🇦🇺Gold Coast, Australia
Gold Coast Marathon
Expected July 2027
Race facts
Next edition · 2027
Expected July 2027
Date not yet confirmedEstimated from the usual calendar slot. Last edition: Jul 5, 2026.
Course
25 melevation gain
- Distance · surface
- 42.2 km · Road
Entry
Open entry
- 2027 entry
- Not yet recorded. Check the official site for dates and status.
Dates and entry details change. Confirm with the organiser before you book.
PB potential
World-record territory — one of the fastest courses on the planet
Beginner friendly
Perfect first marathon — supportive, accessible, and well-structured
About this race
Gold Coast has been crowned Australia's fastest marathon and it's not hard to see why. The course runs along the flat Broadwater Parklands foreshore and through Surfers Paradise' beach-side streets — barely 25m of elevation gain across the entire 42.2km. July is Queensland's dry winter season: 14–22°C, low humidity, clear skies. The combination of near-perfect conditions, pancake-flat terrain, and well-paced corrals makes Gold Coast Australia's most reliable PB opportunity. Beginner-friendly to its core — the course doubles back multiple times along the same route, so spectators can see runners at multiple points — and the post-race Gold Coast beach experience is hard to beat in the Southern Hemisphere. One of the Asia-Pacific's most-recommended marathons for time-chasers.
Typical race-day weather
Temperature
13–21°C
Humidity
50–65%
Conditions
Dry Queensland winter — near-perfect marathon conditions
Wind
10–20 km/h off the Pacific
Entry information
Next edition date estimated — confirm exact date with the official site.
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