Highlands Running Festival
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About the race
The Highlands Running Festival is a two-day community running event in the Southern Highlands that offers multiple distance options on a fully pathed course following the Bong Bong Common Track. The program includes these distances:
- Half Marathon
- 10 km
- 5 km
- 2 km Family Dash
All distances are chip timed by Multisport Australia. Water stations providing water and Tailwind Nutrition are positioned along each course; the Half Marathon has eight stations and the 10 km and 5 km have multiple stations at specified kilometre marks. Every finisher receives a 2027 Southern Highlands-themed medal, post-race snacks, sponsor giveaways and an online finisher’s certificate. Completing both the Half Marathon and the 10 km earns a special 31.1 medal.
Event information notes that the event village is reachable by walking, cycling or car, with parking available at Oxley College and surrounding streets and no public transport on Sunday morning. The 2 km Family Dash allows an accompanying adult for an additional fee; the adult will not be timed or receive a medal. There are no cut-off times for the 2 km, 5 km or 10 km; the Half Marathon has a 3.5 hour cut-off. Race bibs are printed three weeks before the event and posted two weeks before the event if requested. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.