The Henderson Newcastle Marathon is the harbour city's flagship road race, run each April from The Station, the restored old Newcastle railway terminus. The 2027 event is on 18 April. The World Athletics-certified course threads the heritage city centre and the harbour foreshore, catching Newcastle in its autumn best once the summer beach crowds have gone.
Two distances are on offer, the marathon and the half marathon, on a flat, certified course suited to a PB or a qualifier.
Newcastle has quietly become one of the better short-break cities in the state, with strong surf beaches a few kilometres from the centre, a good cafe and food scene around Darby Street and Hunter Street, and a revived waterfront. The race is a fair excuse to spend a weekend there.
Newcastle is about two and a half hours north of Sydney by car, with flights into Newcastle Airport from Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and a train from Sydney Central taking around three hours.
Nick Watson won the 2026 Henderson Newcastle Marathon in 2:33:32 on Sunday 19 April, holding off Vladimir Shatrov by three seconds after 42.2km. Avery DePiero was first woman home in 2:51:06, 11th overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick WATSON | 02:33:32 |
| 2 | Vladimir SHATROV | 02:33:35 |
| 3 | Nick CAIN | 02:38:49 |
| 4 | Jeremy RATCLIFFE | 02:39:36 |
| 5 | Nathan CAHYADI | 02:40:35 |
| 6 | George O’BRIEN | 02:42:59 |
| 7 | Lachlan MCDONALD | 02:44:10 |
| 8 | Matt MORGAN | 02:44:39 |
| 9 | Riley SEERS | 02:50:02 |
| 10 | Remy HILL | 02:50:48 |
| 11 | Avery DEPIERO | 02:51:06 |
| 12 | Jordan MILLS-WARTHOLD | 02:51:06 |
| 13 | Jordan PAYNE | 02:51:26 |
| 14 | Max LOWER | 02:55:24 |
| 15 | Jack WHITNEY | 02:56:09 |
| 16 | Matthew HARRIS | 02:56:30 |
| 17 | Colm MCLAREN | 02:56:40 |
| 18 | Colin KUGLER | 02:56:46 |
| 19 | Tyler KENNEY | 02:56:53 |
| 20 | Joel ORGAN | 02:56:57 |
| 21 | Matt ABBOTT | 02:57:03 |
| 22 | Sam CASSANITI | 02:57:56 |
| 23 | Daniel O'KEEFE | 02:58:00 |
| 24 | Kade HARDY | 02:58:20 |
| 25 | Steph AUSTON | 02:58:29 |
| 26 | Jordan BARTON - CALLAGHAN | 02:58:34 |
| 27 | Dylan MOLONEY | 02:58:51 |
| 28 | Nicholas BATES | 02:59:05 |
| 29 | Oscar RYAN | 02:59:11 |
| 30 | Fletcher ASHWORTH | 02:59:12 |
| 31 | Luke BABIC | 02:59:14 |
| 32 | Colby GILL | 02:59:15 |
| 33 | Mathew WATSON | 02:59:17 |
| 34 | Matthew LOVEGROVE | 02:59:18 |
| 35 | Ethan SMITH | 02:59:19 |
| 36 | Eddie CLIFTON | 02:59:20 |
| 37 | Liam MCELVANNA | 02:59:35 |
| 38 | Laura HEMMINGS | 02:59:40 |
| 39 | Dave IMMERZ | 02:59:45 |
| 40 | Roger CHAN | 03:00:06 |
| 41 | Tim MACKIEWICZ | 03:00:33 |
| 42 | Jackson NEWLING | 03:01:55 |
| 43 | Liam BECKE | 03:03:12 |
| 44 | James PIETRIS | 03:03:16 |
| 45 | Zane BLUNDELL | 03:03:22 |
| 46 | Brodie GRON | 03:03:50 |
| 47 | Piotr BAIZERT | 03:04:02 |
| 48 | Eliot REA | 03:04:12 |
| 49 | Zac EDWARDS | 03:04:13 |
| 50 | Sarah BAILEY | 03:06:16 |
Timing by MultiSport Australia: complete 2026 Newcastle Marathon results, all distances.
