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Running · Marathons
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon 2027
- Race day
- Sunday, 4 July 2027
- Location
- Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland
- Distance
- 26.2 mi / 42.2 km
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon: 4 July 2027. Australia’s flattest fast marathon — entry pathways, the Broadwater course, and a pace calculator.
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon Race Timeline
297 days to go
More than 84 days out — a good window to build a consistent base before marathon-specific training ramps up.
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon 2027: quick answers
When is ASICS Gold Coast Marathon 2027?
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon 2027 takes place on Sunday, 4 July 2027.
Where does ASICS Gold Coast Marathon start and finish?
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon starts at Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Southport and finishes at Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Southport.
How many miles is ASICS Gold Coast Marathon?
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon is 26.2 miles (42.2km).
How much does ASICS Gold Coast Marathon cost to enter?
Entries for a given year open the preceding December — 2 December at 9am AEST for the 2026 race — and sell out. Every 2026 event was sold out well before race weekend, with 4,900 marathon and 2,600 half marathon entries taken in the first surge. Expect 2027 entries in early December 2026.
How can I track a runner at ASICS Gold Coast Marathon?
The official Gold Coast Marathon app carries live tracking, results and race-weekend information, and the event is live-streamed.
Key Race Metrics & Overview
- Date
- Sunday, 4 July 2027
- Distance
- 26.2 miles / 42.2km
- Location
- Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland
- Start Point
- Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Southport
- Finish Point
- Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Southport
- Surface
- Closed public roads and coastal paths, tarmac throughout
- Tracking app
- The official Gold Coast Marathon app carries live tracking, results and race-weekend information, and the event is live-streamed.
Not published by the organiser at the time of writing: start time, cut-off time, age requirement. Verus records these as unconfirmed rather than estimating them — check the official race website closer to race day.
Direct Entry Summary
Entries for a given year open the preceding December — 2 December at 9am AEST for the 2026 race — and sell out. Every 2026 event was sold out well before race weekend, with 4,900 marathon and 2,600 half marathon entries taken in the first surge. Expect 2027 entries in early December 2026.
Ballot Policy
No ballot. Entry is first come, first served from the December opening, at tiered pricing that rises as the allocation fills. Separate entry pathways exist for charity places, Good For Age qualifiers and seeded or priority starts.
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon Race Day Weather
A real forecast appears here once one exists for race day — usually about a week to ten days out. Nothing is shown until then, because a made-up forecast is worse than none.
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon Route Map & Elevation Profile
Starting at Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Southport and finishing at Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Southport. Total elevation gain is not published for this event, and Verus does not estimate one.
Is ASICS Gold Coast Marathon flat?
Yes — this is the flat one. The Gold Coast is where Australian runners go when the goal is a time rather than a story, and the event's reputation rests on it: the organiser reports that 60% of participants achieve a personal best each year, which is not a figure any hilly course could produce. No official elevation figure is published, so Verus does not state one, but the course runs along a coastal strip that is essentially at sea level throughout. Combined with July conditions, it is the most forgiving 42.195km in the country.
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon Course Profile
Elevation change not published for this event.
Tap a point on the course for details.
Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Southport
Start line.
Where ASICS Gold Coast Marathon starts and finishes
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon starts at Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Southport and finishes at Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Southport. We haven't been able to place those on a map accurately enough to show one — a pin in the wrong place is worse than no pin.
These are the start and finish points, not the route. Verus doesn't hold course files for this race, and drawing a line between two pins would be a guess you might end up training on. The official course map is the one to use: view it on the organiser's site .
Full ASICS Gold Coast Marathon Route Breakdown
The fastest big marathon in Australia, and the reason a great many Australian Boston qualifiers exist. The course runs out and back along the Gold Coast strip from the sports precinct at Southport, taking in the Broadwater and the surf beaches, on roads that barely change elevation from one end to the other. Held in the first week of July — Queensland's dry, mild winter — it combines flat tarmac with the best racing weather in the country, which is why the organiser can claim that 60% of participants set a personal best. Race weekend carries eight events including a wheelchair marathon, the China Airlines Half Marathon, a 10km, a 5km and a 2km junior dash.
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon Pace Calculator & Splits
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon Pace Calculator
Enter a target finish time to see your pace and projected splits.
Average pace / mile
9:10
Average pace / km
5:42
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon Pace Chart
Split markers calculated for standard checkpoints — no official pacers are confirmed for this event.
| Target | Pace /mi | Pace /km | 5K | 10K | Half Marathon | 30K | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 | 6:52 | 4:16 | 21:21 | 42:41 | 1:30:04 | 2:08:04 | 3:00:00 |
| 3:15 | 7:27 | 4:37 | 23:07 | 46:15 | 1:37:34 | 2:18:44 | 3:15:00 |
| 3:30 | 8:01 | 4:59 | 24:54 | 49:48 | 1:45:05 | 2:29:25 | 3:30:00 |
| 3:45 | 8:35 | 5:20 | 26:41 | 53:22 | 1:52:35 | 2:40:05 | 3:45:00 |
| 4:00 | 9:10 | 5:42 | 28:28 | 56:55 | 2:00:05 | 2:50:46 | 4:00:00 |
| 4:15 | 9:44 | 6:03 | 30:14 | 1:00:29 | 2:07:35 | 3:01:26 | 4:15:00 |
| 4:30 | 10:18 | 6:24 | 32:01 | 1:04:02 | 2:15:06 | 3:12:06 | 4:30:00 |
| 4:45 | 10:53 | 6:46 | 33:48 | 1:07:36 | 2:22:36 | 3:22:47 | 4:45:00 |
| 5:00 | 11:27 | 7:07 | 35:34 | 1:11:09 | 2:30:06 | 3:33:27 | 5:00:00 |
| 5:30 | 12:36 | 7:50 | 39:08 | 1:18:16 | 2:45:07 | 3:54:48 | 5:30:00 |
| 6:00 | 13:44 | 8:32 | 42:41 | 1:25:23 | 3:00:08 | 4:16:08 | 6:00:00 |
| 6:30 | 14:53 | 9:15 | 46:15 | 1:32:30 | 3:15:08 | 4:37:29 | 6:30:00 |
| 7:00 | 16:02 | 9:58 | 49:48 | 1:39:37 | 3:30:09 | 4:58:50 | 7:00:00 |
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon Finish Time Estimator
Enter a recent 5K, 10K or Half Marathon time to estimate your ASICS Gold Coast Marathon finish time.
Your 5K time
Estimated ASICS Gold Coast Marathon finish
3:59:36
An estimate only, based on Pete Riegel's race-time prediction formula. Real marathon performance depends on endurance, training specificity, pacing and race-day conditions — not just your speed over a shorter distance.
Training for a different distance? Try the full pace calculator, race time predictor or pace chart.
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Start Your Verus JourneyASICS Gold Coast Marathon Race Day Checklist
Tap items to mark off your race-day readiness.
- Race number attached, and any timing chip fitted per your race pack instructions
- Race number collected at the ASICS Sport & Leisure Expo during race weekend
- A plan for reaching the Southport sports precinct with the strip roads closed — the G:link tram runs the length of the coast
- Sunscreen even in July; the Queensland winter sun is stronger than the temperature suggests
- Your own gels if you use them, checked against the published aid station provision
- A meeting point agreed away from the finish chute, which handles tens of thousands of people across the weekend
Training Strategy for ASICS Gold Coast Marathon
16-20 weeks is the target window for first-time marathoners; 12-16 weeks is solid if you're already maintaining a baseline mileage. Arrive with your longest run behind you in training, not on race day itself.
This is a largely flat course, so most of your long runs can mirror that — flat and steady, building time on feet rather than hill strength.
Reduce overall mileage across the final 2-3 weeks while preserving short race-pace bursts. Arrive at Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Southport fresh, energized, and primed — not fit, fresh.
Lock in your target pace using the interactive splits calculator below — no official pacers are confirmed for this event, so a pace band on your watch is the more reliable option.
Test your race-day fuel and hydration plan on your long training runs, not for the first time on race day — check the Race Day Checklist below for what's actually on this course.
Marathon Nutrition & Fueling Plan
A deliberate increase in carbohydrate over the two to three days before the race is the usual approach at marathon distance.
Eat a carbohydrate-focused breakfast two to three hours before the start, and stick to something you've already tested in training rather than trying anything new.
Most runners take on carbohydrate every 30 to 45 minutes from about an hour in, alongside fluid at the on-course stations. The event publishes its aid station provision and personal refreshment rules in advance — worth reading if you carry your own.
Refuelling with carbohydrate and protein soon after you finish is the well-understood way to kick-start recovery.
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon Charity Places 2027
Charity places are applied for through the event’s own Apply for a Charity Place process rather than direct with a charity, which makes this an unusually straightforward route into a sold-out race.
Lead with your personal story — explain why the charity matters to you. Personal connection generates 3x more support than a generic link broadcast.
Share key training milestones on Instagram (first 10-miler, peak week, race week) with your fundraising link in bio. Publicly thanking donors prompts secondary gifts!
Running ASICS Gold Coast Marathon for charity?
Link your JustGiving page to Verus and show up right here alongside other ASICS Gold Coast Marathon fundraisers — goal, progress and story, all in one place.
Add Your Fundraiser to VerusWhere to Stay for ASICS Gold Coast Marathon
Southport and Main Beach
Closest to the start, finish and expo, and on the tram line. The least complicated race morning available.
Books out early for race weekend, and prices reflect it.
Surfers Paradise
On the course and on the tram, with the widest choice of places to eat and stay. Easy to bring family.
Noisy, and the walk to the start is longer than it looks on a map.
Broadbeach
Quieter than Surfers, still on the tram, good restaurants for the night before.
Further from the start precinct — you are relying on the tram running early enough.
Travel & Logistics
The G:link light rail runs the length of the Gold Coast strip and stops at the sports precinct, which makes this one of the easiest major marathons in Australia to reach without a car. Heavy rail from Brisbane connects at Helensvale.
Closures along the Gold Coast Highway and the coastal roads through race weekend, published on the event’s own road closures page.
Spectator & Cheer Guide
The out-and-back format along the strip means almost any point on the course gives two sightings. The finish precinct at Southport carries the expo, entertainment and finish-line cameras.
The tram runs parallel to most of the course, so a spectator can leapfrog a runner along the strip and still be at Southport for the finish.
The official Gold Coast Marathon app carries live tracking, results and race-weekend information, and the event is live-streamed.
ASICS Gold Coast Marathon Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know for race weekend.
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Race details independently compiled and fact-checked by Tommo against the official ASICS Gold Coast Marathon site , last verified August 2026. Always confirm official timings and policies directly prior to race day.