Australia
Find your next marathon or half marathon, ultra-distance run, trail run, bucket list runs through rainforests, along beaches or up mountains or find a fun run for the whole family. My Next Challenge helps you find your next run.
65 Run events
Hanging Rock VIC
Sole Motive's Run the Rock will take place on the 20th of April 2024. Taking place at Hanging Rock in the stunning Macedon Ranges, the event offers a half marathon, 13. 5km, 5km and 2km of breathtaking scenery, gritty trails and undulating country roads.
Lerderderg Gorge, Bacchus Marsh VIC
The Down Under 135 will take place from the 26 - 28 April 2024.
The event covers 135 miles (220 km) in a single stage non-stop start to finish run across the single trails of the Lerderderg and Wombat State Forests in Victoria.
Yellagonga Regional Park, Woodvale WA
The Light Horse Ultra run takes place over the Anzac Day weekend in honour of those who have served the country. In 2020 a 24hr option was introduced starting at 6pm on the Saturday with the 12, 6 & 3hr events taking place on Sunday.
Mornington VIC
A fabulous scenic run along Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. The Mornington Running Festival has a distance for everyone including the 1km kids dash, 5km and 10km fun run/walk and the half marathon.
Gold Coast QLD
The Gold Coast Running Festival will take place on the 28th of April 2024. Distances offered include Half Marathon, 10km, 5km, 2. 5km and 1km Dash with races starting and finishing at one of the Gold Coast’s most iconic venues, Cbus Super Stadium.
Tidal River VIC
Wilsons Prom 100 ultra distance run will take place on the 4th of May 2024. One of Australia’s best coastal trail runs at Victoria’s spectacular Wilsons Promontory National Park.
Wilsons Promontory National Park VIC
The Darby River Half Marathon will take place on the 5th of May 2024. Wilsons Promontory National Park is only 3 hours from Melbourne and offers fantastic trail running and amazing scenery.
Margaret River WA
The Margaret River Ultra Marathon will take place on the 11th - 12th of May 2024 and offers a 42km trail marathon as well as an 80km ultra. The event also has a 2km kids run.
Katoomba NSW
Ultra-Trail Australia will return on the 16 - 19 May 2024. Ultra-Trail Australia is four day running festival incorporating a 100 kilometre, 50 kilometre, 22 kilometre and 11km trail run through the world heritage listed Blue Mountains National Park.
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Great Ocean Road VIC
The Great Ocean Road Running Festival will take place from the 18th to the 19th of May 2024.
The Great Ocean Road Running Festival attracts thousands of participants every year seeking to conquer one of the most stunning marathons in the world.
Halls Gap - Grampians VIC
The 12th Annual “Run the Gap” event will be held on Sunday 26 of May 2024. Participants can compete in a scenic 6km run/walk along Fyans Creek, a 12km run including a lap across the wall at stunning Lake Bellfield, or challenge themselves in the 21km trail run.
Launceston TAS
The 2024 McGrath Launceton Running Festival will take place from 1-2 June. The event offers a Half Marathon, 10km, 5km plus 1 mile distance options. There is also a virtual option available for all distances.
Hunter Valley NSW
The Maitland River Run will take place on the 2nd of June 2024. The event takes place in New South Wales' beautiful Hunter Valley. The start, finish and lap location for the event will be the new Maitland Regional Athletics Track.
Brisbane QLD
The Brisbane Marathon Festival will take place on the 2nd of June 2024. One of Australia's oldest running events, the Brisbane Marathon Festival travels along the riverfront, over bridges and past some of the Brisbane's most enchanting landmarks.
Wandiligong VIC
Wandi Cross is a mountain running challenge set amidst the picturesque valley of Wandiligong, a few minutes from Bright, Victoria. Suitable for anyone from the elite to the first time mountain enthusiast.
Kununurra WA
The Kununurra Half Marathon will take place on the 16th of June 2024. At the Kununurra Half Marathon participants can choose to run the half marathon solo or in a relay team of two or four people.
Yarraman QLD
The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail 100 is an ultra distance marathon that utilises the former Brisbane Valley rail line. The event offers a 200 mile, 100 mile, 100km and 50 mile ultra as well as a marathon and half marathon.
Atherton Tablelands, North Queensland QLD
Part of the the Tailwind 3 Marathons in 3 Days event, the Cairns Marathon is a multi-terrain race over dirt road and bitumen. Held in the Atherton Tablelands, the race runs through rainforest and finishes at one of the best viewpoints over Cairns.
Brisbane Hinterland QLD
The Brisbane Trail Ultra returns on the 28th - 30th of June 2024. The event is a running festival that will challenge you like no other. Running through the sub-tropical paradise of the Brisbane hinterland, this event will test your limits and give you the experience of a lifetime.
Cairncross State Forest, Port Macquarie NSW
The ultra distance Elephant Trail Race returns on the 12th - 14th of July 2024 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales. The event offers a 217km, 160km and 100km ultra for solo runners and teams of two as well as a 50km, 25km, 13km and 2. 5km Kids Race.
Raffertys Resort, Wild Duck Drive via Raffertys Road, Cams Wharf, Lake Macquarie NSW
A 12km, 22km and 36km trail run hosted from Raffertys Resort, the course takes in the sites of beautiful Lake Macquarie and the stunning coastline of historic Catherine Hill Bay and the Munmorah State Conservation Area.
Broome WA
The 2024 Broome International Airport Broome Marathon Festival will take place on the 14th of July 2024. The event is held on Cable Beach at low tide to ensure hard packed sand for running on. Choose from Marathon, Half Marathon and 10. 5km.
Airlie Beach, Whitsundays QLD
The Airlie Beach Running Festival will take place on the 20 and 21st of July 2024. The Airlie Beach Running Festival is the Whitsunday’s premier running event and caters for athletes of all ages and different levels of fitness.
Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane QLD
The Guzzler Ultra is Brisbane’s very own trail ultra; presented by The Trail Co. and made possible by Brissie’s thriving trail running community. 99% trails and 100% fun, you’ll run past Brisbane’s oldest reservoirs in the order they were built.
Hunter Valley NSW
The Hunter Valley Winery Run will take place on the 21st of July 2024. It's not everyday that you get to run through world famous international golf resorts and some of the most famous wineries in Australia.
Pelican, Park, Hornibrook Esplanade, Clontarf QLD
The Annual Jetty 2 Jetty Fun Run will take place on the 21st of July 2024. Held on the Redcliffe Peninsula in Queensland, the J2J has a race category to suit everyone from the seasoned runner to first timers.
Wanda Surf Life Saving Club NSW
The Tradies Sutherland 2 Surf Fun Run and Walk will take place on the 21st of July 2024. The event is an 11km fun run / walk organised by the Wanda Surf Lifesaving Club.
Uluru NT
The Australian Outback Marathon will return on the 27th of July 2024.
A once in a lifetime experience. Take in the stunning views of Uluru and Kata Tjuta as the kilometres tick by.
Rainbow Beach QLD
The Rainbow Beach Trail Festival will take place on the 28th of July 2024. The event offers an 11km, Half Marathon and Marathon on Queensland's beautiful Rainbow Beach. Experience towering sand cliffs, lush forests and a mix of single track, fire trails and beach.
Canberra ACT
The Sri Chinmoy Canberra Trail 100, is back and due to take place on the 4th of August 2024. The Sri Chinmoy Canberra Trail 100 is a 100km trail run held in Canberra. The course can be completed solo or in teams of 4.
Townsville QLD
The Townsville Marathon is Australia's second-oldest race and offers stunning views of the Coral Sea, The Strand, and Magnetic Island. The fast and flat AIMS accredited courses include both roads and trails along the coastline.
Sunshine Coast QLD
Fast. Flat. Scenic and PB worthy. Take on the challenging blue ribbon Full Marathon, the certified PB breaking Half or the Sunny Coast 10km. The 5km Run & 5km Walk & the 2km Mini Marathoner events provide a great starting point for all ages and abilities.
Dunkeld VIC
Peaks & Trails is a trail running event that takes place in the Southern Grampians in Victoria. The event offers 6 distances to choose and a varied track including river flats, open woodland, technical loose rocky single trail, 4WD track and sand.
Hyde Park, Sydney NSW
Join 85,000+ runners and walkers for the annual City2Surf from Hyde Park in Sydney's CBD to the world famous Bondi Beach. The 14km route follows Sydney's spectacular harbour through Double Bay, Rose Bay, up heartbreak hill to Vaucluse before reaching Bondi Beach.
Alice Springs NT
Run Larapinta will return from the 16 - 19 August 2024. A 4 day, 4 stage trail running race along the most spectacular sections of the iconic Larapinta Trail in Australia's Northern Territory, the event offers runners the chance to run 87km or 137.
Lorne VIC
The Wonderfalls Trail Run, is due to take place on the 17th of August 2024. The course takes place in the mountains behind Lorne on the Great Ocean Road and offers 5km, 13km, 25km, 42km and 50km distances.
Kuranda QLD
The K2PD Ultra Trail Race is a point-to-point race that starts in Kuranda and follows Black Mountain Road and the Bump Track to finish in Port Douglas.
Mudgee NSW
The Mudgee Running Festival offers a Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km and 5km fun runs. The course weaves itself through the picturesque Mudgee valley; past vineyards, wineries, farmland, grazing cattle, and a band of friendly and enthusiastic volunteers cheering you on!
118 Grampians Rd Halls Gap 3381 VIC
Absolute freaking intensity! You are engulfed by a whole different world. You are IN the landscape. It will chew you up and spit you out and you will love it. All events based from Halls Gap in the mighty Grampians.
Taronga Western Plains Zoo NSW
The Dubbo Stampede will return on the 25th of August 2024. The only major running festival that gives you the opportunity to run through a zoo, you can walk or run through Dubbo's Taronga Western Plains Zoo to get a taste of the world.
Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
The Pub2Pub Charity Fun Run and Festival is a 3km, 6km or 13km coastal run in Sydney's Northern Beaches. A major fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Brookvale, the event will return on the 25th of August 2024.
Springbrook National Park QLD
The Wild Earth Coastal High 50 is an iconic ultra trail running event traversing amazing trails in the World Heritage listed Springbrook and Lamington National Parks in Queensland's spectacular Gold Coast Hinterland. Entries to the event are in extremely high demand each year.
Townsville QLD
The Cape Pallarenda Trail Run is the signature run in the Outer Limits Trail Run Series. The event offers a distance for everyone with a 5km and 12km course along with a half marathon and marathon.
Royal National Park, Sydney NSW
The Coastal Classic is a 30km trail run along one of the most stunning tracks in Australia. It has everything to offer from rocky terrain, sand running and beaches, to cliff-tops, bushland, rainforest and steep hill inclines.
Kangaroo Island SA
The course route is located in the remote south-west corner of Flinders Chase National Park.
Conway National Park, Airlie Beach, Whitsundays QLD
Whitsunday Trail Fest 2024 will take place on the 8th of September. It is not a race for the faint-hearted and needs some serious pre-event training. After running the inaugural Ultra distance (57.
Milsons Point, Sydney NSW
The 2024 Blackmores Sydney Running Festival is taking place on the 15th of September 2024. Put your training into practice or get yourself out there and take on your chosen distance in your own neighborhood (please observe any local Government restrictions and COVID-safety requirements in your area).
Great Ocean Road VIC
The 100km Surf Coast Century offers spectacular running along Victoria's Surf Coastline. The event includes both a 50km and 100km ultra distance course as well as a relay option and 2. 5km kids fun run.
Port Macquarie NSW
Run through the dazzling coastal pathways, and along the beautiful coastal rainforests and beaches of the Port Macquarie to Laurieton region. An undulating course with a challenging climb to finish atop Dooragan National Park's North Brother Mountain.
12 Aughtie Drive Albert Park VIC
Australia’s Fastest Road Running Race?
http://www. runprix. com. au September 22nd 2024. This is record setting territory. The full GP circuit is closed down. The traffic islands are removed for the day, and the racing is on smooth flat bitumen. Loop course. No hairpin turns. No off-roading.