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

  • MINIMUM AGE: 18 years or older on the day of the event

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.