Auckland Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Auckland Marathon, officially the Barfoot & Thompson Runaway Auckland Marathon, is a point-to-point road marathon from Devonport on the North Shore to Victoria Park in central Auckland. It has been part of the city's calendar since 1992 and is held on a Sunday around the start of November, alongside a half marathon, an 11 km Traverse, a 5 km, a 2.2 km Kids Marathon and a wheelchair division. The marathon starts at 6:00am at King Edward Parade in Devonport, and most runners reach the start by a ferry. The course runs through Takapuna and joins the Northern Busway at the Smales Farm bus station before the crossing of the Auckland Harbour Bridge. After descending into the city it loops past Westhaven Marina and the Viaduct Harbour, then follows the waterfront to St Heliers Bay, turns around, and returns the same way to finish at Victoria Park on Fanshawe Street. The organisers describe rolling terrain in the first half and a flat second half with two small bridge rises. The marathon is AIMS certified, runners must be 18 on race day, and the course cut-off is 7 hours. The records are 2:17:43 for men (Dale Warrander, 2006) and 2:38:10 for women (Brigid Dennehy, 2025).