5KM

SATURDAY, 25 APRIL 2026

WORLD ATHLETICS CERTIFIED COURSE

RACE DETAILS

  • START TIMES:
    2pm - Mass Start
    3.15pm - 5KM Women’s Elite
    3.45pm - 5KM Men’s Elite

  • START-FINISH LOCATION: Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St, Ballarat Central

Be inspired by the beauty of Australia’s best-preserved gold rush-era city while completing two laps of our 2.5km course. This will be a spectacular Saturday afternoon event for runners and spectators alike.

BIB COLLECTION LOCATION:
TBC

BIB COLLECTION TIMES:
Friday 24 April: 12pm - 7pm
Saturday 25 April: 9am - 1:30pm

Men’s & Women’s Elite Prize Money:

First: $2000

Second: $1000

Third: $500

Fourth: $250

Fifth: $125

2026 PRICING

Event Weekend Special Pricing (ends at 11.59pm on Wednesday 30 April):
Adult $50 / 5-12 Years $25 / 0-4 Years Free



Tier 1 Pricing (until allocation exhausted):
2 September - 5 January
Adult $55 / 5-12 Years $27.50 / 0-4 Years Free

Tier 2 Pricing (until allocation exhausted):
6 January - April 24

Adult $65 / 5-12 Years $32.50 / 0-4 Years Free

Age: All children aged 12 and under on the day of the event must be accompanied by a REGISTERED adult.

Updated The Courier 5km Strava map (remember that this is a two-lap course)

  • The cut-off time for The Courier 5km Mass Participation distance is one hour and 10 minutes.

  • Our new Disability and Inclusion Partner, eQuality Support, will be operating a drink station during the Mass Participation Race. The drink station will be located at the 2.7km mark. This station will have water available.

  • Drink Station 1, 2.7km (just past start-finish gantry for runners/walkers starting their second lap) – Water

  • To assist you in achieving your marathon goals we have a team of pacers who will run at an even effort/pace. The pacers are like on-course coaches, encouraging you and other runners along the way. Each pacer will be easily identifiable. They will each be carrying a flag that clearly displays their target finish time.

    All pacers will run to ‘chip time’ and pace as evenly as possible.

    There will be pacers for the following times:

    • 20mins

    • 22mins 30secs

    • 25mins

    • 27mins 30secs

    • 30mins

    • 32mins 30secs

    • 35mins

    • Sweeper (provided by eQuality Support)

  • Ballarat is a beautiful city and we want to ensure it stays that way.

    Please help our wonderful Volunteers and Crew by discarding all waste in the bins provided.

    PLEASE TAKE EXTRA CARE WITH GEL TOPS.

FURTHER INFORMATION 2026

All courses are certified by AIMS (Association of International Marathons and Distance Races) and measured to World Athletics Standards.

*Courses & Schedules are subject to change and improvement.