Feilding Marathon

Starting in 1955, the Feilding Marathon has been held every year since, making it one of the longest “runs” of any marathon worldwide (No. 9 or 10 on the all time list) and certainly the longest running event in the Southern Hemisphere.

Organised for many years by the Feilding Marathon Club and these days by Feilding Moa Harriers.

Unlike many of the corporately owned events in NZ these days, all the proceeds from the event go back into supporting grass-roots club activities including youth development, upgrade of facilities and equipment.

Most of the volunteers you see on course on the day are either Feilding Moa Harrier club members or from Feilding Athletic Club.

Official timekeeping and course management will cease at 2:00pm (so a 6.5 hour cutoff for the Marathon). If you expect to take longer than this we recommend you do the Half Marathon.

Feilding has a number of accommodation options and a growing reputation of fine food and coffee. Palmerston North airport is just 16km away with regular flights from Auckland and Wellington via Air NZ or Jetstar.

We look forward to giving you a very friendly welcome to Feilding whether you are a local or have travelled from far afield.