Kinisi Running

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Cross TrainingWhile we’re all patiently waiting for the snow to arrive you might as well get all your ducks in a row! Th...
19/06/2026

Cross Training

While we’re all patiently waiting for the snow to arrive you might as well get all your ducks in a row!

This is the third year of our joint venture with Snow Farm NZ and the Mary Lee with a huge success over the last two years.

Learn or perfect your cross country skiing abilities over four sessions. We’ll start with classic and then continue on to skating if that’s where you want to get to with the ultimate goal being participation in the Merino Muster.

Let’s get that ball rolling again! Sign up via the link in our bio or directly on the SnowFarm website to secure your spot.

08/06/2026

The Why

We get asked a lot about the reason behind Kinisi Running. Many people still think that it must be too niche to be successful, to be taken seriously.

The truth is we actually believe the opposite. We believe that focusing on a specific activity is the way to offer our community the best possible support. This way we can focus in depth on all things running and serve a community that has been often forgotten about or just crammed into a corner somewhere.

Turns out more isn’t always better and that’s the motto we live by. And we’d like to think that the community we have given a place would agree with us on that.

Drop us a comment if you agree!

Camera work by . Thanks Jason 🙏🏼

Women’s Trail Day ⋆˙⟡June 1st, 2026 marks the second year of celebrating women in trail running. In our little KR commun...
28/05/2026

Women’s Trail Day ⋆˙⟡

June 1st, 2026 marks the second year of celebrating women in trail running.

In our little KR community we feel we have a strong representation of badass women that are unstoppable. They lead the way along trails, up mountains and beyond. We’d like to celebrate them, thank them and we’d like to use their examples to encourage more women to step into the field and out on the trails. To support each other and simply have fun.

So, let’s get together . . .

When: Monday, June 1st
Where: Kinisi Running

What: Join us at 6.30am for our Monday Coffee Run over Mt Iron followed by a delicious brew of Epic Coffee to lift up women in the sport we all cherish so much.

will lead this run and get you hyped! You don’t want to miss this!

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BG x KRIt’s our final Sunday Social Run of the season out at Bike Glendhu. If you haven’t experienced the epic bike trai...
28/04/2026

BG x KR

It’s our final Sunday Social Run of the season out at Bike Glendhu. If you haven’t experienced the epic bike trails which are equally fun for us runners then mark your calendars. You won’t want to miss this one!

📆 Sunday, May 3rd
⏰ 7am sharp
⛰️ Bike Glendhu Bike Park

We’ll have two options; a short course of about 10km and for the keen ones a loop that will be around 17km taking you all the way up to the most epic views.

We will need to be back at base and the Velo Café by 9am before the bikers hit the trails.

Come join us for this final session ✌🏽

Mt Iron Mega Challenge It’s taken us a little while to process what was the absolute epic weekend of 24 hours on Mt Iron...
12/04/2026

Mt Iron Mega Challenge

It’s taken us a little while to process what was the absolute epic weekend of 24 hours on Mt Iron.

We had a total of 197 people join us over the 24 hours with some coming for a little one lap ramble with kids in tow, some came back more than once to clock a few summits between work and other commitments and others pushed their limits to the max becoming the kings and queens of the night.

I’m sure I also speak for Mitre10 Mega Wanaka as well as the when I say we were blown away by the love, support and determination of everyone involved. So here comes the nerdy part.

We reached a total of:

⛰️ 767 summits of Mt Iron
📈 179,478 vertical metres
🤯 20.29 Everests climbed

Now if that isn’t impressive enough you might like to hear a little more.

Tommy Smeeton blew the record of 24 summits from the last two years out of the water with completing 28 summits in 24 hours and Kate Hollocks completed 24 summits in 24 hours which has beaten the previous record held by a woman by 3 summits.

For the first time Mitre10 Mega Wanaka was involved and they truly came to the party. They provided the perfect setup and the buzz in that gazebo was infectious. So much love, encouragement and support for each and everyone participating.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us, lapped summits and most importantly donated to the incredible cause of supporting the education sector in the Everest region in Nepal, which is where the Himalayan Trust comes in.

What a weekend. We can’t wait to welcome everyone and many more back next year. Let’s see how far we can push this ❤️‍🔥

And a huge thank you to for the excellent article in the Wanaka Sun and for brining the family for a lap.

We love this community 🥹

Push your limits ✨ Are you curious to step up to your biggest and furthest distance running goal yet? Join us for an eve...
09/04/2026

Push your limits ✨

Are you curious to step up to your biggest and furthest distance running goal yet?

Join us for an evening with Tyler Russell sharing his journey to the 100-mile distance — what worked, what didn’t, and what actually matters when pushing beyond your limits.

We’ll wrap up with an athlete panel Q&A, so you can get real insights from those who’ve been there and done it.

Tyler will be joined by Jannik Schroeder, Jo Bailey and Alex McCall.

When: Tuesday, April 21
Time: 6pm
Where: Kinisi Running, Three Parks, Wanaka

Let’s chat about the raw truth of failure and success of the 100 mile race.

ANZAC Sale🍂 Autumn is well and truly here and with that we’re wrapping up an amazing summer season. Yes we hear you, the...
07/04/2026

ANZAC Sale

🍂 Autumn is well and truly here and with that we’re wrapping up an amazing summer season. Yes we hear you, the sun didn’t shine quite as much as we’d hoped but that didn’t stop us or any of you to get out and take it in your stride.

So let’s celebrate the new season rolling in with some great deals ✨

There are a lot of those ‘last of its run’ items as well as ‘end of the line’ we have collected over the summer. Come and help us clear those and make room for all the new and shiny things coming in!

ANZAC Weekend starting on:

🌺 ANZAC Day at 1pm (we will be closed for the morning to head down to our wonderful dawn service by the lake)

🌺 until Monday 27th April

We can’t wait to see you 💚🖤

02/04/2026

They have arrived!

Just as our last Fractel x KR cap sold our brand new design landed on the shop floor. We have been brewing this on for a little while and are so excited for you all to get your hands on them.

We initially had them designed in two colourways and then couldn’t make up our mind about which one we would like more. In the end we got them both handing over to you.

Which one will you choose?

TNF Scavenger HuntWe’re back for our second KR x TNF Scavenger Hunt. Come join us for an epic evening of gear talk, scav...
12/03/2026

TNF Scavenger Hunt

We’re back for our second KR x TNF Scavenger Hunt.
Come join us for an epic evening of gear talk, scavenger hunt, prizes and of course a peek at the all new TNF trail running line.

We’ll also have TNF athletes , and ambassador join us for a guaranteed evening of fun.

Be sure to join us:

When: Tuesday, March 24
From: 6pm
Where: Kinisi Running, Three Parks

What: This is a real life scavenger hunt. Please bring a phone with a Topo map with you. We’ll have some coordinates plotted which you’ll head out to find. Each spot contains a prize so you want to get there first!

We’re so excited for round two - bring it on!

🔗 To RSVP see comments below!

Mt Iron Mega Challenge What you all have been waiting for. One of the most wholesome weekends of fundraising is back. It...
06/03/2026

Mt Iron Mega Challenge

What you all have been waiting for. One of the most wholesome weekends of fundraising is back. It’s finally official and we’re so excited to share this with you all.

The Mt Iron Mega Challenge is back for its third year. And we’re back bigger than ever. After supporting the to fundraise for their March Summit Challenge for the last couple of years this year we’re stepping it up and bringing Wanaka on board!

What an epic collaboration.

The premise hasn’t changed a bit though. We’re collecting vertical metres as a community and with that raising funds to support the Himalayan Trust to continue the amazing work they do in remote villages in the wider Everest regions. Each summit of Mt Iron counts towards our collective with some of you joining us for a social lap and others lapping 24 hours. Every summit counts so bring the kids and the doggos and let’s have fun!

Nitty Gritty:

When: 28-29 March 2026
Time: Midday - Midday
Where: Basecamp outside Mitre10
What: Collect summits

To find out more come see us at Kinisi Running!

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3/87 Sir Tim Wallis Drive
Wanaka
9305

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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+6434284499

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