TCS Sydney Marathon
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TCS Sydney Marathon : 30 August 2026
The TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS is a World Athletics Platinum Label marathon held on Sunday 30 August 2026. The race covers 42.195km, starts at Miller St in North Sydney and finishes at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt. The course is recorded as an Abbott World Marathon Major route and passes several well known Sydney landmarks.
The official elevation profile lists an elevation gain of +313 metres, an elevation loss of -396 metres and an overall net loss of -83 metres. The event has an overall course cut-off time of 7 hours, which requires participants to maintain a running pace of 10 minutes per kilometre or better to remain on course.
On-course provisions include water at every drink station, Powerade at the 5km, 10km, 15km, 20km, 25km, 30km, 35km and 40km stations, and GU gels provided at 20km and 30km in limited quantities. Portable toilets are available at each drink station. A team of pacers will run to chip time; pacers are identifiable by red singlets and flags showing their target finish times.
Post-race arrangements include a controlled walk-off of about 600 metres to the reunite zone. Approximately 100 metres after the finish line participants collect a finisher medal and recovery bag containing Nu-Pure water, Powerade, fruit and a Carman's muesli bar. Bibs must be collected in person at the TCS Sydney Marathon Running Show and displayed visibly on the front of the torso during the race. All entrants must be at least 18 years old. Push wheelchairs are permitted only in the final start group; prams, scooters and handcycles are not permitted on course. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
