Course & Elevation
The Perth Marathon is a flat, fast road marathon in Perth, Western Australia, held on a Sunday in October as part of the Perth Running Festival, which also includes a half marathon, a 10 km and a 4 km dash. The 2024 race was the 45th Perth Marathon and doubled as the Western Australian state marathon championship, and the event is AIMS-accredited and part of the AbbottWMM Age Group World Rankings. Telethon is the festival's charity partner. The marathon starts at 06:00 at Optus Stadium in Burswood, runs by the Swan River and through Burswood Park, crosses the river on the Matagarup Bridge, and finishes inside the stadium on the field. Runners start in three waves, from under 3:00 to 7:00, and the cut-off time is 7 hours. The minimum age is 18, and bib collection takes place at Optus Stadium. The course has about 187 metres of climb, and the organisers call it fast and flat. In 2025 the marathon had 4,500 starters from 43 countries, the biggest in Western Australian history. Kenya's Paul Eyanae set the course record of 2:16:43 in 2024.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
18°C
Temperature
47%
Humidity
18%
Rain Chance
October in Perth is mild and mostly dry: average highs are around 23°C and lows about 12°C, with rain of 1 mm or more on only about six days of the month, and the 06:00 start is cool.
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