
Latest News & Updates
2026 Entries open now
Entries for the 2026 Christchurch Marathon are officially open. Lock in your spot.
2026 Event date and entries opening date confirmed
We'll be back 12 April 2026.
Entries open 30 July.
Record turnout and local champion make history
The marathon shattered attendance records with an unprecedented 7,015 participants across all race categories
Biggest Christchurch Marathon Event Ever
A record number of runners and walkers will take over Christchurch’s central city for the largest ever Christchurch Marathon event
Run for Rānui
Christchurch Marathon and Rānui House: Extending Our Partnership for a Greater Cause
Christchurch Marathon 2025: Entries Now Open!
We are thrilled to announce that entries for the Christchurch Marathon 2025 are now officially open!
Reliving the Magic: Highlights from the Christchurch Marathon 2024
Relive the excitement and emotion of race day with our event highlights video. Christchurch Marathon 2024 was an event to remember.
Frontrunner Christchurch Marathon entries hit post-quake record
More than 5,000 people will lace up their shoes to run, jog or walk through Christchurch’s central city this weekend.
Christchurch Rising to Its Marathon
Race day is still three months away and the 2024 Frontrunner Christchurch Marathon already has half it’s expected field signed up.
2023 event Video
Check out the 2023 Video - see if you can spot yourself. What a fabulous day out in Christchurch!
Request for feedback
If you joined us as a competitor, spectator, volunteer or supporter, we would love to hear your thoughts on the 2023 Frontrunner Christchurch Marathon.
2023 race report
It was a long time coming too, but more than 4000 runners and walkers from all ends of New Zealand lined up for the 41st Frontrunner Christchurch Marathon.