The City-Bay has been running since 1973, which makes it one of the oldest and best-loved events on the Australian calendar. The signature 12km traces the route from the Adelaide CBD out to the seaside at Glenelg, where every distance finishes on Colley Terrace beside the beach. The 2026 edition is on Sunday 20 September.
Four distances cover every level: the half marathon, the classic 12km, a 6km and a 3km, with staggered starts feeding into the same Glenelg finish. It draws tens of thousands of runners and walkers, and the final stretch down Jetty Road has some of the best crowd support in the country.
The course is flat and fast, and finishing beside the sea is part of the appeal. Pack your swimmers; a dip in the gulf is the traditional reward.
The start is in the CBD and easy to reach on foot. Getting back from Glenelg is the easy part: Adelaide's tram runs straight from the beachfront to the city.
Adam Goddard won the 2025 City-Bay 12km in 33:57 on Sunday 21 September, turning the tables on defending champion Isaac Heyne, who was second in 34:10. Izzi Batt-Doyle took a second straight women's title in 36:54, 20th overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADAM GODDARD | 00:33:57 |
| 2 | ISAAC HEYNE | 00:34:10 |
| 3 | ADRIAN POTTER | 00:34:18 |
| 4 | MATTHEW BUCKELL | 00:34:18 |
| 5 | MATT CLARKE | 00:34:27 |
| 6 | OLI CHIGNELL | 00:34:34 |
| 7 | JONATHAN HARRIS | 00:34:53 |
| 8 | WILLIAM MCCANN | 00:34:57 |
| 9 | JACOB COCKS | 00:34:59 |
| 10 | MICHAEL ROEGER | 00:35:31 |
| 11 | KAVIN UNG | 00:35:35 |
| 12 | ARRON NITSCHKE | 00:35:49 |
| 13 | HUDSON MILES | 00:35:55 |
| 14 | ROBERT KILLMIER | 00:36:02 |
| 15 | DANIEL CANALA | 00:36:13 |
| 16 | LACHIE HALL | 00:36:29 |
| 17 | CASEY ATKINSON | 00:36:31 |
| 18 | MITCHELL NATT | 00:36:31 |
| 19 | LACHLAN HERD | 00:36:43 |
| 20 | IZZI BATT-DOYLE | 00:36:54 |
| 21 | LUKE MITCHELL | 00:36:58 |
| 22 | CHAD YTSMA | 00:37:00 |
| 23 | BRAD SHILLITOE | 00:37:12 |
| 24 | XABIAN CEDERBLAD | 00:37:16 |
| 25 | MARCO ELS | 00:37:34 |
| 26 | KIERAN WOODS | 00:37:38 |
| 27 | JACK ATHERTON | 00:37:59 |
| 28 | BEN CARTWRIGHT | 00:38:08 |
| 29 | HAYDN ARNALL | 00:38:17 |
| 30 | BAILEY GILES | 00:38:27 |
| 31 | CONNOR HORTLE | 00:38:32 |
| 32 | NOAH DE JONCKHEERE | 00:38:32 |
| 33 | MAX SPURLING | 00:38:34 |
| 34 | NATHANIEL DRUMMOND | 00:38:42 |
| 35 | OAKLEY NILSEN | 00:38:44 |
| 36 | DYLAN BOSCH | 00:38:49 |
| 37 | BRONTE OATES | 00:38:55 |
| 38 | HARRY MCGREGOR | 00:38:56 |
| 39 | RUBY SMEE | 00:39:00 |
| 40 | JOSH WATT | 00:39:01 |
| 41 | MARTINS LIDUMS | 00:39:05 |
| 42 | JOSHUA KAVANAGH | 00:39:07 |
| 43 | RILEY KONECNY | 00:39:08 |
| 44 | MICHAEL NITSCHKE | 00:39:09 |
| 45 | CAITLIN ADAMS | 00:39:11 |
| 46 | DEGRAS AMEKATA | 00:39:16 |
| 47 | NICKLAUS BLUM | 00:39:20 |
| 48 | SAM HICKS | 00:39:29 |
| 49 | SINEAD DIVER | 00:39:33 |
| 50 | JOSH BUICK | 00:39:34 |
Timing by City-Bay Fun Run: complete 2025 City-Bay results, all distances.
Isaac Heyne won the 2024 City-Bay 12km in 33:38 on Sunday 15 September, holding off Jack Rayner by a single second with Haftu Strintzos third. Izzi Batt-Doyle was first woman home in 37:20, 24th overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISAAC HEYNE | 00:33:38 |
| 2 | JACK RAYNER | 00:33:39 |
| 3 | HAFTU STRINTZOS | 00:33:45 |
| 4 | SETH O'DONNELL | 00:33:57 |
| 5 | LIAM BOUDIN | 00:34:04 |
| 6 | CHRISTOPHER DEEGAN | 00:34:28 |
| 7 | JACK BRUCE | 00:34:34 |
| 8 | LOGAN JANETZKI | 00:35:17 |
| 9 | ANDRE WARING | 00:35:30 |
| 10 | ADAM GODDARD | 00:35:30 |
| 11 | DANIEL DREHER | 00:35:33 |
| 12 | THOMAS DOWD | 00:35:35 |
| 13 | ADRIAN POTTER | 00:35:37 |
| 14 | TORBEN ROBERTS | 00:35:47 |
| 15 | DAN CANALA | 00:35:56 |
| 16 | MATTHEW SCHAUMBERG | 00:36:19 |
| 17 | ARRON NITSCHKE | 00:36:22 |
| 18 | THOMAS ELFENBEIN | 00:36:31 |
| 19 | ROBERT KILLMIER | 00:36:34 |
| 20 | LACHLAN SCOTT | 00:36:43 |
| 21 | CONNOR HORTLE | 00:36:59 |
| 22 | LACHLAN HALL | 00:37:04 |
| 23 | RILEY KONECNY | 00:37:14 |
| 24 | IZZI BATT-DOYLE | 00:37:20 |
| 25 | RILEY COCKS | 00:37:21 |
| 26 | COOPER GILES | 00:37:36 |
| 27 | MAX STEVENS | 00:37:38 |
| 28 | JESSICA STENSON | 00:37:40 |
| 29 | JOSHUA TALBOT | 00:37:41 |
| 30 | FRANKIE CONWAY | 00:37:42 |
| 31 | GENEVIEVE GREGSON | 00:37:43 |
| 32 | MAXWELL SPURLING | 00:37:43 |
| 33 | HARRISON WADE | 00:37:45 |
| 34 | PATRICK HUNT | 00:37:46 |
| 35 | ADRIAN MCLEAN | 00:38:02 |
| 36 | HARRY WHITFORD | 00:38:04 |
| 37 | JONATHAN GIAKOUMIS | 00:38:07 |
| 38 | JONATHAN HARRIS | 00:38:08 |
| 39 | FINLAY CRISP | 00:38:17 |
| 40 | CAITLIN ADAMS | 00:38:26 |
| 41 | OAKLEY NILSEN | 00:38:31 |
| 42 | MICHAEL NITSCHKE | 00:38:36 |
| 43 | SHAUN O'CALLAGHAN | 00:38:38 |
| 44 | ALEX RAWLEY | 00:38:40 |
| 45 | NATALIE RULE | 00:38:51 |
| 46 | ZAC CONNELL | 00:38:54 |
| 47 | BAILEY GILES | 00:39:05 |
| 48 | NATHAN POPE | 00:39:10 |
| 49 | MAUDIE SKYRING | 00:39:16 |
| 50 | DYLAN HOLLAND | 00:39:26 |
Timing by City-Bay Fun Run: complete 2024 City-Bay results, all distances.
