Saturday 29th August 2026
2:00pm-4:00pm | Bib collection & late entries
2:30pm-3:30pm | Athlete Panel
5:30pm | Run Nation Film Festival | Sawtell Cinema

Sunday 30th August 2026
5:30am-5:55am | Bib collection
5:55am | Marathon briefing
6:00am |Marathon start
8:30am | Cut-off at 17.5km | 2 hours 30 minutes
9:30am | Presentation for top 3 overall
10:00am | Cut-off at 32.3km | 4 hours
11:30am | Total course cut-off | 5 hours 30 minutes

Note: There is a ‘rolling start’ to minimise congestion on course. All times are ‘chip’ time.

Age category prizes & random draw prizes given after 9:30am presentation.

Overall Winners | Male & Female
1st Place | Names on perpetual trophy, engraved glassware, event shirt + hat
2nd & 3rd Place | Engraved glassware + event shirt

Age Categories | Male & Female
18-29 years
30-39 years
40-49 years
50-59 years
60-69 years
70+ years

Top 3 in each age category receive an event hat.

2.8km | Botanic Gardens
5.2km | Wildlife Sanctuary
8.6km | Jetty*
9.3km |  Jetty*
13.9km | Jetty*
14.6km | Jetty*
17.8km | Vost Street
19.8km | Hogbin Drive Underpass
22.4km | Showground*
25.1km | Botanic Gardens
27.7km | Vost Street
29.7km | Hogbin Drive Underpass
32.3km | Showground*
35.0km | Botanic Gardens
37.6km | Vost Street
39.6km | Hogbin Drive Underpass

*Full Aid Station: The Jetty & Showground water stations will be ‘full’ aid stations with water, electrolytes, coca-cola, ginger beer, lollies, chips and watermelon.

At the Showground water station, runners can also place gear on a table for retrieval during the event and support crew can assist runners only at this point.

Thankyou to Life Education, Early Connections and Mid North Coast Disabled Surfers for supporting our runners at the following water stations: