Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

Friday, 13 February 2026 to Saturday, 14 February 2026

Kumara Beach, West Coast to New Brighton, Christchurch

Follow event Multisport Team

The Coast to Coast from 13 to 14 February 2026 is an iconic multisport event based in the South Island of New Zealand.

Held every February, the course starts on the West Coast, at Kumara Beach, and traverses the width of the South Island, crossing the main divide and finishing on the East Coast. The finish line is at the Pier on New Brighton Beach in Christchurch.

The race is one of the world's longest running multi-sports events and is older even than the Hawaiian Ironman. From similar roots, Robin Judkins founded the event in 1983 when just 25 hardy souls took on the 243km challenge over two days.

General public entries is by ballot.

See also the Coast to Coast Mountain Run, a standalone running event covering the mountain run leg (day 1) of the multi sport event.

Distances/Events

Friday & Saturday:
2 Day Event - Solo - SOLD OUT
2 Day Event - Tandem Team - SOLD OUT

Saturday:
1 Day Event (The Longest Day) - Solo
1 Day Event - 3-person mixed - Team - SOLD OUT

Location map

The full Coast to Coast multisport event starts at Kumara Beach and finishes at New Brighton Pier.

Please note: the map location may be approximate. Refer to the event website for start lines and course maps.

Disclaimer

Running Calendar is an event listing site created as a resource for runners/walkers/athletes. We have no affiliation with the events listed, nor do we endorse or recommend them.

Listings are based on information found on the official event website, facebook page and/or from event directors.

We endeavour to keep these as up-to-date as possible, however we accept no responsibility or liability for any errors/omissions in the content of this site or that of any third party links provided in our listings. Information can be subject to change without notice.

Always check with the official event website and/or facebook page for the most recent information. 

This listing was last manually checked on 22 August 2025.

Nearby Events

More nearby events