Mild
50 km
11.3 km / week
1.6 km / day
Summer
Grind
Chase theChilli
How hot can you get?
1–31 January 2027 · Frontrunner Running Club
The challenge
Turn up the heat.
Pick a spice level and run it down through January. Any pace, any route, your call. Hit your km by the last day and celebrate at the Grind Party.
31Days
5Heat levels
50–600Kilometres
Choose your level
How hot can you get?
Five levels, one month. Averages are worked out across all 31 days of January.
Mild
Medium
100 km
22.6 km / week
3.2 km / day
Hot
200 km
45.2 km / week
6.5 km / day
Extra Hot
300 km
67.7 km / week
9.7 km / day
Reaper
600 km
135.5 km / week
19.4 km / day
How it works
Four steps to the Grind Party.
Pick your level
From Mild to Reaper. Choose the km that suits you, then go for it.
Sign up on Luma
Choose your entry and lock in your spot. Sign-ups open mid to late December.
Grind through January
Any pace, any route. Start Fri 1 Jan and chip away at your total.
Finish and celebrate
Last day to log your km is Sun 31 Jan. Then it's the Grind Party.
Entry
Pick your entry.
$30
Grind Party entry
Join the challenge and the party. No swag.
$60–70
Grind T-shirt + party entry
Everything above, plus the official Summer Grind tee.
Top tier
Limited-edition custom gear
Limited run. Price to be confirmed.
Prices in NZD. Final entry details are confirmed on the Luma page.
Extra credit
Side quests.
Heat Index
Total metres climbed, ranked on its own. Find hills, collect vert.
Hot-wing mile
A wing every 400 m, beer-mile style. Because it's called the Grind.
Key dates
The month.
- Mid–late DecSign-ups open (date TBC)
- Fri 1 JanThe Grind starts
- Sat 2 JanNew Year kickoff run
- Sun 17 JanPairs run: bring a partner
- Sun 31 JanLast day to log km, then the Grind Party (date TBC)
Run smart in the heat. Early starts, water on you, and ease off when it's hot.
Chase the Chilli.
Pick your level, sign up, and let's see how hot you can get.
Sign up on Luma
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Dates and tiers are subject to change. Final details are confirmed on the Luma event page.