Upcoming Events
Choose from the list of events below, take on your own fitness challenge or sign up to another event of your choosing.
Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie
18 October 2026 | NSW
Take on Ironman Port Macquarie 70.3 from Thursday, 15 - Monday 19 October 2026 and make every swim, ride and run count for something bigger. Register for Ironman, create your fundraising page, and turn your race into lasting impact.
Canberra Times Marathon Festival
10 - 11 April 2027 | ACT
Join Team DeadlyScience and run the capital. Canberra Marathon Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday 10-11 April 2026 in Canberra, ACT. With a range of distances to choose from, every step will help change the future for First Nations learners.
TCS Sydney Marathon
29 August 2027 | NSW
Join Team DeadlyScience at the 2027 TCS Sydney Marathon (now an Abbott World Marathon Major) on Sunday 29 August 2027 in Sydney. Take on one of the world’s great running events and make your effort count.
Hoka Runaway Sydney Half Marathon
2 May 2027 | NSW
Join Team DeadlyScience at one of Australia's most iconic half marathons - the Hoka Runaway Sydney Half on Sunday 2 May 2027. For a few amazing hours, the best of Sydney’s city streets are yours to enjoy, just wide-open city streets and stunning views.
HBF Run for a Reason
23 May 2027 | WA
Entries opening soon.
Join Team DeadlyScience at 2027 HBF Run for a Reason, alongside 40,000 other incredible runners, joggers, walkers and wheelers raising money for incredible causes!
Gold Coast Marathon
3 - 4 July 2027 | QLD
Entries opening soon.
Join Team DeadlyScience at the 47th ASICS Gold Coast Marathon. With a famously flat, fast and scenic course located alongside the city's renowned surf beaches, it's an event not to be missed!
Run Melbourne
18 July 2027 | VIC
Join Team DeadlyScience at Melbourne's largest winter running event, Run Melbourne, on 18 July 2027. Join thousands of runners to run through the city’s closed streets and iconic landmarks.
Australian Outback Marathon
31 July 2027 | NT
Take on the Australian Outback Marathon on and experience one of Australia’s most iconic landscapes. Run through the heart of the Red Centre, with Uluru and Kata Tjuta as your backdrop.
Voltaren City2Surf
8 August 2027 | NSW
Entries opening soon.
Join Team DeadlyScience at the 2027 City2Surf in Sydney. One of the world’s largest fun runs, this iconic 14km course from the city to Bondi Beach brings together thousands of participants.
Bridge to Brisbane
TBC September 2027 | QLD
Entries opening soon.
Join Team DeadlyScience at Queensland's biggest fun run, as thousands of runners, walkers, and wheelers take over the Gateway Bridge and streets of Brisbane for an unforgettable day.
Taking part in a different event?
Or doing your own fitness challenge?
You can still be part of Team DeadlyScience!
Set up your fundraising page via the button below to join Team DeadlyScience and help raise funds to change the future for First Nations Learners. No matter the event or challenge you choose, we'd love to have you on our team!
How it works
1. Register for an event
Choose your event - be it a local fun run, 10k, half marathon, marathon, triathlon or something else - and register for your place through the event's official website.
2. Set up a fundraising page
Once you've secured your place, it's time to create your fundraising page! Choose your event (or create a page for another event) below to get started. Creating an online fundraising page makes fundraising simple.
3. Shout about your challenge
Now it's time to tell the world about the challenge your taking on. You can share your story as well as training and fundraising updates on fundraising page and share it far and wide for support!
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I take part in any event?
Yes! Simply register for your chosen event via the official event website. Once you've secured your place, it's time to start fundraising.
Is there a minimum fundraising commitment?
No! We only ask that you raise what you can to help DeadlyScience reach more regional and remote learners. We're incredibly grateful for all fundraising efforts, no matter how big or small.
How do the funds I raise online get to the charity?
If you're raising funds through an official fundraising platform - Funraisin or Grassrootz - any donations made to your fundraising page will be directed straight to the charity. You don't need to do a thing!
Will I recieve a running vest or t-shirt?
Yes! You'll recieve your official Team DeadlyScience running vest once you've raised over $100 on your fundrsising page or banked offline fundraising.
Where does the money go?
All funds raised help DeadlyScience to deliver culturally relevant STEM resources and engaging learning experiences to remote and regional communities across Australia, empowering the next generation of Indigenous scientists, engineers, and innovators. You can find out more about our work here.
Can you provide tools (like posters) to help support my fundraising?
We're working hard to create a suite of resources and tools, including fundraising posters, social tiles, email signatures and more to help make fundraising as easy as possible. We'll share these as soon as they're available.
