Marathons in Canterbury
Canterbury has one marathon in our database in New Zealand, centred on Christchurch. Christchurch Marathon typically draws around 2,800 finishers. Browse the races below for course maps, elevation profiles, typical weather, and practical race-day detail to help you choose your next start line. Plan by month on our marathon calendar or filter by country and region.
Nearby Marathons
Other races closest to Canterbury.
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand· 305 km away
Wellington Marathon
The Wellington Marathon draws approximately 3,000 finishers on an urban road in Wellington, New Zealand. The course starts and finishes at the Cenotaph. Mostly flat with exposed windy sections along the coast.
Next race: Sunday, 27 June 2027
Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand· 357 km away
Queenstown Marathon
The Queenstown Marathon is New Zealand's most scenic destination race, drawing about 4,500 finishers each November on a net-downhill point-to-point from Tekapo to Queenstown. The course follows the shores of Lake Wakatipu and passes through Gibbston Valley wine country with Remarkables mountain views. November late-spring weather and alpine scenery make it a bucket-list Oceania marathon.
Next race: Sunday, 15 November 2026
Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand· 573 km away
Hawke's Bay Marathon
The Hawke's Bay Marathon draws approximately 1,500 finishers each May on a scenic coastal road in Napier, New Zealand. Wine country and autumn weather make it one of New Zealand's most appealing destination marathons. The route passes vineyards, orchard country, and coastal Hawke's Bay scenery. Vineyards, orchard country, and coastal Hawke's Bay scenery combine with autumn weather to make May's Napier race one of New Zealand's most appealing destination marathons.
Next race: Sunday, 2 May 2027
Karapiro, Waikato, New Zealand· 670 km away
Karapiro Marathon
The Karapiro Marathon draws approximately 1,200 finishers each April on a lake road in Karapiro, New Zealand. It is a newer Waikato full marathon that gives New Zealand runners a calm lake-side alternative to the bigger city events. The route passes lake-edge roads, rural Waikato scenery, and long smooth stretches around Lake Karapiro. Lake-edge roads, rural Waikato scenery, and long smooth stretches around Lake Karapiro offer New Zealand runners a calm April alternative to bigger city events.
Next race: Sunday, 4 April 2027
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand· 672 km away
Rotorua Marathon
The Rotorua Marathon draws approximately 2,500 finishers each May on a lake road in Rotorua, New Zealand. It is one of New Zealand's most traditional marathons and is closely tied to Rotorua's geothermal identity. The course circles geothermal landscapes, lake roads, and forest-edge sections around Lake Rotorua. Geothermal landscapes and forest-edge sections roll around Lake Rotorua, tying one of New Zealand's most traditional marathons to its volcanic identity.
Next race: Sunday, 2 May 2027