Over the next few months, Australia will host a range of walks, marathons, and triathlons designed for anybody and everybody looking to move, compete, or simply challenge themselves.

Victoria

Melbourne Marathon Festival 2025: 12th October 2025

The Melbourne Marathon is Australia’s largest annual running festival, featuring distances from 5 km to the full 42.2 km marathon, with all races finishing inside the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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The Bloody Long Walk  - Mornington Peninsula: 19th October 2026.

Enjoy 35km of fun and laughing out loud along this bloody beautiful course that start at Quarantine Station and follow the postcard-worthy views to Sorrento finishing at the fantastic Martha Cove Marina

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True Grit: 29th November 2025

Ready to push your limits and crush your comfort zone? True Grit is back, and it’s wilder than ever!

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Triathlon Pink: 18th January 2026

The pool swim and closed road course make this the perfect event to challenge yourself to do a triathlon for the first time

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Tough Mudder: 31st January & 1st February 2026.

 Tough Mudder creates hardcore obstacle courses designed to test your all around strength, stamina, and mental grit. With the most innovative courses and millions of participants worldwide to date, it is the premier challenge series in the world. This isn’t just an event – it’s a calling.

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New South Wales

Tough Mudder: 1st & 2nd November 2025.

Tough Mudder creates hardcore obstacle courses designed to test your all around strength, stamina, and mental grit. With the most innovative courses and millions of participants worldwide to date, it is the premier challenge series in the world. This isn’t just an event – it’s a calling.

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The Bloody Long Walk  - Sydney East: 16th November 2025.

Enjoy 35km of fun and laughing out loud along this bloody beautiful course that starts at the stunning Eastern Suburbs coastline and finishes at the foot of the Harbour Bridge.

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Queensland

MS Moonlight Walk 2025: 18th October 2025.

Lace up, light up and help connect the 1 million Queenslanders living with a neurological condition to a better life.

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Red Run - Remembrance Day Fun Run: 9th November 

Honour the brave men and women who served our country by taking part in the Red Run Day. 

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Western Australia

True Grit: 11th & 12th October 2025 

Ready to push your limits and crush your comfort zone? True Grit is back, and it’s wilder than ever!

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Perth Running Festival: 12th October 2025

Be part of Australia's most beautiful run finishing at Optus Stadium.

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South Australia

Adelaide Colour Frenzy: 19th October

Experience the extraordinary Colour Frenzy event in Adelaide, where vibrant colours, exhilarating fun, and non-stop excitement await you and your family.

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The Bloody Long Walk - Adelaide: 26th October 2025.

Enjoy 35km of fun and laughing out loud along this bloody beautiful course that start in the grounds of beautiful Carrick Hill House and finishing with coastal views arriving at Glenelg.

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Tasmania

Walk For Change - Bay of Fires 2025: 20th - 23rd October 2025

On this beautiful trek, discover the scenery of Tasmania whilst trekking alongside like-minded supporters. Best of all, with every step you take, you will be raising funds to support WLSQ in the provision of free legal and support services for women and children impacted by domestic violence.

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Northern Territory 

Santa Fun Run: 30th November 2025

Get ready for a SANTAsational morning filled with festive fun, fitness, and fundraising!

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Canberra

The Canberra Times Fun Run: 2nd November

Take on a fast, flat course past iconic landmarks in your choice of four distances: the AIMS-certified Runner's World Half Marathon and 10K, or the 5K and 2K Kids events.

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