21.1km HALF MARATHON
Sunday 1 March 2026
Proudly presented by KIESER Bendigo.
Are you ready to go the distance in our 21.1km Half Marathon? Enjoy this scenic looped course around Bendigo where you’ll run past Bendigo icons including Ulumbarra Theatre and the Dai Gum San Chinese Precinct.
Your friends and family will love it as there are plenty of opportunities to cheer you on throughout the morning.
Make your fun run count.
SUPPORT THE BENDIGO HEALTH FOUNDATION
21.1km HALF MARATHON DETAILS
DATE Sunday 1 March 2026
DISTANCE 21.1km
START TIME: 7:30AM (NEW TIME!)
START LOCATION: Sidney Myer Place, Bendigo.
FINISH LOCATION: Rosalind Park, Bendigo.
(Google Maps)
BIB COLLECTION
BIB COLLECTION - RACE WEEK
Tues 24th Feb - Fri 27th Feb: Between 10:00am - 5:30pm
From VERVE Running, 114 Williamson St, Bendigo
BIB COLLECTION - RACE WEEKEND
From Rosalind Park Event Village, near the Rotunda.
Entry near Sidney Myer Place.
Saturday 28th Feb: Between 3:00pm – 6:00pm
Sunday 1st March: From 6:30am until 15 minutes prior to event start time.
AGE RESTRICTIONS
This event is for people aged 16 years and older.
START DETAILS
This event will see runners sent out in two waves for a safe and happy experience:
WAVE 1 - Under 95 mins
WAVE 2 - Over 95 mins
EVENT CUT-OFF
11:00am (3 hours)
WATER / AID STATIONS
On course at distances to be confirmed.
Please note these will be stocked with lollies, fruit, water and electrolytes.
ENTRY FEES
Prices include GST.
Early Bird: $85.00
(Until midnight 31st January 2026)
Regular: $100.00
(Until midnight 26th February 2026)
Late: $125.00
(Until 15 minutes prior to race start time)
PRIZES
Winners will receive a voucher to VERVE Running, placegetters will receive prize packs from our sponsors.
INCLUSIONS
Finisher medals, professional timing, first aid support, a safe run course, road closures and, of course, fun! All proceeds raised are donated to Bendigo Health Foundation.
course map
The 21.1km Half Marathon will now start and finish in Sidney Myer Place, right next to Rosalind Park, the iconic Bendigo RSL and the Bendigo Visitor Centre.The course is one lap of 1.1km on Pall Mall, followed by four laps of a 5km circuit that finishes in Rosalind Park.
FIRST 1.1KM LOOP
From the startline, participants will turn right onto Pall Mall towards the Alexandra Fountain, take a U-Turn and then run along past the Shamrock Hotel to the far end of Pall Mall near the Bendigo TAFE.
From here, you’ll make another U-Turn back along Pall Mall and past the start line.
5KM CIRCUITS:
Once you’ve travelled north along Pall Mall again to the Bendigo TAFE, make another U-Turn along Pall Mall but this time turn right onto Easter Fair Way, Farmers Lane and then onto Bridge Street. Follow Bridge St all the way to Nolan St and make a U-Turn back past the Golden Dragon Museum.
From here, it’s an uphill (em, sorry!) push up Park Rd and a left hand turn onto Gaol Rd past Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo Senior Secondary College and the recently refurbished Municipal Baths.
Take a tour around the roundabout near the Queen Elizabeth Oval and it’s a downhill flow along Gaol Rd and Park Rd.
LAPS TWO, THREE AND FOUR:
You’ll then begin laps two, three and four by running past the Bendigo Conservatory and back onto Pall Mall and following the route as described above.
At the end of your final lap, you’ll come down Park Rd from Ulumbarra Theatre, into Rosalind Park to the finish near the rotunda.