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Canberra Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 06:156:15 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · 5K
- Time limit
- 7 h 30 min
The course
The 2027 marathon loops Parliament House, climbs Anzac Parade towards the Australian War Memorial and runs beside Lake Burley Griffin.
- Parliament House, Anzac Parade and the lakeParliament House loop, Anzac Parade up to the War Memorial, then Lake Burley Griffin.
- Five road cut-offs between 6 km and the finishRoad cut-offs at 6, 10, 20, 25 and 36 km; finish closes at 14:00.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2LandmarkParliament House, Anzac Parade and the lakeParliament House loop, Anzac Parade up to the War Memorial, then Lake Burley Griffin.
The organiser describes the AIMS-certified course as a loop around Parliament House, then Telopea Park, Kings Avenue and Parkes Way, and a climb up Anzac Parade towards the Australian War Memorial, which it calls one of the standout moments. The route comes back through Barton along State Circle and Adelaide Avenue into Weston Park, runs along Alexandrina Drive beside Lake Burley Griffin, and finishes on King Edward Terrace after State Circle and Brisbane Avenue.
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km 6 to 42.2TacticsFive road cut-offs between 6 km and the finishRoad cut-offs at 6, 10, 20, 25 and 36 km; finish closes at 14:00.
The 2027 start is at 6:15 a.m. on King George Terrace, with the start line closing at 6:40. The road cut-offs are 7:25 at Bowen Avenue (6 km), 8:10 at Kings Avenue (10 km), 10:00 at the Morshead Drive on-ramp (20 km), 10:50 at the Adelaide Avenue on-ramp (25 km) and 12:45 at Flynn Drive and King Edward Terrace (36 km). Everyone must be across the finish by 2 p.m., which the organiser puts at approximately 7.5 hours. Waves are set by target time, with a priority start for men under 3:15 and women under 3:30.
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Race weekend
Sunday 11 April Race day
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05:005:00 AM
Event Village and expo opens John Dunmore Lang Place -
06:156:15 AM
Priority and Wave A start King George Terrace, Parkes. Priority: men aiming under 3:15 and women under 3:30. Wave A: 3:16 to 4:00. -
06:256:25 AM
Wave B starts For runners aiming to finish over 4 hours. -
09:309:30 AM
Marathon presentation
Cut-offs and other races (8)
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06:056:05 AM
Racing wheelchair wave starts King George Terrace, Parkes -
06:406:40 AM
Start line closes All participants must have crossed the start line. -
07:257:25 AM
Road cut-off at Bowen Avenue, eastbound -
08:108:10 AM
Road cut-off at Kings Avenue, northbound -
10:0010:00 AM
Road cut-off at Kings Avenue on-ramp from Morshead Drive -
10:5010:50 AM
Road cut-off at the Adelaide Avenue on-ramp -
12:4512:45 PM
Road cut-off at Flynn Drive and King Edward Terrace -
14:002:00 PM
Finish closes, event concludes All runners must have crossed the finish line by 2 pm.
Times as published by the organiser, in Canberra time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Canberra time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Canberra, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
For your long training runs:
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. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
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
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
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
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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Questions about the Canberra Marathon
- When is the Canberra Marathon 2027?
- Sunday 11 April 2027. The start is at 06:15.
- What is the time limit at the Canberra Marathon?
- Runners have 7 h 30 min to finish.
- Where does the Canberra Marathon start?
- Start: King George Terrace, Parkes.
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