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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.
These fun rogaines are suitable for gurus to newbies. 1-hour and 2-hour options are available - as well as a virtual option.
Get in and start open water swimming. All abilities are welcome.
Get ready for an epic day of riding with shuttle access to all your favourite trails at Mt Hutt Bike Park.
Join these swim races from Fit and Abel this summer.
Join this festive run or walk around the Kaiapoi Island Forest and river tracks.
Join the most colourful run you'll ever see - bringing real colour back to the Red Zone.
Join this run/walk/bike event in Mid Canterbury for all ages and fitness levels.
Join this safe family-friendly event in South Hagley Park.
This event incorporates a festival of race options to suit all athletes, including triathlons, duathlons and standalone running events.
This event along the Waimakariri River is suitable to bikers and runners from 7 years upwards, on this scenic but challenging course.
- 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.
- Wicked Rogaines Spring Series
- Introduction to Open Water Swimming
- Mt Hutt Shuttle Day
- Lake Tahi Swim Race Series
- Seasonal Scamper
- Colour Zone Run
- Longbeach Coastal Challenge
- Sri Chinmoy Christmas Dash
- OxMan
- Bridge to Bridge Mountain Bike Ride
- Valley Ultra
- Canterbury Half Marathon
- Waitomo Triathlon Festival