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Nelson / Tasman
The Spectacle
Friday 4 December 2026 – Saturday 5 December 2026
Distances
The Spectacle
📅Friday 4th - Sunday, 5th December 2026
📍Nelson, Tasman
Distances: 160K, 100K, 50K, 23K, 10K
The Spectacle running festival returns from 4 to 5 December 2026 to Whakatu-Nelson with trail running and road racing options for all.
The event provides a full program of gnarly Trail events with 10km, 22km, 50km, 100km and 100 mile distances, and Road racing in the CBD of Nelson with 1 mile, 5km and relay races on closed-road routes.
Saturday evening sees New Zealand’s richest road mile with an invitational field of Olympic Elites, capping off a truly spectacular weekend.
📅Friday 4th - Sunday, 5th December 2026
📍Nelson, Tasman
Distances: 160K, 100K, 50K, 23K, 10K
The Spectacle running festival returns from 4 to 5 December 2026 to Whakatu-Nelson with trail running and road racing options for all.
The event provides a full program of gnarly Trail events with 10km, 22km, 50km, 100km and 100 mile distances, and Road racing in the CBD of Nelson with 1 mile, 5km and relay races on closed-road routes.
Saturday evening sees New Zealand’s richest road mile with an invitational field of Olympic Elites, capping off a truly spectacular weekend.