Alice Springs Running Festival
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Alice Springs Running Festival
The Alice Springs Running Festival is a road running event held in the Red Centre with races that start and finish at Simpsons Gap and run through the Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park. The festival includes multiple distances and uses a loop or out-and-back format that follows Darken Drive and the Simpsons Gap path, offering continuous views of the surrounding ranges and native bushland.
Distances offered:
- Marathon
- Half-Marathon
- 10 km run and walk
The marathon course follows Darken Drive to a ranger station out-and-back before returning along the park path. The half marathon and 10 km courses follow similar routes with shorter turn-around points. Australian Athletics age recommendations mentioned in event material state minimum ages for the marathon and half marathon as 18 and 16 respectively. Aid station locations are indicated on course materials. Event details released closer to the date may include information about participant registration, bag and bottle drops, aid stations and water points, and shuttle bus arrangements; details are subject to change.
Historically, the Alice Springs Marathon has been organised by the Alice Springs Running & Walking Club since 1979, and the festival returned to Australia’s calendar in 2025 with further editions in 2026 and a confirmed date in 2027. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
