Australian event calendar
November heads for the mountains. Coast to Kosci and Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko by UTMB put two of Australia’s biggest ultras in the Snowy Mountains within a week, the Grampians Peaks Trail hosts a full 100-miler, and Rapid Ascent launches the four-day Run Tasmania Stage Race. Bondi to Bronte moves to November for its 25th anniversary, the Western Sydney Lakes Marathon adds a full 42.2 km for the first time, and Spartan brings a complete Trifecta weekend to Lakes Entrance. These are the running events in Australia worth knowing about this month, plus the triathlons, rides, swims and strength meets worth training for.
49 events · Dates and status checked 28 September 2026
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1 November
2 eventsMurray Bridge Running Festival
Sturt Reserve, Murray Bridge
Half marathon, 10 km, 5 km and 1.5 km kids
A riverside half marathon an hour from Adelaide, and an easy first long race for SA runners.
Run Canberra
Rond Terrace, Canberra
10 km, 5 km and 2 km
The capital’s big spring road running event, with a 10 km, 5 km and 2 km for all levels.
5–8 November
17 eventsGrampians Peaks Trail 100 (GPT100)
Halls Gap, Grampians National Park
100-mile solo, pairs and relay; GPT100 stage race; 50 km, 33 km, 14 km and 6 km
The full 162 km Grampians Peaks Trail from Mt Zero to Dunkeld, with 7,700 m of climbing. It is one of the hardest 100-milers in the country.
Australia’s Strongest Qualifier: Strong Jervis Bay
Jervis Bay
Strongman and strongwoman qualifier, Round 4
The next step on the road to Australia’s Strongest, and a chance to see heavy stones, yokes and log presses up close.
Bouddi Coastal Run
Killcare, Bouddi National Park
21 km and 14 km
Beach-and-headland trail running on the Central Coast, with sand, stairs and ocean views in the same race.
Coonawarra Running Festival
Coonawarra
Road running festival among the vineyards; see site for distances
A wine-country running festival in the Limestone Coast that raises money for local mental health programs.
Explore Shoalhaven Adventure Race
Shoalhaven
6-hour and 24-hour navigation adventure race formats
Run, ride, paddle and navigate your way around the Shoalhaven. It is a proper test of fitness and decision-making.
Feral Pig Ultra
Bibbulmun Track, North Bannister to Kalamunda
Distances from 5 km to 100 miles
Perth’s toughest trail ultra runs point-to-point on the Bibbulmun Track, with a 100-miler for those who want the full hit.
Marysville Marathon Festival
Gallipoli Park, Marysville
4 km to 100 km, including marathon and timed 8, 10 and 12-hour options
Waterfalls and high-country forest trails in the Yarra Ranges, with a distance for everyone from beginner to 100 km.
Sydney Trail Half Marathon: Night Edition
North Wahroonga to St Ives, Sydney
21.1 km night trail half marathon
A half marathon in Ku-ring-gai Chase after dark, with a 7pm start and head torches on.
Carcoar Cup Running Festival
Carcoar
Marathon, half marathon, 10 km, 5 km, 2 km and relays
Billed as Australia’s most scenic marathon, run through the historic Central West village of Carcoar.
Fremantle Running Festival
Fremantle Oval
Half marathon, 10 km, 5 km and relays
Port-city streets and a finish at Fremantle Oval, with half marathon and relay options.
Hobsons Bay Half Marathon
Logan Reserve, Altona
21.1 km and 10 km
A flat, fast bayside course in Melbourne’s west, and a good last hit-out before summer.
IRONMAN 70.3 Melbourne
St Kilda, Melbourne
1.9 km swim, 90 km bike, 21.1 km run
A one-lap swim in Port Phillip Bay and a fully closed Beach Road bike course. The field is full, so it is one to watch rather than enter.
Jacaranda Running Festival
Grafton
Road running festival; race day Sunday, with weekend program from Friday
Timed to Grafton’s jacaranda season, so the course runs under purple streets.
Macquarie Bondi to Bronte Ocean Swim
Bondi Beach to Bronte, Sydney
2 km Bondi to Bronte, 5 km, 1 km and junior wave
The 25th anniversary swim moves to November for 2026 only and returns to its traditional Bondi-to-Bronte direction.
Powerlifting Australia Perth Open
Muscle Pit, Cannington
Powerlifting, bench press and deadlift
A beginner-to-champion meet at one of Perth’s best-known strength gyms.
Sri Chinmoy Triple Triathlon
Canberra lakes and trails
Three off-road triathlons in one day: 1.5 km / 35 km MTB / 18 km, then 3.5 km / 38 km / 11 km, then 1.2 km / 23 km / 13 km; solo or teams of 3 to 9
The 29th edition swims three lakes and climbs 10 peaks around the capital. Most race in teams, because going solo is one of the hardest single days in Australian sport.
Triple Top Mountain Run
Claude Road, near Sheffield
19 km mountain run and 5 km
Three peaks in one short, steep Tasmanian mountain race.
14–15 November
9 eventsCobb & Co Backyard Ultra
Gympie
6.7 km loop every hour until one runner is left
The backyard format is brutally simple: finish each loop within the hour, go again, and keep going until you are the last one standing.
Freo Ocean Classic: Run Swim Run
Leighton Beach, North Fremantle
Run-swim-run on the beach and in the ocean
A beach run, an ocean swim and a run home, built for runners who swim and swimmers who run.
Stromlo Running Festival
Stromlo Forest Park
Marathon, 30 km, 15 km, 10 km, 5 km and 2.5 km kids
Canberra’s biggest trail running weekend, on the forest trails of Mt Stromlo.
Total Recon 24 Hour Adventure Race
Fleurieu Peninsula
24-hour adventure race: trekking, mountain biking, paddling and navigation
A full day and night of navigation racing across the Fleurieu. Teams, maps and no sleep.
Trail Run Wine: Avoca
Avoca, Pyrenees wine region
42 km, 27 km, 21 km, 10 km, 5 km and kids
Vineyard trail running in the Pyrenees, with a tasting at the finish.
Frankston Running Festival
Frankston to Keast Park, Seaford
15 km, 10 km, 5 km, 2.5 km and 1 km
A coastal running festival on the Mornington Peninsula, with a 15 km that is a less common race distance.
Glenelg Classic
Wigley Reserve, Glenelg North
10 km and 5 km
A beachside 10 km on a new course for 2026, run by the SA Road Runners Club.
Point to Pinnacle
Wrest Point to kunanyi / Mt Wellington, Hobart
21.1 km half marathon (run or walk) and 10 km Point to Pub
Sea level to the 1,271 m summit of kunanyi / Mt Wellington. It is billed as the world’s toughest half marathon, and the climb earns the name.
The Bloody Long Walk: Sydney East
Malabar to The Rocks, Sydney
35 km walk
35 km of Sydney’s eastern coastline in a day, raising money for mitochondrial disease research. No running required.
20–23 November
12 eventsCoast to Kosci
Twofold Bay, Eden to Charlotte Pass
240 km invitational ultramarathon, 46-hour cut-off
Sea level to the roof of Australia. Only about 50 invited runners take on the country’s most famous point-to-point ultra.
Hervey Bay Hundy Festival
Scarness foreshore, Hervey Bay
HB100 (2 km swim, 80 km bike, 18 km run), HB50 and the Barge2Beach 2 km ocean swim
The Hervey Bay 100 is one of Australia’s classic long-course races. Barge2Beach, a 2 km swim back to shore from a whale-watching catamaran, runs the same weekend.
Hamilton Island Triathlon
Catseye Bay, Hamilton Island
750 m swim, 20 km bike (including the airport runway), 5 km run; teams
A Whitsundays sprint triathlon with a bike leg across the airport runway. The field is capped and has filled early before.
Hunt 1000
Canberra to Melbourne via the Australian Alps
1,000 km self-supported bikepacking, 23,000 m+ climbing
Unsupported and self-navigated through the high country, with a grand finish in Melbourne on 5 December.
Narrowneck Night Run
Narrowneck Lookout, Katoomba
24.7 km and 14 km night trail run
An out-and-back along a cliff-bound Blue Mountains ridge after dark, with a 7pm start.
Redline Games: Western Sydney Lakes Marathon & Nepean Triathlon
Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith
Marathon (new), half, 10 km, 5 km, 2 km on Saturday; Nepean Triathlon super sprint to classic on Sunday
Australia’s oldest triathlon, now inside a three-day festival of sport. The Western Sydney Lakes Marathon adds a full marathon for the first time.
Spartan Ultra Trifecta Weekend: Lakes Entrance
The Esplanade, Lakes Entrance
Sprint 5 km, Super 10 km, Beast 21 km and Ultra 50 km, plus kids
Earn a full Spartan Trifecta in one weekend on the Gippsland Lakes coast, or go long with the 50 km Ultra.
Challenge Canberra
Black Mountain Peninsula, Canberra
100 distance (2 km / 80 km / 18 km), Olympic, sprint and aquabike
Lake Burley Griffin long-course racing, and a world qualifier for the 2027 Multisport World Championships.
King Valley Challenge
Lake William Hovell to Powers Lookout
Run, kayak and ride multisport, solo or team; standalone run options
Run, paddle, ride, run in the King Valley, finishing with a climb to Powers Lookout.
Ocean Grove Running Festival
Ocean Grove Hotel, Bellarine Peninsula
Half marathon, 10 km, 5 km and 1 km kids
A brand-new Bellarine running festival with flat courses and a pub finish.
Wagga Running Festival
Riverside Precinct, Wagga Wagga
Half marathon, 10 km, 5 km and 2 km family dash
A flat, fast course along the Murrumbidgee and the Wiradjuri Walking Track.
TAC Great Victorian Bike Ride
Bendigo, Castlemaine, Trentham and Creswick
Five-day supported ride through the Goldfields
The Great Vic enters its fifth decade with five days of supported riding through the Goldfields.
25–29 November
9 eventsRun Tasmania Stage Race
Hobart and south-east Tasmania
Four stages: 88.5 km long course or 67.5 km short course
A new four-day stage race from Rapid Ascent: Kingston coast, kunanyi / Mt Wellington, Fortescue Bay rainforest and the Cape Raoul clifftops.
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko by UTMB
Thredbo, Kosciuszko National Park
KosciMiler 161 km, Kosci100, Kosci50 and Kosci30
UTMB World Series racing in the Snowy Mountains, with every race finishing at Thredbo.
Bruny Island Ultra Marathon
Dennes Point to Cape Bruny Lighthouse
64 km ultra and new 42.2 km marathon; solo or relay teams
The full length of Bruny Island on bitumen and dirt, finishing at the lighthouse. A marathon option is new for 2026.
Coastal Classic
Otford to Bundeena, Royal National Park
30 km coastal trail run
Sydney’s classic coast-track race: cliffs, beaches and sandstone through the Royal National Park.
Trail Run Australia Sunshine Coast 24Hr
Ewen Maddock Dam, Landsborough
24-hour, 10-hour and 5-hour lap formats (5 km every hour), solo or teams
A 5 km rainforest lap every hour, on the hour, for 24 hours. There are no eliminations, so the most laps in the fastest time wins.
Triathlon Port Stephens
One Mile Beach, Port Stephens
Super sprint, sprint, standard and aquabike
An ocean swim at One Mile Beach and a fully closed bike course make this a good end-of-season triathlon.
True Grit VIC
Wildwood
10 km with 30+ obstacles or 5 km with 15+ obstacles; elite, individual or team
A military-style obstacle course with mud, water and walls. It is built for teams and a good one to do with mates.
Warburton Gravel Unravel
Warburton
99 km Noojee return, 50 km Starling Gap loop or 46 km one-way, with timed segments
Rainforest gravel between Warburton and Noojee, with timed segments and a regroup between efforts.
Torquay Triathlon
The Esplanade, Torquay
Super sprint 400 m / 15 km / 4 km, plus kids
A first-timer-friendly super sprint on the Surf Coast. It is the first race of a two-race summer series.
Watchlist: excluded, unconfirmed and date-conflicted November events
- Dirty Warrny: Hold for organiser confirmation. The official site still shows the 2025 event and entries are paused. Recheck in October. Check source
- Bass Coast Cycle Challenge: Hold for organiser confirmation. The official site still promotes 8 November 2025. There is no 2026 date from the organiser yet. Check source
- APX HYBRD Games: Hold for organiser confirmation. This hybrid team competition in West Perth is only listed on a registration platform. There is no official organiser page yet, the same treatment as RIVAL in the North in October. Check source
- Toowoon Bay Ocean Swim: Date implied, not stated. The official site says online entries close Friday 27 November 2026 but does not state the swim date. Confirm before adding. Check source
- Barge2Beach (Hervey Bay): Date conflict, resolved. The official Hervey Bay 100 page says Saturday 21 November. It is included in the Hervey Bay Hundy Festival card. Check source
- HYROX: Category gap. There is no Australian HYROX race in November. The next is BYD HYROX Melbourne on 9–13 December. Check source
- Natural bodybuilding: Category gap. The Australian natural federations’ season finished with the October nationals, and no Australian show is listed for November. Check source
- Triathlon Pink Perth / Women Only Adventure Race / Bunbury Women’s Triathlon: Excluded, editorial fit. Women-only events are excluded. The calendar keeps events with a clear general or men’s participation route, the same rule as October. Check source
- Noosa Triathlon, 4 Peaks, Lakes Entrance, Portland 3 Bays, Run Huskisson: Covered in October. These festivals start in October and are listed on the October calendar, so they are not repeated here. Check source
- Tour de Gracetown: Excluded, not a formal event. The organiser has said it no longer runs as a formal event, as noted in October. Check source
Event dates, formats and entry availability can change. Always check the organiser’s website before entering or booking travel.
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