The 87th Leith Harbour Free 5/10km, 6pm Thursday 1 October 2026
Free monthly community time trial, fun run/walk. Course 1. Start/Finish at the corner of Neptune and Magnet Streets for out and back course along the West Harbour, Te Aka Ōtākou shared path, Dunedin. Collect Bibs from 5.15pm. Please wear reflective gear. Wheel Chair & Pram Friendly Read more….
The 44th 3 Peaks Mountain Race
Named after the three peaks of Flagstaff (668m), Swampy (739m) and Mt Cargill (676m), the 3 Peaks takes runners and walkers up some of Dunedin’s most beautiful trails through lush native bush where they are rewarded with incredible panoramic views. The 56km 3 Peaks Plus 1 adds one of the high points of the Silverpeaks, Pulpit Rock (760m), and even more amazing terrain and trail. Read more…
NEXT FEATURE EVENTS
Shunters & Grunters Relay, Saturday 5 September 2026 Waipiata and Hyde Stations. Organised by the Hill City-University Harriers. The format is usually a series of short races (10.5k’s, 3.5k’s, 4.5k’s and 7.5k’s) held along the Otago Central Rail Trail between Waipiata and Hyde stations. You can walk, run or cycle, and competitors are placed into teams to contest the 3 longer legs. Entry is free. Entries close at 7:00 pm on Monday, 31 August. Visit the Hill City-University Website for details Read more…
NZ Mile Champs, starts 4pm Saturday 12 September 2026 George Street, Dunedin. The day before the Dunedin Marathon, George Street will be lit up by flying milers racing through the central city. Entries for the NZ Championship races close at 11.59pm on Friday 4 September Read more…
Emersons Dunedin Marathon, Otago Marathon Champs Sunday 13 September 2026 Dunedin, New Zealand. Full marathon, half marathon, 10km, 5km Includes the Otago Full Marathon Champs Read more…
Te Aka Ōtākou Tānga: The Winding Vine Relay, Saturday 26 September 2026 Portobello to Port Chalmers, on the Shared Pathway, Dunedin. Start at Portobello Township, Dunedin and finishes at Port Chalmers. Open to both club and community teams aged 12+. Club teams can be made up of competitive, social and community athletes and may contain members registered with another club. Leith teams entries are done via Leith Harriers. Organised by Athletics Otago. Entries Close Midnight Tuesday 22nd September Read more…
WEEKLY TRAINING EVENTS
SOLE TUESDAYS Meet from 5pm onwards at the Caledonian Track, Logan Park for warmups for 5.30pm start of training on the track or adjacent fields Read more…
THURSDAYS HILLY RUN, SAND DUNES Meet at 5.15pm. Starts at 5.30pm. Popular meeting place is the Tomahawk Football Field adjacent to the Beach car park at 5.20-5.30. Read more…
SUNDAY MORNINGS – 8AM – HILL CITY-UNI COMBINED CLUBS RUNS Join up with the Hill City-Uni runners at the Hill City-University Club Rooms for about a 1 to 2 hour run. Slow, medium, fast packs to suit all abilities. Read more…
TCS Sydney Marathon, Sunday 30 August 2026 Sydney, Australia. Leith’s Simon Cromarty finished with an excellent 02:30:21 finishing 13th in the 35-39 grade and 68th male athlete Read more…
HOKA UTMB Mont-Blanc, 24-30 August 2026 Courmayeur (Italy), through Switzerland, to Chamonix (France). Congratulations to Leith’s Julia Chamberlain who took part in this grueling event Read more…
The Lake Dunstan Trail Marathon, Sunday 30 August 2026 Clyde to Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand, Congratulations to Leith’s Frances Redmond who won the female category and finished fourth overall in the Half Marathon Read more…
Great Naseby Water Race, Aug 26 – Aug 29, 2026 Naseby, New Zealand. New Zealand’s longest ultramarathon through the Naseby Forest 50km to 200 Mile Events over four days. Results and report are now out Read more…
NZ 10kM Road & Walks Champs, Saturday 29 August 2026 New Plymouth, New Zealand The 2026 New Zealand 10KM Road & Walks Championships took place in New Plymouth. There were no current Leith athletes in the fields
St Pauls Street Mile, Saturday 22 August 2026 Ascot Park Hotel, corner of Tay Street & Racecourse Road, Invercargill. Congratulations to Leith’s Craig and Kimberley Iverson took part in this event Read more…
Otago Ale Trail, Saturday, 15 August 2026 Wedderburn to Waipiata, Otago. The Half Marathon run is on a point-to-point course starting in the rural township of Wedderburn and finishing in Waipiata. The 8km sprint run or walk joins the scenic trail at Ranfurly, on the corner of Stuart Road and the Otago Central Rail Trail. All proceeds from the event go directly to the Otago and Southland Rescue Helicopter. See how the Leith athletes fared Read more…
Otago 5km & Age Group Road Running Championships, Saturday 15 August 2026 cnr Magnet and Neptune Streets, Dunedin. The Otago 5km Road Championships was held on an out and back circuit on the shared pathway starting and finishing on Magnet Street. The results are now available Read more…
The NIGHT OF FIVES, Otago 5000m Champs, 6pm Tuesday 24 March 2026 Caledonian Ground, Logan Park Drive, Dunedin.
Simon Cromarty and Rebekah Aitkenhead win. View the video too Read all about it…
2025 IAU Asia-Oceania 100k Champs, November 22nd – 23rd, 2025
Wachirabenchathat Park (Rot Fai Park), Bangkok, Thailand. Congratulations to Leith’s Mel Aitken (NZL) who has won the Women’s Race at the 2025 IAU 100K Asia & Oceania Championships in a time of 9:04:14 Read more…
Tuesdays Training with Chris Sole. Meet from 5pm at the Caledonian Ground, Logan Park for warmups on the track. Start of training will be 5.30pm on the track. All in the community are welcome. You don’t have to be a club member. Just come and join in the fun and excercise. Check out the training section for updates on the session details for the next Sole Tuesday >>>> Training
Hilly Run, Sand Dunes – Thursdays
Meet at 5.15pm. Starts at 5.30pm. Popular meeting place are the Tomahawk Fields adjacent to the Beach car park at 5.20-5.30. Run laps while waiting for people to arrive. We normally do a sustained 10 or 12x Sandune session on Tomahawk beach. You can choose to alternate, leave some out, work as you feel. technique, driving arms, working hip, knees, ankles, feet. Note that the venue may change depending on circumstances, so contact Chris Sole if unsure
Leith’s Trail Running Captains
Laura Bungard & Rocky Allan
We thank Chris Bisley for the fantastic job he did as our trail running captain and wish him well in his new endeavours. Leith now welcomes to the team accomplished trail and ultra runners Laura Bungard and Rocky Allan. They are contactable via our club email address Read more…
Lydia Pattillo is a signed up Athletics New Zealand Community Coach
This is exciting news and you can read all about it in our new coaching page which also includes a feature about Chris Sole too >> Coaching
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