The Central Coast Running Festival is a Run Fest road event at The Entrance on the NSW Central Coast. The 2026 edition is on Sunday 27 September, offering a marathon, half marathon, 10km, 5km and a 3km family fun run.
Every distance starts under the bridge at The Entrance and finishes in Memorial Park, following the channel between Tuggerah Lake and the ocean. It's a flat, fast course with aid stations about every 2km, finisher medals for all, and overall trophies in the marathon, half, 10km and 5km. Early-bird entry ranges from $20 for the 3km to $130 for the marathon. The Entrance is about 90 minutes north of Sydney, an easy weekend trip.
Lucy Francica won the 2026 Central Coast Marathon outright in 3:04:01 on Sunday 27 September, 1 minute 42 ahead of the first man home, Christopher Tansley, from 180 finishers. Alex Jensen took the half marathon in 1:15:31 from a field of 784, and Peter Brown the 10km in 37:06 from 618. The 5km finished the same way as the marathon: Holly Sargent won it outright in 19:57, nine seconds clear of Matthew Cahill, from 263 finishers.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCY FRANCICA | 03:04:01 |
| 2 | CHRISTOPHER TANSLEY | 03:05:43 |
| 3 | ZACK HANCOCK | 03:09:00 |
| 4 | MITCHELL CARLSON | 03:09:02 |
| 5 | HARRISON CORFIELD | 03:10:03 |
| 6 | CALEB GRIMA | 03:10:29 |
| 7 | RUBO ZHENG | 03:10:44 |
| 8 | JINNI KRUGER | 03:11:30 |
| 9 | DANIEL SMITH | 03:11:55 |
| 10 | JAMIE STAMMERS | 03:13:48 |
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALEX JENSEN | 01:15:31 |
| 2 | AJ GRAY | 01:16:30 |
| 3 | MARK ALFORD | 01:19:15 |
| 4 | JOSH WARD | 01:20:00 |
| 5 | DEAN ATTARD | 01:20:07 |
| 6 | BRENTON RACE | 01:20:12 |
| 7 | CALEB GRUL | 01:21:05 |
| 8 | JAKE EDWARDS | 01:22:01 |
| 9 | ANTHONY BOHLOCK | 01:22:37 |
| 10 | LUCY THOMPSON | 01:23:09 |
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETER BROWN | 00:37:06 |
| 2 | ALEX RANCE | 00:37:23 |
| 3 | CODY COOMBE | 00:37:31 |
| 4 | JACK PEARCE | 00:37:44 |
| 5 | DEAN HAGLEY | 00:38:17 |
| 6 | HARRISON DESBOROUGH | 00:38:29 |
| 7 | ELI HARDIE | 00:39:45 |
| 8 | SCOTT ALDER | 00:39:46 |
| 9 | DANIEL ROBINSON | 00:39:46 |
| 10 | JAMIE STANLEY-HUNT | 00:39:47 |
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLLY SARGENT | 00:19:57 |
| 2 | MATTHEW CAHILL | 00:20:06 |
| 3 | ETHAN LENTON | 00:20:29 |
| 4 | EVERLY MILLS | 00:21:05 |
| 5 | MICHAEL FOLEY | 00:21:13 |
| 6 | KENNY LAU | 00:21:23 |
| 7 | MICHAEL KENNEDY | 00:21:38 |
| 8 | MORRISON PARKER | 00:21:45 |
| 9 | DANIELLE WONG | 00:21:56 |
| 10 | LEE GRANT | 00:22:04 |
Timing by TheTimingGuys: complete 2026 Run Fest Central Coast results, all distances.
