Jackson Holmes Salmon Run
Join this Rakaia Lions fundraiser event with something for everyone - competitive and non-competitive, individual or teams.
The course for all four event distances is around the splendor of the Rakaia River and its riverbed:
- 21km Trail Half-Marathon;
- 5km bike and 2.5km Trail Run/Walk - the Give It A Tri Duathlon either as an individual or a 2-person team;
- 38.5km bike and 14.8km Trail Run/Walk - as an individual or a 2-person team;
- 45.5km bike, 1.7km run, 19.8km kayak and 12.5km run - as an individual or a 2 or 3-person multisport team.
Date: Saturday 10th October 2026.
Start Time: From 9.30am.
Start Location: Rakaia Domain - off Normanby Road. Parking access off Rakaia-Barhill-Methven Road.
Cost: From $125 for adults for individual events or $250 for a team. Discounted rates available for juniors (14 to 18 years) and under 23s in the duathlon and multisport events.
Find out more about the Jackson Holmes Salmon Run, including how to enter.
- Ōtautahi Enduro
- Jackson Holmes Salmon Run
- Pae Ora Whānau Fun Run
- Butterfly Fun Run
- Wicked Rogaines Spring Series
- Crater Rim Ultra
- Kaikōura Mountains to the Sea Marathon
- Ride the Rakaia
- JD Duathlon Series
- Mission Mt Somers
- Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence Race
- Corporate Challenge 5K
- 6-Hour Blast MTB Race
- Boulder Bay Classic
- Speed Freaks Run for a Reason
- Colour Zone Run
- Hanmer Howler
- Longbeach Coastal Challenge

