Weekly Newsletter 9 July 2025

This week's newsletter showcases the Auckland Marathon; along with interesting articles, including exercises that help your lower back pain.

Experience Running Across the Auckland Harbour Bridge this November!

It’s time to secure your spot on the Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Marathon presented by ASICS start line!

Known as New Zealand’s premier running event, take on your perfect distance, choose from the United Airlines 5km, One New Zealand 11km Traverse, Garmin Half Marathon or Barfoot & Thompson Marathon.

See the best sights Auckland has to offer and soak in the energy of thousands of athletes and spectators! Enter now and don’t miss out.

See you on 3 November 2025!

Find out more and enter online at https://aucklandmarathon.co.nz/entry-info/entry-info/

Interesting Articles

Exercises that help your lower back pain

Runners World looks at how to fix or prevent nagging spasms, discomfort and achiness in your back.

What runners need to know about “functional training”

The term “functional training” gets tossed around so much that it’s lost almost all meaning. But at its core, it just means training with a purpose—specifically, a purpose that helps you perform better in your sport. For runners, that means building strength, stability and control in ways that translate directly to how you move on the run. Find out more at Canadian Running.

IT band exercises to relieve pain once and for all

Pain in the IT band can sideline even the best of athletes and, unfortunately, IT band syndrome is all too common among runners and cyclists. Luckily there are IT Band exercises (along with lots of hip and glute work) that can help! Find out more at Coach Amanda Brooks Run to the Finish blog.

‘Life is brutal. Running helps’: the 17-year-old who faced despair – and ran the length of Britain

Marcus Skeet has dealt with a lot: diabetes, anxiety, depression, OCD and the pressures of being a young carer. A few years ago, he reached his lowest point. Then he began working towards an extraordinary goal. Find out more at The Guardian.

Recent updates

To find out what's been recently updated, check the recent updates page regularly for date changes, event postponements and cancellations. Check out the full calendar of upcoming events.

Until next week...

Have a great running week!

Ngā mihi,
Jane & Chris
The Running Calendar Team