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Cadbury Marathon

Claremont (Hobart)
Hobart
Hobart. Photograph by Michael fromholtz, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The 3 January 2027 marathon has a field limit of 200 and a 6-hour cut-off, and starts and finishes at the Cadbury Chocolate Factory in Claremont.

The course in short 2 lines
  • A marathon capped at 200 runnersField limit 200, 6-hour cut-off, runners 18 or older, start and finish at the chocolate factory.
  • Entry at $115, or $125 from October$115 early bird, $125 late fee from 1 October 2026; entry covers bib, booklet, massage, medal.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseConditionsA marathon capped at 200 runnersField limit 200, 6-hour cut-off, runners 18 or older, start and finish at the chocolate factory.

The marathon on Sunday 3 January 2027 is limited to 200 runners, and runners must be 18 or older on race day. The organiser sets a cut-off of 6 hours. The start line is at 100 Cadbury Road, Claremont, out the front of the Cadbury Chocolate Factory, and the finish line is at the factory too.

The same page lists a half marathon, a 10 km, a 5 km and a 1 km event on the same day.

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Whole courseConditionsEntry at $115, or $125 from October$115 early bird, $125 late fee from 1 October 2026; entry covers bib, booklet, massage, medal.

The organiser lists one price for every marathon entrant: $115.00 at the early-bird rate and $125.00 as the late fee from 1 October 2026. The entry covers the race bib, safety pins, the race information booklet, an optional post-run massage and a finisher’s medal.

Entries go through Race Roster.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Claremont (Hobart), plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

Order by 13 December to test them on two long runs first.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

Best selling on Amazon amazon.nl, read 2 Nov

One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
42.2 km26.2 mi
cut-off
6:00 h

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

Questions about the Cadbury Marathon

When is the Cadbury Marathon 2027?

Sunday 3 January 2027.

How do I enter the Cadbury Marathon?

Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: A$125 (for the 2027 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site

What is the time limit at the Cadbury Marathon?

Runners have 6 hours to finish.

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