Weekly Newsletter 7 October 2026

This week's newsletter showcases the Tauranga City to Surf; along with interesting articles, including how running on the beach can boost your fitness.

Tauranga City to Surf - Sunday 8 November

Tauranga’s iconic City to Surf returns with three scenic events: the 21.1km Half Marathon, 8.5km City to Surf and 5km Surf to Surf. With stunning harbour and coastal views, there’s a distance for every level, and every event finishes on the sand at Mount Main Beach.

Whether you’re chasing a personal best, enjoying a fun day out or taking on the challenge with friends, family or your team, City to Surf is a great way to get moving and experience one of the Bay of Plenty’s favourite running events.

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Interesting Articles

Running on the beach can boost your fitness

Not only does it offer a chance to smell salt air and listen to waves crash as the miles tick by, but running on the sand also provides strength and endurance benefits that you don’t get from your usual daily training. Find out more at Runners World.

Why ‘slow jogging’ is the perfect fitness trend for people who want to get into exercise

Rather than striving for speed, the slow jogging trend encourages people to take short steps and move at a pace slow enough to comfortably hold a conversation. Find out more at The Conversation.

Marathon pacing strategy

Run to the Finish looks at how to pace a marathon to finish strong.

Stop just "running faster"

Active.com looks at how speed work actually works.

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 & Sam
The Running Calendar Team