CITY OF BALLARAT HALF MARATHON

SUNDAY, 28 APRIL 2024

WORLD ATHLETICS CERTIFIED COURSE

  • BIB COLLECTION: The Mining Exchange - 16 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat Central (open Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

  • START LOCATION: Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St, Ballarat Central

  • START TIME: 8:00am

  • FINISH LOCATION: Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St, Ballarat Central

Revel in the highlights of beautiful Ballarat during this Sunday morning tour of the city. Our 21.1km course takes you into Victoria Park, through the Arch of Victory and around Lake Wendouree, then finishes with the historic beauty of Lydiard and Sturt Streets.

Men’s & Women’s Prize Money:
1st: $1,500
2nd: $ 750
3rd: $ 375

Standard Online Pricing: $140

At-Event Pricing: $160

(Early-Bird places are sold out)

Minimum age: 16

FURTHER INFORMATION

  • The Federation University Marathon and the City of Ballarat Half Marathon are starting at the same time (8am on Sunday, 28 April 2024), so the cut-off time for both 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 will be available at each of our drink stations along with electrolyte drink provided by Science In Sport and a limited number of GU gels. There are toilets at each drink station. SIS gels will be available for purchase when you collect your bib at The Mining Exchange prior to your race.

  • Drink Station 1 - 3km
    (corner of Cedar Dr and Plane Ave)
    Water, SIS electrolyte & GU gels

    Drink Station 2 - 6km
    (Elm Ave just prior to Oak Ave)
    Water, SIS electrolyte & GU gels

    Drink Station 3 - 9km
    (Sturt St eastbound level with Ningana St)
    Water, SIS electrolyte & GU gels

    Drink Station 4 - 12km
    (Sturt St before Pleasant St – outside City Oval Bowling Club)
    Water, SIS electrolyte & GU gels

    Drink Station 5 - 15km
    (Wendouree Pde and Zoo Dr)
    Water, SIS electrolyte & GU gels

    Drink Station 6, - 18.5km
    (Pleasant St just after City Oval Hotel)
    Water, SIS electrolyte & GU gels

    Drink Station 7 - 21.1km
    (Armstrong St South expo area just past finish line)
    Water, SIS electrolyte & GU gels

  • 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 is one pacer on each time but they will be running close to two full marathon pacers who are pacing at the same speed.


    There will be pacers in the half marathon for the following times:

    • 1hrs 30mins

    • 1hrs 40mins

    • 1hrs 50mins

    • 2hrs

    • 2hrs 10mins

    • 2hrs 20mins

    • 2hrs 30mins

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.