Melbourne Marathon Festival
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About the race
The Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival is a multi-event running festival held over two days with a range of race distances and related race-week activities. The event includes a full marathon and a wheelchair marathon, a half marathon, and several shorter runs on the Saturday program alongside race-week offerings such as a Runners Expo, Team Marquee, and training resources.
Organisers describe a redesigned set of courses and upgraded amenities for the 2026 edition, plus measures to improve spectator flow. Event-support activities include a Training Hub, hydration and fuelling guidance, recovery and replenish services, and branded partner activations. Entry pathways include a ballot plus guaranteed access options such as Club 42, charity places, travel packages, and affiliate allocations. There is a volunteer program and a sustainability section listed among event information.
The festival works with charity partners and reports fundraising totals; the site notes more than $2.7M raised for charity in 2026. A special evening titled PaceSetters features guest speakers, including a headline appearance by Eliud Kipchoge. Results and past results are published, and organisers provide information on road closures, cut off policy, transfers, and registration management.
Distances Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
- 42.195 km Nike Melbourne Marathon
- 42.195 km Nike Wheelchair Marathon
- 21.1 km Nike Half Marathon
- 10 km SriLankan Airlines 10km
- 5 km Dairy Farmers 5km
- 3 km Chobani 3km
- 1 km Bupa Healthy Cities Mini Marathon
