What's On for the Winter Season
The Winter Cross Country & Road Season runs from April to October. There are a wide range of distance running events at national, regional, club and schools levels that cater for participants of all ages and abilities. Check out some of the options below.
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Club Events
ACA event manages two awesome Cross Country races. This includes the inter-club events ACA Southland Centennial Relays in April and the ACA Pairs Relays in August.
The XCR WINTER LEAGUE
Athletics Auckland run a series of 8 Cross Country and Road interclub events for all ages from May to August at different venues across Auckland. To find out more and enter events please see the Athletics Auckland 2026 Winter Season Events Calendar for details
the xcr junior RELAYS
From April to August there is a series of 7 Junior Relay events specifically designed for Under 14 and younger athletes hosted by various clubs across the Auckland region. These normally involve 3-4 junior athletes in a team with each athlete running 2-3km. To find out more and enter events please see the Athletics Auckland 2026 Winter Season Events Calendar for details
NZ Road relay championships
After a number of road races across the season the peak race is definitely the New Zealand Road Relay Champs held near Whanganui on 3rd October. These normally involve 7-8 athletes (ages 14 and up) in a team with each athlete running 6-10km. ACA took 7 teams across the different age and grade categories last year, winning 1 gold, 2 silvers and 2 bronze. We also heavily subsidize the travel and accommodation for our athletes.