Are you looking to create a team for Round the Bays 2026?
Whether you’re a workplace looking to bond, a fitness club wanting to compete against each other or a group of friends keen to fundraise for a good cause, your team can now sign up to the Round the Bays series.
Take part in 3 locations across the country - Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington and Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Start rallying the troops, create your team and join the 1600+ other teams taking part in NZ’s funnest fun run series.
Please ensure your team members are signed up BEFORE 5.00pm on Friday 27 February 2026 so that your team bibs are ready to pick up from Bib Collection. Otherwise, they will need to pick up their own bib from Bib Collection.
Prices are inclusive of GST and processing fees and payable by credit card. For Event Day entries, we are cashless, please have a credit card ready for payment.
All team bibs will need to be collected from Bib Collection.
Start rallying the troops and create a team with your mates,colleagues or whānau! Even if you don't have your group together yet, you can still begin to create your team online and enter yourself, then encourage others to join you. If you’re an organiser looking to put a team together, but not participate yourself, that’s no worries, you can do that too.
To set up your team online, click on the ENTER NOW button, complete the form and purchase entry gift codes for your team members to use when they sign up. If you're taking part on the day, you'll need to sign up yourself separately and follow the same steps as your team mates below.
Once you've created your team online, you will be emailed a unique registration link and a entry gift code from Race Roster, a ticketing platform partner.
Send the registration link and the entry gift code to your teams and ask them to click on the link and add the code to the bottom of the first page of their entry form. That way, they'll automatically be joined to your team.
Not sure how many people will be in your team? No problem. Buy your first batch of entry gift codes and buy more later if you need them. Just click on the Buy More Entry Codes button on the right hand side of the entry form.
Your entry fee gets you a whole host of goodies as well as the amazing memories you'll make and take away with you.
For 2026, the Round the Bays theme goes ELEMENTAL — a celebration of the wild natural forces that shape Aotearoa. Each location honours a different element:
In Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, channel the heat of Fire as you blaze past the mighty Rangitoto.
In Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, embrace the power of Wind as it lifts you through the capital’s iconic waterfront.
And in Ōtautahi Christchurch, flow with the rhythm of Water alongside rivers, estuaries and open skies.
Whether you run with fire, move with the wind or roll with the tide — this is your chance to bring the elements to life.
Putting the fun into exercise for you and your students.
Going solo? Nab your entry early to get the best deal.
Feeling competitive? Join our fastest runners in the Elite Start Group.
Gather your crew and celebrate afterwards with kai and sweaty high-fives! We’ve got you covered with our four Hospitality Package options.
