Brought to you by The Frontrunner
The Spring Grind is proudly presented by The Frontrunner Colombo and the Frontrunner Colombo Run Club. As New Zealand’s premier running specialty store, we are driven by the belief that no runner should be left behind—if you run, you are a runner.
The passionate running community of Christchurch and New Zealand is what inspires us every day. We are dedicated to creating spaces where runners can connect, grow, and laugh. Spring Grind is more than a challenge; it's about bringing people together to push their personal limits and lift up everyone around you.
SPRING GRIND
This year, we're fusing the passion of running with the energy of coffee, the runner's ultimate fuel. As you conquer the roads, you'll be on a mission to collect our exclusive location coins, each representing a major coffee-growing region from Cuba to Ethiopia. With a coin unlocked for every 50km you run, can you achieve the ultimate feat and collect all eight, covering a monumental 400km?
Entry
Run Sign
Up
Charity
Your $90 entry fee isn't just a ticket—it's your all-access pass to the full Spring Grind experience:
The Gear: An exclusive, high-performance Asics t-shirt and a custom Spring Grind medal and location coins to prove your achievement.
The Community: Direct entry into our private Facebook and Strava groups, connecting you with New Zealand's most passionate runners.
The Celebration: An invitation to the legendary Grind Party, our final celebration at the Milton Substation on the first Tuesday of December.
Track every step of your journey on the official RunSignup platform, where you'll join a massive nationwide leaderboard. But the fun doesn't stop there. We'll be keeping the momentum high with weekly challenges and epic giveaways on our podcast and social media channels.
We're proud to have Asics as our title sponsor and to be running for a cause that matters. We're directly supporting the Full Bellies charity, with a $5 donation from every single entry. We've also partnered with Rad Coffee Co. to create a custom "Spring Grind" coffee. Every cent of profit from these special 250g bags of goodness will go directly to the charity.
CELEBRATING SUCCESS
While this is a community experience, we still like to celebrate those who reach the top. This year we will have custom trophies for the overall Men's and Women's who
1. Run the most km
2. Spend the most time running
3. Run the most vertical meters
4. Have the fastest average km (must run over 250km)
*Runs will be verified via Strava, Garmin, Coros or Apple - daily walking/steps does not count and must be a running activity (walking up hill is okay in your run).
Countries Of origin - BEAN BELT
With 8 global destinations, two in each major coffee-growing continent, this November's Spring Grind challenge will take you on a journey around the world. Every 50km you run unlocks a new country, and for every 100km you'll earn a new custom continent coin how many can you collect?
Our coffee origin countries are (in order):
Mexico
CUBA
colombia
Brazil
Ethiopia
KENYA
Vietnam
INDIA
SPRING GRIND PARTY WITH ASICS
We're wrapping up the month-long grind with our biggest celebration yet: the annual Spring Grind Party! This year, the legendary Asics "Blast" Party is taking over the Milton Street Substation on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 6:00 PM.
Join your fellow runners for an epic evening featuring a group run, where you can test out the latest Asics demo shoes. Afterward, we'll celebrate with delicious snacks, fantastic giveaways, and our official prize-giving ceremony.
Your entry to the Spring Grind challenge covers your access to this exclusive event. All friends and family are welcome to join the fun for a small charge of $20.
And for a truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we're holding a silent auction for a pair of Hayden Wilde's Asics Metaspeed Ray shoes, the very pair he wore to win the T100!
This November, don't just run—grind. Join the greatest running community in NZ and make this a month you'll never forget!