The following age limits apply for each distance at the Brighton Beach Marathon:

• • Marathon - Participants must be 18 years on race day
  • Half Marathon – Participants must be 16 years on race day
• 10km – All children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a guardian. The child’s guardian must be entered in the event.
• 5km – All children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by a guardian. The child’s guardian must be entered in the event

Children under four years of age are not required to pay the entry fee, however for safety and insurance reasons you will be required to provide details in the registration process.

Online entries will remain open until approx 30 mins prior to the start time for each distance.

Onsite entries will be available on Saturday 29 August from 12pm midday to 3pm and Sunday 30 August from 5:00am.

If you register for the event before 11:59pm 26 July 2026, your first name will be printed on your race bib.

Note: you must select postage.

Please emailinfo@solemotive.com.

You don’t have to notify Sole Motive (the organiser) if you are unable to run for any reason. However, there are no refunds for non-starters or non-finishers.

We do offer the following:

Withdrawal from the event: Withdrawals receive an Event Credit if they are made before 5:00pm, 30 July 2026.After this date, no Event Credits will be issued. Event Credits are valid for 1 year from the date of issuing and valid for Sole Motive owned events and cannot be used for contracted events. Refunds will not be issued. When an entrant registers, they agree to the below terms and conditions;

T&C #14. I agree that there are no refunds, however, I may request an Event Credit for other SM owned events (minus $12.50 for admin fees) no later than 5pm, one month prior to the event. After this date, no Event Credits will be issued. Event Credits will not be issued when downgrading distances. Event Credits will be valid for SM owned events and cannot be used for contracted events. Event Credits are valid for 1 year from the date of issuing.

Please note: if you have entered with an Event Credit we are not able to issue another Event Credit.

If you wish to join a team, you can do so through your registrationlink.

• If you need to update your details you can do so viaRace Roster.

Please ensure you have checked your junk/spam folder for your confirmation email (e-ticket). If you can still not locate it, you can log viaRace Roster and choose to resend your registration email.

Yes, please click here and follow the prompts to Transfer to a new participant – this will incur a $12.50 transfer fee. Name Transfers end 11:59pm August 28. Name Transfers will not be permitted on event weekend.

Event upgrades/downgrades can be made online up until Friday, 28 August 2026. Use this link.

Refunds/credit notes cannot be issued for the difference in entry fee (if any) when downgrading your distance.

There are three options to collect your race bib:

Option 1 – Postage: If you wish to have your race bib posted to you, you must register before 11:59pm, 6 August, 2026. Please note, a delivery fee of $8.95 applies.

Option 2 – Pickup from Sole Motive Retail stores at 148 Little Collins St Melbourne, or 793 Glenferrie Road Hawthorn.

From 12pm midday Monday, 17 August 2026 until 5 pm Thursday, 27 August 2026

Option 3 – Pickup at the event site:

You can collect your Race Bib at the event site on 29 August 12pm-3pm OR 30 August from 5am.

Merchandise will not be mailed out.

All pre-ordered merchandise will be available for collection from the Event Village (Green Point, Brighton) on 29 August 12pm-3pm OR 30 August from 5am.

Yes, placegetters will be awarded based on gun time rather than the adjusted time for each run (net time). If any runner want to place in this event, they must start in the first wave. Medals will be presented to place getters from the stage post race.

*Racing wheelchair placegetters will be presented with a medal on race day, and a trophy will be posted to them after the event.

All runners in the Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and 5k races will be timed. If you wish to receive a finishing time, all participants must wear their race bib. Your Race Bib contains a disposable timing chip, if you don’t wear your bib, you won’t receive an official time.

Please wear your race bib on the front of your top and ensure it is visible.

Live results will be available online from 6pm on race day and from the Sole Motive App. Simply search 'Sole Motive' in your app store, then tap the 'Brighton Beach Marathon 2026' tile to find your results.

Participants who have nominated to receive SMS results and have paid an additional $2.50 will receive their results SMS on the evening of the event, and finishers will receive a certificate via email.

Net time is the time the participant crosses the start line until they cross the finish line. This is how results are displayed on the website. These times are for participant information only and are not used to determine place getters. Placegetters are determined by gun time – the first three male and females across the finish line.

Public and portable toilets are located at the Event Village as well as a first aid post.Please refer to relevant distance page for on course toilet and drink station locations.

Yes, there will be live tracking available for your friends/family to track you while you run. This will be available closer to the event through the Sole Motive app.

We strongly discourage the use of headphones on the course. If you do choose to use headphones while running, please ensure that you are still able to hear what is happening around you.

No personal support riders or bike riders within the vicinity of runners are permitted on course. It is the responsibility of each athlete while running to ensure that no bikes are on the course near the runners. Any transgression will result in disqualification from the event.

Prams are permitted in all events – please start at the back of the wave for safety reasons.

If you are running to lend a helping hand, to someone who is unable to participate without you, then please email an image of their companion card along with the event name to info@solemotive.com 

All animals are strictly prohibited from entering any part of the course at any time. However, we welcome dogs on leads in the event village.

Racing Wheelchair:If you are a racing wheelchair please contact timing@solemotive.com to secure your spot. The racing wheelchair wave will start approximately 5 minutes before each distance.

Non Racing Wheelchair:Sole Motive accommodates wheelchairs in our event. If you’re not a Racing Wheelchair Athlete, please start at the back of the final wave in your event.

The Event Guide will be available closer to the event.

Marathon:

5:55am - Racing Wheelchair wave

6:00am - Priority and Wave A:

Priority: Male runners aiming to finish the race in under 3hr 15min and female runners aiming to finish the race in under 3hr 30min.

Wave A: This is for runners aiming to finish the race under 4hrs.

6:03am - Wave B:

This is for runners aiming to finish the race over 4hrs.

6:20am - Start line closes

Half Marathon:

6:55am - Racing Wheelchair wave

7:00am - Priority and Wave A:

This is for runners aiming to finish the race in under 1hr 45min.

7:03am - Wave B:

This is for runners aiming to finish the race between 1hr 46min-2hr 10min.

7:06am - Wave C:

This is for runners aiming to finish the race in above 2hr 10min+.

7:20am - Start line closes

10K:

8:25am - Racing Wheelchair wave

8:30am - Priority and Wave A:

This is for runners aiming to finish the race in under 60min.

8:33am - Wave B:

This is for runners aiming to finish the race in above 61min+.

8:50am - Start line closes

5K:

9:00am - Racing Wheelchair wave

9:15am- Priority and Wave A:

This is for runners aiming to finish the race in under 30min.

9:18am - Wave B:

This is for runners aiming to finish the race in above 30min+.

9:30am - Start line closes

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

We strongly recommend using public transport to travel to the event. The nearest train station to the event site is Brighton Beach (on the Sandringham line, just a short 3-minute walk to the event site. Please refer to the Public Transport Victoria website for timetable details: www.ptv.vic.gov.au 

There are changes to bus routes on event weekend. You can find more information here.

CAR PARKING

Green Point Car Park will be closed to everyone on event day. Limited parking is available in side streets off Beach Road, as well as Dendy Street. Please park legally and observe all parking restrictions in the area. We encourage carpooling where possible. If driving, allow extra time to park and walk to the event site at Green Point, Brighton.

BIKE PARKING

Bike parking is available at the event site (refer to the site map). We encourage you to cycle – it's a great way to warm up.

Please remember to bring your own lock.

Road closures will be in place as follows:

• Full closure of Beach Road between Charman Road, Beaumaris and Dendy Street, Brighton from 5:00 am – 11:30am.
  
  Businesses/residents who need to leave via Beach Road during the road closure times are to keep in the 40km/h slip lane closest to residents, and head south to turn left at the next street (those coming from a dead-end street, please take direction from the street marshal).

When returning to access your business/residence, enter north of your property.

If a runner does not make the participant road cutoff at 11:00am they will be required to run the remainder along the footpath to the finish line. The redirected course on the footpaths is not measured to AIMS standards which means if you do not cross the finish line by 11:00am, your race will not be AIMS-certified. Runners will still receive an official time, finishers T-shirt and a finisher medal.

Bag drop is available at the event village. Please do not leave valuables in your bag. Sole Motive accepts no responsibility for lost or stolen items. Attach the tear-off strip on the bottom of your race bib to your bag. Keep your race bib so that you can collect your bag post-event.

Please note: this year we’re cutting down on single-use plastics and will not be providing plastic bags to put belongings in at the Bag Drop Marquee. Please remember to bring your own bag to the event.

If a runner does not make the road cutoff at 11:00am they will be required to run the remainder along the footpath to the finish line. The redirected course on the footpaths is not measured to AIMS standards which means if you do not cross the finish line by 11:00am, your race will not be AIMS-certified. Runners will still receive an official time, finishers T-shirt (42.2K participants only) and a finisher medal.

Yes! We are excited to have pacers at Brighton Beach Marathon. Sole Motive has experienced runners that will pace you to come in around your goal time.

For ease of visibility, Pacers will be in a Brooks t-shirt with the pace on their bib on their back and a flag above their head with their pace time.

Please see the table below on the paces that are available and where the pacers can be found at the start line. They will start their watches and pace you once you have crossed the start line – this is known as net time.

10K Pace Groups

40mins, 45mins, 50mins, 55mins, 60mins, 70mins

Runner's World Half Marathon Pace Groups

1hr 30mins, 1hr 35mins, 1hr 40mins, 1hr 45mins, 1hr 50mins, 1hr 55mins, 2hrs, 2hrs 5mins, 2hrs 10mins, 2hrs 15mins, 2hrs 20mins

Marathon Pace Groups

Pacers will be at the Pacer Marquee in the Event Village 30 minutes before race start and at the start line in their areas from 15 minutes before race start. The pace leaders will have a balloon attached to them with their pacing time witten on it for participants to look out for.

To carry out the pace runner role you’ll need to be able to comfortably run the pace you’ve nominated for.

You also need to be prepared to offer encouragement and motivate runners in your pack.

Sole Motive will cover the costs of entry fees for all pacers, and all pace runners will receive a free t-shirt/singlet.

To apply, please fill in the deails below and send them to pacers@solemotive.com.

Name

Email

Mobile

Preference 1

Distance

Pace

Preference 2

Distance

Pace

Past experience in pacing:

Upload link to a run result:

T-shirt/singlet size: