RUNNING WAREHOUSE
MARATHON

SUNDAY, 27 APRIL 2025

WORLD ATHLETICS CERTIFIED COURSE

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

    NOTE: All bibs must be collected. Bibs will not be posted. Personalised bibs are available for everyone who registers prior to March 1.

  • START TIME:
    8am

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

  • CUT-OFF TIME:
    Six hours

Test yourself over the full 42.195km marathon distance in this epic Sunday morning event by completing two laps of our scenic Steve Moneghetti-designed 21.1km course. This course has it all: autumn colours, beautiful scenery and historic buildings. And for 2025 it's flatter, faster and more fun, with the uphill finish removed in favour of a u-turn on historic Lydiard Street.

Men’s & Women’s Prize Money:


First: $6000
Second: $2000
Third: $1000
Fourth: $500
Fifth: $250



Time bonuses (winner only):

Men:
2:15:00 - $1000
2:12:30 - $2000
2:10:00 - $3000

Women:
2:32:30 - $1000
2:30:00 - $2000
2:27:30 - $3000

Super Early-Bird Pricing:
30 June - 1 September
 $155



Early-Bird Pricing:
2 September - 5 January
 $170

Standard Pricing:
6 January - April 24
 $190



At-Event Pricing:
April 25, 26, 27
 $210


Minimum age: 18 (at the time of event)

2024 RESULTS

Male

1. Thomas DO CANTO 02:17:04

2. Brady THRELFALL 02:19:40

3. Callum DRAKE 02:22:49

Female

1. Ella MCCARTNEY 02:40:55

2. Jessica WILLIS 02:48:38

3. Kellie ANGEL 02:48:47

FURTHER INFORMATION 2025

  • The cut-off time for the Federation University Marathon is six hours. Adherence to these cut-off times will ensure roads can be reopened in accordance with our event permits. Cut-off times are based on chip-time start not gun-time.

  • Water and electrolyte drink will be available at each of our drink stations. There are toilets at each drink station.

  • More information on drink station locations will be available closer to the event.

  • To assist you in achieving your marathon goals we will have a team of pacers. A pacer is an experienced marathon runner who will run at an even effort/pace for the duration of the event to finish at a target time and encourage you and other runners along the way. Each pacer will be easily identifiable in a white Ballarat Marathon singlet with PACE TEAM written across the back in yellow. 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 without banking time (+/- 30 seconds at halfway and within 30 seconds under the target time at the finish). There are two pacers on each time who will run in eyesight of each other creating a pace zone. This means that you will not need to crowd around a single pacer.

    There will be pacers for the following times:

    • 2hrs 30mins

    • 2hrs 45mins

    • 2hrs 50mins

    • 3hrs

    • 3hrs 10mins

    • 3hrs 20mins

    • 3hrs 30mins

    • 3hrs 40mins

    • 3hrs 50mins

    • 4hrs

    • 4hrs 20mins

    • 4hrs 40mins

    • 5hrs

    • 5hrs 30mins

    • 6hrs (Sweeper)

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.