Highland Events

03/09/2026

Tag and share people! This event is soooo easy! Heaps of parking at the Start/Finish area. Run out and back towards Pisa Moorings via the lake side trail - dead flat!
Free Subway at the finishline.
21k. 10k or teams relay = achievable for everyone. Walkers welcome. 17 October. Alpha Street Reserve. Cromwell.
https://www.highlandevents.co.nz/cromwell-half-marathon

27/08/2026

This is your spot to watch your runner come through!
10min drive from the finishline (30 - 60mins for the runners)
This is the first viewing spot once they come out of the gorge.

This Sunday, the FreshChoice Lake Dunstan Trail Marathon is hitting the trail! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

We’re excited to be the starting point for the 10km event, with runners setting off from Carrick before making their way along the Lake Dunstan Trail to Cromwell.

We’ll be open from 7am, ready to fuel runners, friends and supporters with plenty of coffee before the action begins. ☕️

Good luck to everyone taking part on Sunday, whether you’re tackling the 10km, half or full marathon. We’ll be cheering you on and can’t wait to see you out there!

Sunday 30 August | Open from 7am

& Equipment Southern Lakes Trails

20/08/2026

11/07/2026

FreshChoice Lake Dunstan Trail - Marathon! Time to get your entries in people!
10k and 21k options are nearly full. Still spaces available for the 42k
https://www.lakedunstantrailmarathon.com/

06/07/2026

30th August, Cromwell. One of the most stunning Marathon courses anywhere in the world.
Regular aid stations. No need for a pack or hand-held bottle. Run free, run fast and flowing...
New this year - 21k and 10k options!
Get your registrations in.
https://www.lakedunstantrailmarathon.com/

13/06/2026

Results from today
https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/Overview/165991
Rustic Run and Mt Difficulty Ascent

The Mt Difficulty Ascent & Rustic Run is on Saturday June 13, 2026. It includes the following events: Mt Difficulty Ascent 25km, Mt Difficulty Ascent 44km, Rustic Run Half Marathon Solo, Rustic Run Half Marathon Team, and Rustic Run Marathon Solo.

07/06/2026

"Finally! A race named after our relationship status!"

Come run Mt Difficulty Ascent — the most brutally accurate metaphor for modern love.

📆 June 13th
👉 Cromwell, Otago
🔗 https://www.highlandevents.co.nz/mt-difficulty-ascent

07/06/2026

Meet the locals. Escape the rat race.

Mt Difficulty Ascent...

It’s not just the climbs, the views, or the feeling of finally reaching the finish. It’s the people you meet along the way. The conversations with strangers who become friends. The shared suffering, the laughter, the aid station banter, and the stories swapped afterwards over pizza and beer.

For a few hours, emails, deadlines and everyday worries fade into the background. Instead, there are rocky trails, big skies, mountain goats, and a community of people who understand why we do this.

Come for the challenge.

Stay for the connections.

And maybe even meet a few locals along the way. 👋🐐

Mt Difficulty Ascent – Cromwell, June 13
🏔️ 44km & 25km
☀️ Epic views
🔥 Brutal climbs
❤️ Worth it at the finish
🔗 https://www.highlandevents.co.nz/mt-difficulty-ascent

25/05/2026

Mt Difficulty Ascent.
44km or 25km of steep climbs, wild country, and unforgettable views above Cromwell.

This is the kind of event that leaves your legs wrecked and your soul strangely satisfied.

📆 June 13th.
Come find out what your lactate threshold is really made of.

👉 https://www.highlandevents.co.nz/mt-difficulty-ascent