something more challenging. Check out the listings and links below to find upcoming events over the next few months.
Note: Some events listed may be affected with changes in COVID-19 Framework ("traffic light") Level. Please check with the organiser for the latest updates.
Come along to this series of fun evening sprint orienteering events.
These fun rogaines are suitable for gurus to newbies: 1-hour and 2-hour options are available.
Get in and start open water swimming. All abilities are welcome.
Get off the beaten track and explore parts of Banks Peninsula on these guided walks.
Take part in this great mountain bike event solo or as part of a team in Hanmer Springs for either 4 or 8 hours.
Join this new gravel trail MTB event in North Canterbury.
6-hour, 4-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour options are available for this autumn rogaine.
Finish your summer in style with this unique sports challenge starting on Scarborough Beach.
Be a part of this fun event for all - the serious and not-so-serious, individuals, teams, schools and families.
Have fun running with others of similar ability while rubbing shoulders with stars of athletics.
- Join the Virtual Events Club and race with other people across New Zealand and the world each month. You can run, walk, mountain or road bike or swim. All profits from the Club goes to Ronald McDonald House.
- Run NZ Run organises a range of FREE virtual runs that you do anywhere. You just log your distance against your chosen goal or over a chosen period.
- Christchurch City Council Events lists all sorts of events in Canterbury (formerly Be There).
- Sport Canterbury runs many events at Ngā Puna Wai - Canterbury’s new home of sport.
- NZ Running Calendar gives information on running and walking events around New Zealand.
- My Next Challenge is a new website designed to take the challenge out of finding fitness events in New Zealand. You'll find lots of awesome events catering to every fitness level happening around New Zealand.
- SportzHub's Adventure Sport provides the latest on events that enable people to get into the wilderness. They aim to help foster people into the outdoors, and have discussion forums and links to local clubs and other facilities.
- PAPO Summer Sprint Series
- Wicked Rogaines Autumn Series
- Introduction to Open Water Swimming
- Banks Peninsula Walking Festival
- Hanmer Hundy
- East Coast Gravel
- Wicked Autumn Rogaine
- Sea 2 Sky Challenge
- City2Surf
- DGRS Twilight Challenge
- Le Race
- EA Networks Centre Kids Try Challenge
- Christchurch 10km Series
- Rainbow Ride
- Amuri Ranges Run
- Southern Cross Round the Bays
- Dog Creek Timber Ultra
- Cancer Society Relay for Life
- McLeans Forest Trail
- Muddy Good Run Christchurch
- Kaikoura Adventure Race
- The Walking Festival
- Christchurch Marathon
- Krank It
- Methven and Foothills Walking Festival
- Skedaddle Trail Run
- Hanmer Half Marathon