ELITE ENTRY
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Brisbane Marathon Festival offers travel assistance and complimentary entries to eligible Australian and international athletes who meet the qualifying standards outlined below.
If you meet the criteria, we want to help get you to the start line.
Read on for the full requirements and how to apply.
AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES
MARATHON
TIER 1
Men Sub 2:20:00
Women sub 2:45:00
Free race entry
Up to $500 travel money
(for athletes living more than 150kms from the race hotel)
Access to elite athlete area
on race day (pre and post-race)
TIER 2
Men sub 2:25:00
Women sub 2:50:00
Free race entry
Up to $300 travel money
(for athletes living more than 150kms from the race hotel)
Access to elite athlete area
on race day (pre and post-race)
HALF MARATHON
21.1KM
Men sub 1:05:00
Women sub 1:14:00
Free race entry
Up to $150 travel money
(for athletes living more than 150kms from the race hotel)
10KM
10KM
Men sub 30:00
Women sub 34:00
Free race entry
Up to $150 travel money
(for athletes living more than 150kms from the race hotel)
INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES
We welcome elite runners from outside Australia and assess applications individually. A limited number of travel and accommodation packages are available for marathon and half marathon runners who've hit these times in the last 18 months:
MARATHON
Men sub 2:18:00
Women sub 2:40:00
HALF MARATHON
Men sub 1:03:00
Women sub 1:11:00
ANY QUESTIONS?
FAQs
Brisbane Marathon Festival takes place on 6 June 2027
Yes. This course has AIMS (Association of International Marathons and Distance Races) course certification. Rest assured the Brisbane Marathon Festival events follow strict guidelines to ensure the distance you are completing is accurately measured. The event provides the ideal opportunity to set a personal best or recording a qualifying time for the major marathons around the world.
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42.2km – 6hrs 15mins from gun time
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21.1km – 3hrs 30mins from gun time
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10km – 1hr 45mins from gun time
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5km: 1hr 10mins cut off from gun time
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2km: 30mins cut off from gun time
Interim cut off points TBC. Changes to interim cut off times based on event managements discretion.
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Yes all persons participating need to register. If you are already entered in an alternative distance and would like to accompany your child you do not need to enter again. Please leave your bib on and run in the shorter distance. You will only receive the time for the event you are entered in.