The following age limits apply for the Canberra Times Marathon Festival:

• • Marathon - Participants must be 18 years + on race day
  • Half Marathon – Participants must be 16 years + on race day
  • 10km – Participants must be 12 years + on race day.
  • 5km – All children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by a guardian. The child’s guardian must be entered in the event
  Kids Dash - Children up to the age of 14 may participate.All entrants under the age of 5 must be accompanied by a non registered parent/guardian for the entire duration of the race.

If you register for the event before11:59pm Friday, 20 February 2026 your first name will be printed on your race bib. You must have selected postage to get your name on your bib.

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.

Last Minute/Online Entries Ends 30 min before race start

You can register in person at the Event Village at John Dunmore Lang Place on Friday 10 April between 12pm - 6pm, Saturday 11 April between 6am - 4pm and on Sunday 12 April from 5am.

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:

1. Withdrawal from the event: Withdrawals receive an event credit if they are made before5:00pm, Thursday 12 March 2026,no exceptions apply.  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 #15. 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.

Change of Distance:

You can change your distance online up until Friday, 10th April 2026.

Use thislink. Refunds/event credits cannot be issued for the difference in entry fee (if any) when downgrading your distance.

Event upgrades/downgrades can be made online up until Friday 10 April 2026. Use thislink.

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

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 $10 transfer fee. Name Transfers end 11:59pm 10 April 2026. Name Transfers will not be permitted on event weekend.

You can register in person at the Event Village at John Dunmore Lang Place on Friday 10 April between 2pm - 6pm, Saturday 11 April between 6:00am - 4pm and on Sunday 12 April from 5am.

There are two 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, 22 March 2026. Please note, a delivery fee of $8.95 applies.

Option 2 – Pickup at the event site:

All participants can collect their Race Bib at the event site on:

Friday 10 April 12:00pm - 6:00pm,

Saturday 11 April 6:00am - 4:00pm and,

Sunday 12 April from 5:00am.

All merchandise ordered before 11:59 pm Sunday 22 March 2026 will be mailed out.

If you've ordered more than one item, please note that they will be shipped separately, so keep an eye out for them.

After this date all merchandise will be available at the event site from the Sole Motive Race Ready Store:

Friday 10 April: 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturday 11 April: 6:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday 12 April: from 5:00am.

Yes, finisher t-shirts will be given to TCS Marathon (42.2K) finishers only.

Yes, placegetters will be awarded based on gun time rather than the adjusted time for each run (net time). If any runner wants to place in this event, they must start in the first wave. Trophies will be presented to participants post-race, see times below:

Saturday, 11 April:

10K - 8:00am
5K - 9:00am

Sunday, 12 April:
Half Marathon - 9:55am
Marathon - 9:40am

Please see each distance page for age group categories.

The Kids Dash event does not award placegetters, all participants will receive a medal at the completion of the event.

Monetary prizes: for Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd

Trophies: for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd in Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, and 5.4k

Age Category medals:for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd male and female posted after event

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

Please see prizes below.

TCS Marathon (42.2K):

Male - 1st $2000, 2nd $1000, 3rd $750

Female - 1st $2000, 2nd $1000, 3rd $750

Half Marathon (21.1K):

Male - 1st $1000, 2nd $500, 3rd $250

Female - 1st $1000, 2nd $500, 3rd $250

Runner's World 10K:

Male - 1st $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $150

Female - 1st $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $150

All runners in the Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10k, 5k and 2k kids 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.

Unofficial results are live as you cross the finish line. Official results will be ​available on the website Sunday 12 April.

Participants who have nominated to receive SMS results and have paid an additional $2.50 will receive two SMS messages, one as they cross the finish line and then a second text with their official time around 3pm, 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, and will be used to award aged category places. 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.

Saturday, 11 April 2026:All Runner's World 10K, Charterpoint 5K, and Kids Dash participants must have crossed the finish line by 10:00AM.

Runner's World 10K:

7:30am  - All participants must have crossed the start line

10:00am  - All participants must have crossed the Finish Line (10km)

Charterpoint 5K:

8:30am  - All participants must have crossed the start line

10:00am  - All participants must have crossed the Finish Line (5km)

Sunday, 12 April 2026:All TCS Marathon and Half Marathon participants must have crossed the finish line by 2:00PM.

TCS Marathon:

6:30am  - All participants must have crossed the start line

7:25am - All participants must have reached Bowen Drive (eastbound) (6km)

8:10am - All participants must have reached Kings Ave (northbound) (10km)

10:00am - All participants must have reached Kings Ave on ramp from Morshead Drive (southbound) (20km)

10:50am - All participants must have reached Adelaide Ave on ramp (25km)

12:45pm - All participants must have reached Flynn Drive and King Edward Terrace (36km)

2:00pm  - All participants must have crossed the Finish Line (42.2km)

Half Marathon:

7:55am-All participants must have crossed the start line

10:50am - All participants must have reached Adelaide Ave on ramp (9km)

12:45pm - All participants must have reached Flynn Drive and King Edward Terrace (15.5km)

2:00pm - All participants must have crossed the finish line

Saturday, 11th April 2026

10K, 5K, Kids Dash 👇

Sunday, 12th April 2026

Marathon, Half Marathon 👇

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

We have 50+ toilets located at behind the Event Village on John Dunmore Lang Place. Follow signage for directions to the toilets.

Marathon participants are able to utilise the personal refreshment drop off. If you require personal refreshments throughout your race you can drop off your refreshments at the Info Marquee on Saturday 11 April between 8am - 2pm.

For more information please see distance pages.

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 your 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 in a racing wheelchair please contact timing@solemotive.com to secure your spot. The racing wheelchair wave will start approximately 10 minutes before the official start of the event.

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.

Saturday, 11th April 2026

6:00am - Event Village opens

7:00am - Runner's World 10K starts

8:30am -Charterpoint5km starts

9:00am - Kids Dash starts

10:00am - Exhibitor's Day Q&A

2:00pm - TCS Marathon Personal Refreshment Drop-Off Closes

4:00pm - Event Village closes

Sunday, 12th April 2026

5:00am -Event Village opens

6:15am -Marathon starts

7:15am -Half Marathon starts

2:00pm - All runners off road, Event Concludes

Road closure information will be available closer to the event.

Parking information will be available closer to the event.

Commonwealth Ave: 700m walk from Event Village

Kings Ave near John Gorton Car Park: 700m walk from Event Village

The TCS-powered Canberra Times Marathon app has all the race day information you need including live tracking, start times, results, sustainability scorecard, interactive course maps, and more.

The TCS app will be available closer to the event.

The Event Guide will be available closer to the event.

Bag drop is available behind the the Event Village on John Dunmore Lang Place. Follow signage for directions to the bag drop.

Your race number features a tear-off strip for you to attach to your backpack or clothing bag. Do not leave any valuables in your bag as we cannot accept responsibility for valuables lost or stolen.

Please note, we have cut 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.

All clothes that have been left on barriers at the start line will be collected and donated to charity.

Clothing storage is available during the run/walk. Your race number features a tear-off strip for you to attach to your backpack or clothing bag. Do not leave any valuables in your bag as we cannot accept responsibility for valuables lost or stolen. 

We no longer offer single-use plastic bags at the bag drop, so please remember to bring your own bag to the event.