Date
Fri, 4 Dec 2026
Start
18:00
Venue
Selwyn Place, Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson City, Nelson
Countdown
December
A friendly evening trail run around Nelson, with a modest 290 m of climbing and a generous window to get round it. A good way into trail racing.
Key facts
012.5-hour cut-off
02Evening start, so bring a head torch in case you finish late
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The course
The route
Nelson City
Distance10km
Total climb290m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate9.8 km
Weather
Early-December, Nelson City
18°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
44%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 44% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserThe Spectacle team (co-founded by Michael Cochrane, Julian Matthews and Annika Pfitzinger)
Websitethespectacle.co.nz
Instagram@runthespectacle
Running since2024
Training
Training for the The Spectacle 10 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a The Spectacle 10 km plan targets
Typical sessions
10 km with 290 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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