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Hobart Marathon Festival
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 06:006:00 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · 5K
- Time limit
- 6 h 10 min
- Finish closes 12:1012:10 PM
The course
The marathon starts at 6:00 before dawn at Princes Wharf 1 and follows the River Derwent past Salamanca Place and through the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, in a multi-loop course.
- Before dawn along the Derwent, in loopsDerwent, Salamanca Place, the Botanical Gardens, in loops.
- Six hours ten from the gun, and pacers from 3:006:10 from the gun; pacers 3:00 to 5:00 in 15 minute steps.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GeometryBefore dawn along the Derwent, in loopsDerwent, Salamanca Place, the Botanical Gardens, in loops.
The organiser describes a course that tests the legs and rewards patience, around Hobart’s waterfront, with the start and finish at PW1 on Castray Esplanade. The multi-loop layout puts aid stations along the way.
Sourced
km 0 to 42.2TacticsSix hours ten from the gun, and pacers from 3:006:10 from the gun; pacers 3:00 to 5:00 in 15 minute steps.
The organiser’s pacers target 3:00, 3:15, 3:30, 3:45, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45 and 5:00, with a sweeper behind. The half marathon cut-off is 3 hours 30 minutes and both distances start at 6:00.
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Race weekend
Saturday 3 April Expo
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09:009:00 AM
Registration and expo opens Event Precinct, PW1. Event Precinct, PW1. -
16:004:00 PM
Registration and expo closes Event Precinct, PW1. Event Precinct, PW1.
Sunday 4 April Race day
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05:005:00 AM
Bag drop opens Event Precinct, PW1. Event Precinct, PW1. -
06:306:30 AM
Event expo opens Event Precinct, PW1. Event Precinct, PW1. -
10:0510:05 AM
Marathon presentation Stage. -
12:1012:10 PM
Marathon cut-off 6 hours 10 minutes from gun time for the marathon. Interim cut-off points are at the event management's discretion. 6:10 limit: 8:46/km for 42.195 km6:10 limit: 14:06/mi for 26.2 mi -
12:3012:30 PM
Event close Close of the event day.
Other races (2)
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06:006:00 AM
Marathon and half marathon start Start Line, Princes Wharf 1, Castray Esplanade. One 06:00 start for the Hobart Marathon and the Hutchies Half Marathon. -
07:507:50 AM
Half marathon presentation Stage.
Times as published by the organiser, in Hobart time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Hobart time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Hobart, 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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Keep exploring
More races to look at after the Hobart Marathon Festival.
