2026 SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, 24 APRIL 2026
Note: Civic Hall and Town Hall are separate locations.
12pm - Expo & bib collection open (Civic Hall - 300/304 Mair Street)
7pm - Expo & bib collection closed
SATURDAY, 25 APRIL 2026
Note: Civic Hall and Town Hall are separate locations. Bib collection closes 30 mins prior to your scheduled event.
9am - Expo & bib collection open (Civic Hall - 300/304 Mair St)
1:15pm - Bag Drop opens (Mining Exchange - 16 Lydiard St Nth)
GUZMAN Y GOMEZ 5KM
2pm - Mass 5km start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
3:15pm - Women’s Elite start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
3:45pm - Men’s Elite start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
BALLARAT SUBARU MILE
4:15pm - Mass Mile start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
4:45pm - 16 & Under Boys Elite start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
4:45pm - 16 & Under Girls Elite start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
5pm - Australian Road Mile Championships - Women’s Elite start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
5:15pm - Australian Road Mile Championships - Men’s Elite start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
5.30pm - Presentations (Presentation Platform- Sturt St)
7pm - Expo, bag drop & bib collection closed
SUNDAY, 26 APRIL 2026
Note: Civic Hall and Town Hall are separate locations. Bib collection closes 30 mins prior to your scheduled event. Please allow extra time on race morning to arrive, collect your bib, drop bags, use the bathrooms & find your corral.
6am - Expo & bib collection open (Civic Hall - 300/304 Mair St)
6:30am - Bag Drop opens (Mining Exchange - 16 Lydiard St Nth)
RUNNING WAREHOUSE MARATHON & FEDERATION UNIVERSITY HALF MARATHON
7:30am - Marathon & Half Marathon bib collection closed
7:30am - All participants in corrals (follow marshal instructions)
7:55am - Wheelchair Half Marathon start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
8am - Marathon & Half Marathon start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
CITY OF BALLARAT 10KM11am - 10KM bib collection closed
11:30am - 10KM start (Corner Sturt & Lyons streets - corral in Dawson St Sth)
12:30pm - Presentations (Presentation Platform- Sturt St)
3pm - Expo, bag drop & event close
CAR PARKING
Parking for runners is available in Ballarat’s CBD & surrounds. Please ensure parking restrictions are observed when using on street spaces. In addition, the CARePARK multi-storey carpark at 25 Doveton St in central Ballarat, only a short walk from the start-finish, is offering extended hours across the Ballarat Marathon weekend. Information on the CARePARK location and pricing is HERE.