Junior Tough Guy and Gal Challenge Rotorua 2026

Lakes Ranch offers this junior mud run a true off-road feel, with kids entering "NZ's biggest mud run series" instead of a diluted school jog. The Junior Tough Guy and Gal Challenge Rotorua is for primary and intermediate runners, featuring separate courses for younger and older school years. This ensures the challenge is suited for kids who genuinely want to get messy. Expect mud, trail running, and "challenging obstacles" at one of the series' venues. Participants receive the same sort of perks as the adults. The event draws school-aged runners and their supporters, and the finish line has that muddy, grinning energy that comes when children have been allowed to charge through the mud, followed by "hot showers and spot prizes."