Traralgon Marathon
Running Festival
Start-finish venue and course details
The event venue is the Traralgon Recreation Reserve & Showgrounds (Whitakers Road).
You can also view a map of the Traralgon Recreation Reserve to help you navigate your way around, to the start and finish, parking and all of the other facilities.
From the Recreation Reserve participants run through Victory Park and under the highway, around to Franklin Street and up to Marshalls Road, with half and full marathon participants continuing on to the Gippsland Plains Rail Trail.
You can download further information and course details. It also includes information about the facilities.
Events
The 52nd Traralgon Marathon and Running Festival incorporates three events:
- The 52nd Traralgon Marathon – 42.2km
- Half Marathon – 21.1km
- 10km
- Kids 2km
See the Entries page for details.
If you have any further questions please visit the Contacts page and submit your query.
2019 Event program
Details yet to be advised. 2018 information (with last year’s dates) is below as a guide.
2018 Event program
Friday 4 May – Early Bird Entries Close
Friday 1 June – Online Entries Close
Saturday 2 June – Bib Pickup available from Traralgon Rec Reserve 5:00-7:30pm
Sunday 3 June – EVENT DAY
| 6:30-6:50am | Early Marathon Start Bib Collection |
| 6:55am | Early Marathon Start Briefing |
| 7:05am | Early Marathon Start (Runners slower than 4:30) |
| 6:30-7:40am | Marathon Bib Collection |
| 7:50am | Marathon Race Briefing |
| 8:05am | Start of Traralgon Marathon |
| 7:40 – 8:40am | Half Marathon Bib Collection |
| 8:55am | Half Marathon Race Briefing |
| 9:05am | Start of Half Marathon |
| 8:00-8:50am | Kids 2km Bib Collection |
| 9:10am | Kids 2km Briefing |
| 9:15am | Start of Kids 2km |
| 8:00 – 9:30am | 10km Bib Collection |
| 9.35am | 10km Race Briefing |
| 9:40am | Start of 10km |
| 10:10am Approx | 10km First Finishers |
| 10:15am Approx | Half Marathon First Finishers |
| 10:35am Approx | Welcome for first Marathon Finishers |
| 11:00am | Photos of the top 3 male and female in 10/21kms |
| 11:10am | 10km Presentations |
| 11:30am | Half Marathon Presentations |
| 12:00pm | Photos of the top 3 male and female in marathon |
| 12:30pm | 51st Traralgon Marathon Presentations |
To help our event management, if you anticipate taking longer than 4hrs 30mins to complete the marathon you are requested to make an early start at 7:05am.
Please click here to download and read the conditions for early starters. A signed copy of this form needs to be brought with you or emailed to [email protected]. Either way it would be appreciated if you can email us to advise of your intention to start early.