Course & Elevation
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).
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
14°C
Temperature
47%
Humidity
18%
Rain Chance
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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