THE COURIER 5KM

SATURDAY, 26 APRIL 2025

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.

  • PRE-EVENT BIB COLLECTION DATES:
    Sunday 13 April and Monday 14 April

  • PRE-EVENT BIB COLLECTION LOCATIONS:
    1) Running Warehouse Richmond store     - 516, Bridge Rd, Richmond, Victoria
    2) Running Warehouse Chatswood (Sydney) store - 13-15 Smith St, Chatswood, NSW
    3) Running Warehouse Gold Coast store - 13 Upton St, Bundall, Queensland

    NOTE: YOU CAN ONLY COLLECT YOUR BIB FROM A RUNNING WAREHOUSE STORE IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED TO DO SO. REGISTRATION FOR PRE-EVENT BIB COLLECTION HAS NOW CLOSED. REGISTRATION FOR PERSONALISED BIBS HAS ALSO CLOSED.

  • AT-EVENT BIB COLLECTION LOCATION:
    Ballarat Civic Hall - 300 Mair St, Ballarat Central

    NOTE: ALL BIBS MUST BE COLLECTED. BIBS WILL NOT BE POSTED.

Who can run in the Elite races?

We are encouraging national-standard and state-standard runners and fast club runners to take part in our Elite races. Runners are asked to submit evidence of a qualifying time when they enter.

Men: Have posted a time of 16:00 or faster

Women: 17:30 or faster

Men’s & Women’s Elite Prize Money:

First: $2000

Second: $1000

Third: $500

Fourth: $250

Fifth: $125

Super Early-Bird Pricing:
30 June - 1 September

Adult $50 / 5-12 Years $25 / 0-4 Years Free



Early-Bird Pricing:
2 September - 5 January
Adult $55 / 5-12 Years $27.50 / 0-4 Years Free

Standard Pricing:
6 January - April 24

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



At-Event Pricing:
April 25, 26, 27

Adult $75 / 5-12 Years $37.50 / 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)

FURTHER INFORMATION 2025

  • 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:

    • 17mins 30secs

    • 20mins

    • 22mins 30secs

    • 25mins

    • 27mins 30secs

    • 30mins

    • 32mins 30secs

    • 35mins

    • Sweeper (provided by eQuality Support)

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.