Run club in Christchurch
New Brighton Olympic Athletics Club is a community athletics club in the eastern suburbs of Christchurch, formed in 2011 from the merger of two Canterbury clubs and based at Rawhiti Domain. It caters for all ages and abilities, from beginners through to track and field competitors and ultra marathon runners, with members ranging from children to those aged 70 plus. Adult running options include weekday group runs with pace groups, weekend parkruns and interclub events, plus coached cross country and road squads in winter.
The club covers track and field in summer and road, trail and cross country running in winter, with coaching squads for senior and Masters (35+) athletes as well as social running and walking groups. The Wednesday Run New Brighton group run offers pace group options (7:00 km/hr, 6:00 km/hr and 5:00 km/hr groups, plus a walking group), and Saturdays are used for Broad Park or Riverlution parkrun or Athletics Canterbury interclub events. Winter cross country and road training nights run Monday and Thursday from around 17:00, with optional Sunday conditioning, and Athletics Canterbury training runs are available in other parts of Christchurch on most days. Membership for the 2026/2027 season is listed as $209 total for ages 20+ and $30 for a social membership (15+), with Athletics NZ and Athletics Canterbury levies bundled into the price; registration is completed through the GameDay portal linked on the club website, and contact details are on the club website. Athletics NZ affiliated club (seniors, masters, harriers / cross-country).
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