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title: "Christchurch Marathon vs Coast to Coast: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Christchurch Marathon or Coast to Coast? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Running and endurance events set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Christchurch Marathon vs Coast to Coast: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Christchurch Marathon or Coast to Coast? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Running and endurance events set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Christchurch Marathon and Coast to Coast
- **Competitive set**: Running and endurance events
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Christchurch Marathon Share of Search**: 8.1%
- **Coast to Coast Share of Search**: 0.37%

## Which is more popular in search, Christchurch Marathon or Coast to Coast?

- In August 2026, Christchurch Marathon had more branded searches than Coast to Coast among running and endurance events in New Zealand. Christchurch Marathon was estimated to have 1.3K branded searches compared to Coast to Coast’s 60, and held an 8.1% Share of Search versus Coast to Coast’s 0.37%.
- Christchurch Marathon was ahead of Coast to Coast in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Christchurch Marathon’s estimated Share of Search among running and endurance events in New Zealand moved from 4.1% to 8.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Coast to Coast’s estimated Share of Search among running and endurance events in New Zealand moved from 0.15% to 0.37%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 60.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand running and endurance events in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Tarawera Ultra overtook Christchurch Marathon to rank 3rd among running and endurance events in New Zealand, at 8.2%.
- In August 2026, Christchurch Marathon lost estimated Share of Search among running and endurance events in New Zealand, from 12.4% to 8.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Christchurch Marathon estimated searches | Christchurch Marathon Share of Search | Christchurch Marathon rank | Coast to Coast estimated searches | Coast to Coast Share of Search | Coast to Coast rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 4.1% | 5 | 60 | 0.15% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.6K | 5.7% | 4 | 60 | 0.09% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 18.8% | 3 | 70 | 0.55% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 16.4% | 2 | 130 | 0.4% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 6.5% | 4 | 430 | 0.78% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 16.5% | 2 | 70 | 0.18% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 60.8% | 1 | 50 | 0.11% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 880 | 5.2% | 4 | 50 | 0.29% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 590 | 6% | 4 | 30 | 0.31% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 12.4% | 3 | 40 | 0.31% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 8.1% | 4 | 60 | 0.37% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Christchurch Marathon’s and Coast to Coast’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Christchurch Marathon**: Measured on the search terms “christchurch marathon”, “christchurchmarathon” and “christchurchmarathon co nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Coast to Coast**: Measured on the search terms “coast to coast half marathon”, “coast to coast marathon”, “coast to coast multisport”, “coast to coast race” and “coast to coast ultra”, summed into one figure.

- [Christchurch Marathon profile](/demand/nz/brands/christchurch-marathon)
- [Coast to Coast profile](/demand/nz/brands/coast-to-coast)
- [All running and endurance events in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-endurance-events): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Christchurch Marathon or Coast to Coast?

In August 2026, Christchurch Marathon had more branded searches than Coast to Coast among running and endurance events in New Zealand. Christchurch Marathon was estimated to have 1.3K branded searches compared to Coast to Coast’s 60, and held an 8.1% Share of Search versus Coast to Coast’s 0.37%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Christchurch Marathon vs Coast to Coast: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/christchurch-marathon-vs-coast-to-coast

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