Sydney Marathon
Race Day Weather
Comfortable temps, moderate wind
Mild 59°F temps at gun time mean comfortable early miles without overheating risk. Moderate winds around 14mph may affect pacing on open sections of the course. Moderate humidity at 69% is worth noting for effort level, especially in later miles.
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Race Info
The Sydney Marathon starts on Miller Street in North Sydney, crosses the Sydney Harbour Bridge and finishes at the Sydney Opera House forecourt. The course rolls throughout, with 313 meters of climbing despite a net elevation drop. Addisu Gobena set the men's course record of 2:04:42 in 2026 and Sifan Hassan set the women's record of 2:18:22 in 2025. Sydney became the seventh Abbott World Marathon Major with its 2025 edition, the first in the Southern Hemisphere, and is a World Athletics Platinum Label race held on the last Sunday of August.
