Course & Elevation
The Hobart Marathon is the full-distance race of the Hobart Marathon Festival, held on a Sunday in April on the waterfront of Tasmania's capital. The festival is run by Atlas Events and also includes a half marathon, a 10 km, a 5 km run and walk, and a 2 km fun run. The first festival was held in September 2022, the 2026 edition took place on 12 April, and the next is set for Sunday 4 April 2027. The marathon starts at 06:00 at Princes Wharf No. 1 on Castray Esplanade and finishes at Constitution Dock. It is a two-lap course on closed roads along the River Derwent, passing Salamanca Place and the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, with the Queen's Domain, Battery Point and the Sandy Bay waterfront also on the route. The festival's website describes the terrain as rolling hills in cool autumn conditions. Runners must be 17 or older on race day. The course records are 2:27:25 for men, set by Dillon Gross in 2026, and 2:40:40 for women, set by Milly Clark in 2025. More than 3,000 people took part across the five distances in 2026, and 681 finished the marathon.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
14°C
Temperature
56%
Humidity
24%
Rain Chance
April in Hobart is cool and fairly dry: average highs are about 18°C and lows about 9°C, with rain of 1 mm or more on around seven days of the month. The marathon starts at 06:00, when it is coolest.
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