FEDERATION UNIVERSITY
HALF MARATHON & WHEELCHAIR HALF

The Federation University Half Marathon has a six-hour cut-off based on chip time (net time). Your six-hour time starts when you cross the start mat, rather than when the starter’s gun goes off.

Note: late starts are not permitted - you must be in your corral by 7:30am.

Participants must remain on track to meet the applicable cut-off and traffic management deadlines. If you are not on track to complete the race within the required time, Ballarat Marathon may ask you to withdraw from the race.

If you are asked to withdraw, you must comply with the direction of event officials. If you choose to continue after being withdrawn, you do so at your own risk and will no longer be considered an active participant. Event support may no longer be available.

Participants continuing after withdrawal must follow all road rules and directions from traffic controllers and authorities, including using footpaths where required.

There are 6 drink stations on the Running Warehouse Marathon course. Each station provides water, Fixx Fuel X Tropical Fruits electrolyte drink and toilets.

Station 1 – 3km
Cedar Drive and Plane Avenue (Vic Park)

Station 2 – 6.1km
Oak Avenue, near northern toilet block (Vic Park)

Station 3 – 9km
Sturt Street eastbound, parallel with Bellington

Station 4 – 12.5km
Sturt Street, before Pleasant Street, outside City Oval Bowling Club

Station 5 – 15.5km
Wendouree Parade and Zoo Drive

Station 6 – 19km
Pleasant Street, just after City Oval Hotel.

After the finish, the Recovery Zone on Armstrong Street South provides water, Fixx products, fruit, medical support, physiotherapy and non-alcoholic beer from Bridge Road Brewers.

Drink station locations and services are subject to change.

To assist you in achieving your marathon goals we have a team of pacers who will run at an even effort/pace.

The pacers are like on-course coaches, encouraging you and other runners along the way.

Each pacer will be easily identifiable. They will each be carrying a flag that clearly displays their target finish time.

For the Federation University Half Marathon, target finish times for pace groups includes:

• 1h 25min

• 1h 30min

• 1h 35min

• 1h 40min

• 1h 45min

• 1h 50min

• 1h 55min

• 2h 00min

• 2h 10min

• 2h 20min

• 2h 30min

Subject to change

CAN RUNNERS BRING THEIR OWN DRINKS AND HAVE THEM DELIVERED TO THE DRINKS STATIONS?

ONLY elite and preferred runners in the Marathon have access to this service. 

CAN I HAVE SOMEONE HAND ME GELS/HYDRATION/FUEL OUTSIDE OF DESIGNATED DRINK STATIONS?

Elite & preferred runners must adhere to World Athletics rules and may only receive assistance from official drink stations. Elite/Preferred runners who receive outside assistance will be out of the running for a placing or prize money and will be ‘unofficial finishers’.

Non-Elite Participants may receive assistance from family and friends at appropriate points along the course, in addition to the official drink stations.

Anyone providing assistance must:

• Stay off the race course and not interfere with other participants.

• Not enter or obstruct drink station areas.

• Travel via open roads and comply with all traffic rules and directions from traffic controllers.

• Not use a bike or scooter on the course. Bikes and scooters are not permitted on the course, except for authorised event officials.Item description

For more information, please visit our Elite Athlete Program page.

Ballarat is a beautiful city and we want to leave it that way.

Road running events can generate significant waste, particularly from cups and gel wrappers. Littering is not part of running. Please don't leave your rubbish on the course.

We provide clearly labelled waste bins at every Drink Station, including dedicated bins for gel packets, as well as additional waste bins around the course.

Do not leave rubbish beside kilometre markers, signs, barriers, poles or other course infrastructure. These are not designated waste areas. If there isn't a bin immediately beside you, carry your rubbish until you reach one.

The containers used to provide water and electrolytes and for warm clothing collection are not waste bins. Please do not throw rubbish in them. Take a moment to check you’re using the right bin.

Our waste management partner, CL Sustainability, sorts all event waste by hand so that materials can be recovered and diverted from landfill wherever possible.

Help our volunteers, our crew and our suppliers by putting your rubbish in the bin.

Take responsibility for your waste. Use the bins provided. Help us keep Ballarat clean.

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