Coombabah Trail Run

06/09/2026

Thank you Johno and the team from Tarkine for sponsoring Trail Devil 3 trail running shoes for our next event Sunday, 11 October 2026.

Tarkine is an Australian-owned running shoe company making high-performance, eco-friendly footwear and apparel. Built by athletes, for athletes, Tarkine uses recycled materials and carbon-positive practices to deliver comfort, durability, and sustainability with every step.

04/09/2026

Meet up with Craig Gordon (Race Director Papatowai Challenge) today. Safe travels back to Dunedin tomorrow, Craig. See you again at the Papatowai in February.

01/09/2026

Good day. Just a reminder of the lucky draw prize for a runner and their partner to the Papatowai Challenge, scheduled for Saturday, 20 February 2027. This prize includes a return flight to Dunedin, New Zealand, a rental car, and accommodation in Dunedin and Balclutha during the three-night stay. The Coombabah Trail Run team will draw the winner from all entries received during the three events in 2026. This prize is sponsored by Sport Otago. The 2026 trip was won by Jeremy Warren.

31/08/2026

Forty days until our next event scheduled for Sunday, 11 October 2026.

14/08/2026

As per previous events, we are going to combine the Sunday, 11 October event with a Clean Up Australia park clean-up. All clean-up supplies will be supplied.

If you want to donate to Clean Up Australia, use below link.

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02/08/2026

Good day. Coombabah Trail Run is going to co-host the 2026 APES Games, Cross Country event, as part of our scheduled Sunday, 11 October 2026 event. Welcome to the Australasian Police & Emergency Services Games organising team and participants.

14/07/2026

Good day. Coombabah Trail Run have free basketball tickets available for the games between the GOLD COAST ROLLERS and the MACKAY METEORS on SUNDAY, 19 JULY 2026.. Games starting at 12:00 at the Carrara Indoor Sport Stadium. Let us know if you want to go. These tickets are kindly donated by GOLD COAST BASKETBALL.

09/07/2026

Melissa Clifford was the winner of the tickets donated by North Gold Coast Seahawks Basketball between the Seahawks and the Cairns Marlins on Saurday, 04 July 2026 at the Carrara Indoor Sports Centre. Mel told me they had a great time.

15/06/2026

Coombabah Trail Run have FOUR tickets to give away for the North Gold Coast Seahawks games versus the Cairns Marlins. The venue is the Runaway Bay Indoor Stadium, scheduled for Saturday, 04 July 2026. Thank you very much to Steven McLeod and his team from North Gold Coast Seahawks Basketball for donating the tickets. Please support the NBL1 North, premier semi-professional basketball league in Queensland and the Northern Territory, representing the northern conference of Australia’s national NBL1 competition. See the Seahawks season schedule below

10/06/2026

As part of the twin event arrangement between Coombabah Trail Run and the Papatowai Challenge, two of their runners visited the Gold Coast last weekend. Linda and Martin arrived Friday evening, and although the 07 June, Coombabah Trail Run event was cancelled, we spent Saturday morning running the Paradise Point Park Run, planted some Koala-friendly trees, and we walked a section of the route in the Coombabah Lakes Conservation Park, hoping to spot a Koala or two.
Saturday evening we had a "Braai" at our place.
Sunday Linda and Martin spend sightseeing and Sunday evening we had sun-downers at Salacia Waters and say our farewells.
Monday morning they flew back home.

I reckon that the first exchange to the Gold Coast went very well, and the Coombabah Trail Run team are looking forward to doing the same in 2027.

Thank you to Craig and his team from Sport Clutha for facilitating this trip.