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The TCS Sydney Marathon is the Australian stop of the Abbott World Marathon Majors and holds a World Athletics Platinum Label. It is held on a Sunday in late August, with a 5 km Mini Marathon the day before. The point-to-point course starts on Miller Street in North Sydney, crosses the Sydney Harbour Bridge, runs through Pyrmont and The Rocks, then down Oxford Street and Anzac Parade towards Kingsford before returning via Moore Park and Centennial Park to finish in front of the Sydney Opera House. The organiser lists an elevation gain of 313 m and a cut-off of seven hours, and the mass-participation start is at 6:30 a.m. in 2027. The marathon has been held annually since 2001, after a test event in April 2000, and joined the World Marathon Majors in 2025. In 2026 about 40,000 people registered. The course records are 2:04:42 for men (Addisu Gobena, 2026) and 2:18:22 for women (Sifan Hassan, 2025).
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
Late August in Sydney is cool and mostly dry: highs average about 19°C and lows about 10°C, with rain on around six days of the month.
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The Sydney Marathon was first held on 30 April 2000 as the Host City Marathon, a test event for the Sydney Olympic Games, and has been held annually since 2001. It was announced as the seventh Abbott World Marathon Major on 4 November 2024 and ran its first race in the series on 31 August 2025.
In 2025 Sifan Hassan won in 2:18:22 and Hailemaryam Kiros in 2:06:06, the fastest times then run in Australia. On 30 August 2026 Addisu Gobena took the men's record to 2:04:42, and Peres Jepchirchir won the women's race in 2:18:31, nine seconds off Hassan's record.
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