4-5 July 2014
Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km and 5.7km
The Gold Coast is a holiday trip that is fun for the whole family. A long time favourite with New Zealanders, the Gold Coast Airport Marathon lets you enjoy the sun, surf and party atmosphere that the Gold Coast is famous for. Take a break from the cold in New Zealand and join the hundreds of participants in this amazing marathon. There are races for people of all abilities and ages, from the 2km dash right up to the full marathon.
There are also a lot of great tourist activities, including the Sea World, Warner Bros Movie World & Wet'n'Wild theme parks.
Marathon World Travel will look after the details of your trip, allowing you to enjoy the race.
Our Packages Include
- 4 Nights Accommodation
- Return Airfares on Economy Class
- Race T-Shirt
Additional Tour Options
- Enjoy the Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets
- Visit one of the theme Parks.
- Have fun at the beach
- Go whale watching
- Visit the Zoo
- Enjoy a swim on the beach
- Go up to the Skypoint Observation Deck
- The Australian Outback Spectacular show
- Plus many more tours to choose from
Race Event and Information
Qualifying and Cutoff times
There are not qualifying times needed to enter. The cutoff times for each event are as follows.
5.7km challenge: 1 hour 10 minutes
10km run: 1 hour 20 minutes
Half Marathon: 3 hours 20 minutes
Full Marathon: 6 hours 40 minutes
Weather
Sunny weather with temperatures in between 16-22 degrees.
Pace Setters
There will be pace runners for seven different finishing times.
The Course
The course is very flat and begins near Southport Bridge. You will run past Main Beach, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Mermaid Beach and Miami. After that you will round a turn at Burleigh Heads and continue north. After turning around at Runaway bay it is less than 5km to the finish line at Anzac Park.
Video is courtesy of Gold Coast Airport Marathon