Sunshine Coast Marathon | |
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Date | August |
Location | Sunshine Coast, Australia |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Primary sponsor | EVA Air |
Established | 2012 |
Course records | Men's: 2:16:18 (2019) Saeki Makino Women's: 2:37:07 (2024) Milly Clark |
Official site | Sunshine Coast Marathon |
Participants | 636 finishers (2021) 6,500 (2019) |
The Sunshine Coast Marathon is part of the 'Sunshine Coast marathon and community run festival' located on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. The festival also incorporates a full marathon, half marathon, 10k run, 5k run and a 2k fun run. It is an annual event held in August and was first run in 2012. The marathon starts and ends at the 'Alexandra Headland Surf Life Saving Club'. The picturesque route loops along Alexandra Headland, Mooloolaba & Maroochydore beachfronts.
The marathon course is IAAF-AIMS certified [1] and accepted as a Boston Marathon qualifier. [2]
Race record in bold
Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
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12th | 2024 | Robert Collins (AUS) | 2:27:51 | Milly Clark (AUS) | 2:37:07 |
11th | 2023 | Jason Hunt (AUS) | 2:28:57 | Beth McKenzie (USA) | 2:39:54 |
10th | 2022 | Robert Collins (AUS) | 2:26:12 | Tamara Carvolth (AUS) | 2:45:21 |
9th | 2021 | Isaias Beyn (AUS) | 2:24:47 | Riine Ringi (AUS) | 2:42:37 |
8th | 2019 | Saeki Makino (JPN) | 2:16:18 | Lydia O'Donnell (NZL) | 2:41:14 |
7th | 2018 | Chris Rancie (AUS) | 2:27:23 | Eleanor Goldrick (AUS) | 2:59:25 |
6th | 2017 | Clay Dawson (AUS) | 2:27:30 | Elkie Belcher (AUS) | 2:42:35 |
5th | 2016 | Samuel Woldeamanuel (ETH) | 2:22:16 | Clare Geraghty (AUS) | 2:50:47 |
4th | 2015 | Samuel Woldeamanuel (ETH) | 2:18:30 | Fiona Kupresanin (AUS) | 3:00:59 |
3rd | 2014 | Andrew Kimanthi (KEN) | 2:20:32 | Roxie Fraser (AUS) | 2:52:46 |
2nd | 2013 | Brendon Seipolt (AUS) | 2:45:02 | Roxie Fraser (AUS) | 2:55:08 |
1st | 2012 | Adam Fitzakerley (AUS) | 2:29:27 | Roxie Fraser (AUS) | 2:49:43 |
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