Sunshine Coast Marathon

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.

Sunshine Coast Marathon
DateAugust
LocationSunshine Coast, Australia
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established2012
Course recordsMen's: 2:16:18 (2019)
Japan Saeki Makino
Women's: 2:39:54 (2023)
United States Beth McKenzie
Official siteSunshine Coast Marathon
Participants636 finishers (2021)
6,500 (2019)

The marathon course is IAAF-AIMS certified[1] and accepted as a Boston Marathon qualifier.[2]

Results edit

Race record in bold

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
11th2023  Jason Hunt (runner) (AUS)2:28:57  Beth McKenzie (USA)2:39:54
10th2022  Robert Collins (runner) (AUS)2:26:12  Tamara Carvolth (AUS)2:45:21
9th2021  Isaias Beyn (AUS)2:24:47  Riine Ringi (AUS)2:42:37
8th2019  Saeki Makino (JPN)2:16:18  Lydia O'Donnell (NZL)2:41:14
7th2018  Chris Rancie (AUS)2:27:23  Eleanor Goldrick (AUS)2:59:25
6th2017  Clay Dawson (AUS)2:27:30  Elkie Belcher (AUS)2:42:35
5th2016  Samuel Woldeamanuel (ETH)2:22:16  Clare Geraghty (AUS)2:50:47
4th2015  Samuel Woldeamanuel (ETH)2:18:30  Fiona Kupresanin (AUS)3:00:59
3rd2014  Andrew Kimanthi (KEN)2:20:32  Roxie Fraser (AUS)2:52:46
2nd2013  Brendon Seipolt (AUS)2:45:02  Roxie Fraser (AUS)2:55:08
1st2012  Adam Fitzakerley (AUS)2:29:27  Roxie Fraser (AUS)2:49:43

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ https://ausrunning.net/misc/certification/QLD/Sunshine%20Coast%20Marathon/Sunshine%20Coast%20Marathon%202015.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "IAAF-AIMS Certification - Ausrunning".

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