Livestream, startlists and results from Melbourne Marathon which is held on Sunday 11th of October 2026.
Melbourne Marathon 2026
Date
October 10-11
Place
Melbourne – Australia
Distances
3 km | 5 km | 10 km | Half marathon | Marathon
Results
Men, top 15
| Pos. | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eliud KIPCHOGE | KEN | 2:09:10 |
| 2 | Thomas DO CANTO | AUS | 2:10:35 |
| 3 | Reece EDWARDS | AUS | 2:14:33 |
| 4 | Bailey MURZECKI-HINCE | AUS | 2:15:06 |
| 5 | James WHELAN | AUS | 2:17:03 |
| 6 | Steven MCKENNA | AUS | 2:17:55 |
| 7 | Tom BOWERS | AUS | 2:18:00 |
| 8 | Benjamin BEISCHER | AUS | 2:18:24 |
| 9 | Ryan GREGSON | AUS | 2:19:04 |
| 10 | Abdi RHOBLE | SOM | 2:19:10 |
| 11 | Denyan CLAXTON | AUS | 2:19:19 |
| 12 | Fraser DARCY | AUS | 2:19:37 |
| 13 | Ian WORSFOLD | AUS | 2:20:23 |
| 14 | Dion FINOCCHIARO | AUS | 2:22:09 |
| 15 | Coen HARNISCHFEGER | AUS | 2:22:14 |
Women, top 20
| Pos. | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camille FRENCH | NZL | 2:28:25 |
| 2 | Sinead DIVER | AUS | 2:28:49 |
| 3 | Nichola SHERIDAN | IRL | 2:29:13 |
| 4 | Rebecca LOWE | AUS | 2:29:34 |
| 5 | Abigail NORDBERG | AUS | 2:32:55 |
| 6 | Eloise WELLINGS | AUS | 2:36:18 |
| 7 | Kate MASON | AUS | 2:37:08 |
| 8 | Jennifer CLANCY | IRL | 2:39:22 |
| 9 | Georgina TOREY | AUS | 2:39:24 |
| 10 | Melanie TOWNSEND | AUS | 2:41:47 |
| 11 | Meriem DAOUI | AUS | 2:41:49 |
| 12 | Alice DANIEL | GBR | 2:43:15 |
| 13 | Lucy BARTHOLOMEW | AUS | 2:43:40 |
| 14 | Courtney CHAPPELL | AUS | 2:44:17 |
| 15 | Matilda FRASER | AUS | 2:44:44 |
| 16 | Alexandria ANTHONY | AUS | 2:47:19 |
| 17 | Laura PEILL | CAN | 2:47:46 |
| 18 | Eve MURE | AUS | 2:48:40 |
| 19 | Stephanie KONDOGONIS | AUS | 2:48:43 |
| 20 | Ella MANGAN-WALKER | NZL | 2:48:49 |
Tracking
Program
Saturday 10 October
- 10km: 7:00am Start – Batman Avenue
- 5km: 8:30am Start – Batman Avenue
- 3km: 9:15am Start – Batman Avenue
- Mini Marathon: From 11:00am Start – Yarra Park
Sunday 11 October
- Marathon: 6:15am Start – Batman Avenue
- Half Marathon: 9:45am Start – Batman Avenue
Livestream
Course
Weather
About
The Melbourne Marathon has been held annually since 1978. The 42.195 km run over the traditional marathon distance is the main race within the annual Melbourne Marathon Festival. The race celebrated its 30th birthday in 2007 with a new course which featured the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as both the starting point and finishing point. A total of 3328 competitors completed the 2008 race. Another 17,000 people participated in Half Marathon (21.1 km), 10 km and 5.5 km events.
The 2019 running of the marathon saw an Australian record of 7037 finishers, 1880 of whom were female (27%). In 1978 approximately 4% of the 1947 finishers were female.
The 2020 event was cancelled on 9 September due to the COVID-19 crisis. A virtual marathon was run for the period 5 December to 13 December.
In September 2021 it was decided to postpone the 2021 event until 11 and 12 December. The marathon and half marathon were run on Sunday the 12th, starting an hour earlier to escape the heat. The shorter events were held on the afternoon of Saturday the 11th.
The 2022 event returned to October with all events being run on Sunday. There were 6215 finishers in the marathon.
Past winners
| Edition | Year | Men’s winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women’s winner | Time (h:m:s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1978 |  Bill Scott (AUS) |
2:21:04 | Elizabeth Richards-Hassall (AUS) |
2:53:38 | ||
| 2nd | 1979 | Andrew Lloyd (AUS) |
2:26:44 | Jane Kuchins (AUS) |
3:12:35 | ||
| 3rd | 1980 | Andrew Lloyd (AUS) |
2:17:37 | Rosemary Longstaff (AUS) |
2:46:16 | ||
| 4th | 1981 | Andrew Lloyd (AUS) |
2:19:03 | Jackie Turney-Cook (AUS) |
2:42:12 | ||
| 5th | 1982 |  Bill Rodgers (USA) |
2:11:08 | Sue King (USA) |
2:37:57 | ||
| 6th | 1983 |  Juma Ikangaa (TAN) |
2:13:15 | Rhonda Mallinder (AUS) |
2:37:56 | ||
| 7th | 1984 | Juma Ikangaa (TAN) |
2:15:31 | Margaret Reddan (AUS) |
2:43:40 | ||
| 8th | 1985 |  Fred van der Vennet (BEL) |
2:12:35 | Margaret Reddan (AUS) |
2:44:56 | ||
| 9th | 1986 |  Richard Umberg (SUI) |
2:17:21 | Tani Ruckle (AUS) |
2:36:06 | ||
| 10th | 1987 | Ric Sayre (USA) |
2:14:16 | Jackie Turney-Cook (AUS) |
2:44:18 | ||
| 11th | 1988 |  Thomas Hughes (IRL) |
2:18:14 | Coral Farr (AUS) |
2:47:38 | ||
| 12th | 1989 |  Takeshi So (JPN) |
2:18:13 | Colleen Stephens (AUS) |
2:49:18 | ||
| 13th | 1990 | Russell Foley (AUS) |
2:20:35 |  Alevtina Chasova (URS) |
2:39:00 | ||
| 14th | 1991 | Victor Muzgovoi (URS) |
2:17:02 | Irina Petrova (URS) |
2:39:57 | ||
| 15th | 1992 |  Sławomir Gurny (POL) |
2:16:04† |  Alena Peterková (TCH) |
2:33:02† | ||
| 16th | 1993 |  Jerry Modiga (RSA) |
2:15:07 |  Dominique Rembert (FRA) |
2:44:22 | ||
| 17th | 1994 | Manabu Kawagoe (JPN) |
2:19:02 |  Winnie Ng (HKG) |
2:47:37 | ||
| 18th | 1995 | Osamu Monoe (JPN) |
2:17:19 | Lynn Clayton (AUS) |
2:38:50 | ||
| 19th | 1996 |  Zerhun Gizaw (ETH) |
2:22:40 | Sylvia Rose (AUS) |
2:41:53 | ||
| 20th | 1997 | Greg Lyons (AUS) |
2:15:49 | Tracey Newton (AUS) |
2:48:32 | ||
| 21st | 1998 | Daniel Radebe (RSA) |
2:12:48 | Sherryn Rhodes (AUS) |
2:37:56 | ||
| 22nd | 1999 | Michael McIntyre (AUS) |
2:25:04 | Susan Hobson (AUS) |
2:33:27 | ||
| 23rd | 2000 | Jamie Harrison (AUS) |
2:25:53 | Nelly Marmy-Conus (AUS) |
2:49:22 | ||
| 24th | 2001 | Todd Ingraham (AUS) |
2:23:58 | Samantha Hughes (AUS) |
2:39:44 | ||
| 25th | 2002 | Phillip Sly (AUS) |
2:22:28 | Sherryn Rhodes (AUS) |
2:47:08 | ||
| 26th | 2003 | Magnus Michelsson (AUS) |
2:14:00 | Loretta McGrath (AUS) |
2:49:01 | ||
| 27th | 2004 | Magnus Michelsson (AUS) |
2:26:51 | Billinda Schipp (AUS) |
2:54:01 | ||
| 28th | 2005 | Nick Harrison (AUS) |
2:23:30 | Sherryn Rhodes (AUS) |
2:50:35 | ||
| 29th | 2006 | Kazunari Suzuki (JPN) |
2:23:43 | Karen Natoli-Barlow (AUS) |
2:53:06 | ||
| 30th | 2007 | Rowan Walker (AUS) |
2:19:16 | Hanny Allston (AUS) |
2:40:34 | ||
| 31st | 2008 | Asnake Fikadu (ETH) |
2:17:43 | Mai Tagami (JPN) |
2:38:16 | ||
| 32nd | 2009 | Asnake Fikadu (ETH) |
2:17:32 | Lisa Flint (AUS) |
2:34:08 | ||
| 33rd | 2010 |  Japhet Kipkorir (KEN) |
2:11:04 | Mulu Seboka (ETH) |
2:32:20 | ||
| 34th | 2011 | Japhet Kipkorir (KEN) |
2:11:12 | Irene Mogaka (KEN) |
2:35:12 | ||
| 35th | 2012 | Jonathan Chesoo (KEN) |
2:12:35 | Lauren Shelley (AUS) |
2:36:29 | ||
| 36th | 2013 | Dominic Ondoro (KEN) |
2:10:47 | Lisa Weightman (AUS) |
2:26:05 | ||
| 37th | 2014 | Dominic Ondoro (KEN) |
2:11:30 | Nikki Chapple (AUS) |
2:31:05 | ||
| 38th | 2015 | Brad Milosevic (AUS) |
2:16:00 | Jessica Trengove (AUS) |
2:27:45 | ||
| 39th | 2016 | Thomas Do Canto (AUS) |
2:20:53 | Virginia Moloney (AUS) |
2:34:27 | ||
| 40th | 2017 | Isaac Birir (KEN) |
2:14:08 | Celia Sullohern (AUS) |
2:29:27 | ||
| 41st | 2018 | Liam Adams (AUS) |
2:15:13 | Sinead Diver (AUS) |
2:25:19 | ||
| 42nd | 2019 | Isaac Birir (KEN) |
2:16:31 | Naomi Maiyo (KEN) |
2:35:34 | ||
| 2020 | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | ||||||
| 43rd[2] | 2021 | Brett Robinson (AUS) |
2:14:33 | Millie Clark (AUS) |
2:26:59 | ||
| 44th[3] | 2022 | Timothy Kiplagat Ronoh (KEN) |
2:09:12 | Beatrice Cheptoo (KEN) |
2:27:58 | ||
| 45th | 2023 | Reece Edwards (AUS) |
2:14:35 | Gemma Maini (AUS) |
2:35:26 | ||