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

Test yourself over the full 42.195km marathon distance in this epic Sunday morning event by completing two laps of our scenic Steve Moneghetti-designed 21.1km course. Autumn colours, beautiful scenery and historic buildings. This race has it all.

Men’s & Women’s Prize Money:
1st: $6,000
2nd: $2,500
3rd: $1,250

Men’s Winner (Only) Time Bonus:
Sub 2:15:00 - $1,000
Sub 2:12:30 - $1,000
Sub 2:10:00 - $1,000

Up to an accumulated $3,000

Women’s Winner (Only) Time Bonus:
Sub 2:32:30 - $1,000
Sub 2:30:00 - $1,000
Sub 2:27:30 - $1,000

Up to an accumulated $3,000

Standard Online Pricing: $175

At-Event Pricing: $195
(Early-Bird places are sold out)

Minimum age: 18

FEDERATION UNIVERSITY MARATHON

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 (SIS) 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 - 21.2km
    (Sturt St, past start-finish gantry, outside Bank Australia)
    Water, SIS electrolyte & GU gels

    Drink Station 8 - 24km
    (corner of Cedar Dr and Plane Ave)
    Water, SIS electrolyte & GU gels

    Drink Station 9 - 27km
    (Elm Ave just prior to Oak Ave)
    Water, SIS electrolyte & GU gels

    Drink Station 10 - 30km
    (Sturt St eastbound level with Ningana St)
    Water, SIS electrolyte & GU gels

    Drink Station 11 - 33km
    (Sturt St before Pleasant St – outside City Oval Bowling Club)
    Water, SIS electrolyte & GU gels

    Drink Station 12 - 36km
    (Wendouree Pde and Zoo Dr)
    Water, SIS electrolyte & GU gels

    Drink Station 13 - 39.5km
    (Pleasant St just after City Oval Hotel)
    Water, SIS electrolyte & GU gels

    Drink Station 14 - 42.2km
    (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 are two pacers on each time who will run in eyesight of each other creating a pace zone. This means that you will not need to crowd around a single pacer.

    There will be pacers for the following times:

    • 2hrs 30mins

    • 2hrs 45mins

    • 2hrs 50mins

    • 3hrs

    • 3hrs 10mins

    • 3hrs 20mins

    • 3hrs 30mins

    • 3hrs 40mins

    • 3hrs 50mins

    • 4hrs

    • 4hrs 20mins

    • 4hrs 40mins

    • 5hrs

    • 5hrs 30mins

    • 6hrs (Sweeper)

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.