TCS Sydney Marathon 2026. Info and routes.

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Information about TCS Sydney Marathon 2026

• Event name:TCS Sydney Marathon 2026
• Date and Time:Sun, August 30, 2026 - 06:30
• City:Sydney
• Address:Miller St
• Country:Australia
• Latitude and Longitude:-33.830072 / 151.208709
• Time Limit:The TCS Sydney Marathon has a course time limit of seven hours from the closure of the start line at 8:40am. Anyone who does not cross the finish line by 3:40pm* will receive a DNF as their official result. Anyone who does not meet the intermediary course cut-offs will either be redirected (at redirection points) or will be loaded onto the sweeper bus and transported to the finish line following the final athletes. All redirected or swept athletes will receive a DNF as their official result, but redirected athletes will still be able to cross the finish line.
• Pacers Service:Yes: To assist you in achieving your marathon goals, we have a team of pacers. A pacer is an experienced marathon runner who will run at an even pace for the duration of the event to finish at a target time, while also encouraging participants along the way. Whether you are a first-time marathoner or you are aiming for a milestone finish time, there will be a pacer for you. Each pacer will be easily identifiable in a red TCS Sydney Marathon Pace Team singlet and flying a flag with their target finish time. ​ All pacers will run to chip time, and pace as evenly as possible without banking time (+/- 30 seconds at halfway). There are several pacers at each time who will run within eyesight of each other, creating a pace zone. This means that you will not need to crowd around a single pacer. Please use them as a moving timeline to judge your own effort/race strategy. ​ In 2026, the TCS Sydney Marathon will offer pacers for the following times: 2:30, 2:35, 2:40, 2:45, 2:50, 2:55, 3:00, 3:05, 3:10, 3:15, 3:20, 3:25, 3:30, 3:35, 3:40, 3:45, 3:50, 3:55, 4:00, 4:10, 4:15, 4:20, 4:30, 4:40, 4:45, 4:50, 5:00, 5:15, 5:30, 5:45, 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, 7:00 + sweeper
• Aid stations:Powerade (Mountain Blast flavour) will be available at the 5km, 10km, 15km, 20km, 25km, 30km, 35km and 40km drink stations along the course and at the finish line recovery area.
  
  GU Energy Gels are available at the 20km and 30km drink stations. GU Energy Gels are limited and subject to availability. If you require gels as part of your nutrition plan, we strongly recommend you carry your own.
  
  Water will be available at all drink stations on course.
  
  A refreshment station will be located after the finish line during the walk-off in the Royal Botanic Garden.
  
  All drink station locations are marked on the course map, and there are portable toilets located near each drink station.
• Virtual Race?No
• Trail?No
• Cross country?No
• Multi-stage event?No
• Website:www.tcssydneymarathon.com
• Facebook:facebook.com/TCSSydneyMarathon
• Instagram:instagram.com/sydney_marathon
• Flier:Not available

TCS Sydney Marathon 2026 route

Race 1 - 42.2 km

Marathon 42.2 km / 26.2 mi Road/Asphalt

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Race 2 - 5 km

Non-competitive race 5 km / 3.1 mi Not available

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