The Gold Coast Running Festival is an annual community event suitable for experienced runners, beginners, families, and children.
Head to the Cbus Super Stadium for this fantastic event and help raise money for a worthy cause.
Gold Coast Running Festival 2025 Dates, Fun Run Entry & Registration
The Gold Coast Running Festival has several categories of events, including the Garmin 3/4 Marathon, Rigs Recovery Half Marathon, Gold Coast Sports Medicine 10km, Brooks Running 5km, Air Locker Training 2.5km, and the Michael Shelley 1km Dash.
3/4 Marathon
The 3/4 Marathon is 3 Laps – each lap is precisely 1/4 of a marathon, each lap starting as you pass the start arch heading out again. The far turn will be indicated by a RED 1/2 & 3/4 marathon turn sign – other course turn signs will be out on course so please make sure you only turn at the red sign.
DRINK STATIONS
Five drink stops are on the course per lap (so 11 including the recovery station). Sports drinks will be available at the far and near turn drink stations; all other stations are water-only.
SPECIAL NEEDS FOOD AND DRINK
A set of special needs tables will be located near the turn drink station (accessible at 10.5km). Participants may place identified food or drinks here for collection (we suggest writing your race number on your bottle and using something distinctive). These tables can be accessed just before you start.
CUT OFF TIMES
You must have started your last lap by 8:30am. Roads will reopen at 9:30am so if you’re still on course, you will be asked to finish on the footpath.
Half Marathon
The 1/2 Marathon is two Laps—each lap is precisely 1/4 of a marathon, starting as you pass the start arch and heading out again. The far turn will be indicated by a RED 1/2 & 3/4 marathon turn sign. Other course turn signs will be out on the course, so please make sure you only turn at the red sign.
DRINK STATIONS
There are five drink stops on the course per lap (so 11 including the recovery station). Sports drinks will be available at the far and near turn drink stations; all other stations are water-only.
SPECIAL NEEDS FOOD AND DRINK
A set of special needs tables will be located near the turn drink station (accessible at 10.5km). Participants may place clearly identified food or drinks here for collection (we suggest writing your race number on your bottle and using something distinctive). These tables can be accessed just before you start.
CUT OFF TIMES
You must have started your second lap by 8:30am. Roads will reopen at 9:30am so if you’re still on course at this time, you will be asked to finish on the footpath.
Gold Coast Sports Medicine 10km
The 10km event is one lap. A BLACK 10km turn sign will indicate the far turn.
DRINK STATIONS
There are five drink stops on the course. Sports drinks will be available at the far turn drink station; all other stations only serve water.
5km
The 5km event is one lap. The far turn will be indicated by a DARK BLUE 5km turn sign. Other course turn signs will be out on the course, so please make sure you only turn at the blue sign.
DRINK STATIONS
There are two drink stops on the course (3 including the recovery station).
2.5km
The 2.5km event is one lap. The far turn will be indicated by a PURPLE 2.5km turn sign. Other course turn signs will be out on the course, so please make sure you only turn at the purple sign.
When you approach the finish, make sure you turn left at the stadium entrance —don’t run down to the half-marathon turn.
Michael Shelley 1km Dash
The 1km event is one lap. The far turn will be indicated by a LIGHT BLUE 1km turn sign – if you are running out in front, follow the lead bike.
Parents, you are welcome to run with your kids and just run the last bit into the stadium if you wish. To do this, stand at the stadium entrance and jump in with them. Parents running in earlier events—if you are running in an earlier event, please remove your bib before you start the 1km dash to avoid confusing our timing system.
Valuable Information
On race day, every competitor will receive a Gold Coast Running Festival finisher’s medal as they cross the finish line.
BAG STORAGE
There will be a contactless secure bag storage area made available to competitors. Participants will receive a numbered bag tag on their race bib, which must be fixed to their bag before being dropped off. We also advise that although we provide this service for your
convenience, you leave your belongings at risk. The event takes no responsibility for any items.
AID STATIONS & TOILETS
Drink Stations will be contactless—self-serve from the table. To assist us with hygiene, we also ask that you empty your cup and place it in one of the rubbish bins after the station. We want as few cups to collect from the road as possible.
There will be two aid stations on the course, one at each 2.5 km mark for participants in the 10km, 1/2, and 3/4 Marathon events, and one at each 2.5 km mark for participants in the 5km event.
Toilets are available inside Cbus Super Stadium and portaloos at the second drink station for the 10km, 1/2 and 3/4 Marathon events.
One on-course portaloo will also be available at the near turn for use during the 1/2 and 3/4 Marathon only.
PRAMS & PETS
We welcome prams in all our distances; however, we ask that you start at the back of the field. No prams are to be taken into the stadium’s seating area. Please also leave your furry friends at home—no pets of any kind are to be in the event or venue.
HEADPHONES
For safety reasons, we discourage the use of headphones. However, if you must run with them, please use them on one ear only or at a very low volume so you can hear vehicles and fellow competitors approaching from behind.
So bring your whole family to this fun outdoor charity event and get some exercise whilst you raise money for a worthy cause!
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