Run Melbourne is the city's big winter road race: around 28,000 runners across a half marathon, 10km, 5.5km and a 2km dash on closed CBD streets. The 2026 edition is on Sunday 19 July.
The half is the headline. It starts on Batman Avenue, follows the city and the Yarra, and finishes inside Melbourne Park (home of the Australian Open), with the run-in over Tanderrum Bridge into the arena. Flat and fast, it suits a winter PB.
It is also one of the country's biggest charity runs, having raised more than $21 million over 18 years for several hundred partner charities. Running for one of them can earn free or discounted entry, worth checking before you pay full price.
July in Melbourne means a cold and often wet start, so dress for the first kilometre and shed as you warm up. Trains to Flinders Street or Richmond drop you beside the start, and it is a short walk back to the city afterwards for the obligatory recovery coffee.
Lachlan Hall won the 2026 ASICS Run Melbourne half marathon in 1:07:05 on Sunday 19 July, 17 seconds ahead of Riley Cocks. Isobel Batt-Doyle was first woman home in 1:12:39, 15th overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lachlan HALL | 01:07:05 |
| 2 | Riley COCKS | 01:07:22 |
| 3 | Shunta NAKAMURA | 01:07:27 |
| 4 | Reece EDWARDS | 01:07:39 |
| 5 | Archer RAMSAY | 01:08:29 |
| 6 | Charlie STERN | 01:08:48 |
| 7 | Hayden SQUANCE | 01:09:32 |
| 8 | Andres CUBIDES | 01:11:45 |
| 9 | Brian MCGINLEY | 01:11:46 |
| 10 | Daniel LOUGHNAN | 01:11:52 |
| 11 | Aden REYNOLDS | 01:12:11 |
| 12 | Craig PILKINGTON | 01:12:19 |
| 13 | Frederic VAUDAINE | 01:12:34 |
| 14 | David GREIG | 01:12:38 |
| 15 | Isobel BATT-DOYLE | 01:12:39 |
| 16 | Caleb NOONAN | 01:13:02 |
| 17 | Bailey PREDGEN | 01:13:09 |
| 18 | Thomas MARTIN | 01:13:32 |
| 19 | Patrick MONTI | 01:13:34 |
| 20 | Lachlan BLANCHARD | 01:13:51 |
| 21 | Jonathan DUNN | 01:14:15 |
| 22 | Samuel BOURKE | 01:14:16 |
| 23 | Georgina TOREY | 01:14:23 |
| 24 | Lachie TWEEDIE | 01:14:56 |
| 25 | Charlie MCSWAIN | 01:14:59 |
| 26 | Billy COLLINS | 01:15:12 |
| 27 | Jake LYNCH | 01:15:16 |
| 28 | Josh HENKE | 01:15:38 |
| 29 | Daniel PRATT | 01:15:48 |
| 30 | Alex LEIGH | 01:15:52 |
| 31 | Unknown runner | 01:15:52 |
| 32 | Christopher BUMSTEAD | 01:16:07 |
| 33 | Kieran MCMILLAN | 01:16:08 |
| 34 | Laurence BROWN | 01:16:12 |
| 35 | Oliver VAN RENSBURG | 01:16:23 |
| 36 | Toby SMITH | 01:16:34 |
| 37 | Chris MCCUBBIN | 01:16:35 |
| 38 | Joshua RENNICK | 01:16:42 |
| 39 | Benjamin AYZELMAN | 01:16:48 |
| 40 | Harrison LUCAS | 01:17:04 |
| 41 | Daniel ARMSTRONG | 01:17:06 |
| 42 | Thomas WILES | 01:17:06 |
| 43 | Daniel CARUANA | 01:17:09 |
| 44 | Moss THOMPSON | 01:17:14 |
| 45 | Kieran BOWLES | 01:17:15 |
| 46 | Zach ANDREWARTHA | 01:17:18 |
| 47 | Matthew ESSEX | 01:17:22 |
| 48 | Jack BROWN | 01:17:25 |
| 49 | Patrick WATTERS | 01:17:28 |
| 50 | Bradley SERRY | 01:17:28 |
Timing by RaceResult: complete 2026 Run Melbourne results, all distances.
Ben Stevens won the 2025 ASICS Run Melbourne half marathon in 1:08:50 on Sunday 13 July, 13 seconds clear of Tom Harvey. Madeline Heiner was first woman home in 1:17:14, 34th overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben STEVENS | 01:08:50 |
| 2 | Tom HARVEY | 01:09:03 |
| 3 | David RIDLEY | 01:09:23 |
| 4 | Charlie STERN | 01:09:29 |
| 5 | Reece LANGDON | 01:09:43 |
| 6 | Ben HUMPHREY | 01:10:41 |
| 7 | Tom HUMPHREYS | 01:11:31 |
| 8 | Luke WENN | 01:13:20 |
| 9 | Matthew DAVIES | 01:13:57 |
| 10 | Rhys WHITTAKER | 01:14:26 |
| 11 | Lachie TWEEDIE | 01:14:29 |
| 12 | Matthew GLUYAS | 01:14:33 |
| 13 | Jake HILSON | 01:14:45 |
| 14 | Frederic VAUDAINE | 01:14:51 |
| 15 | Thomas MARTIN | 01:14:56 |
| 16 | Dan HURLEY | 01:14:57 |
| 17 | Buddy DEMPSEY | 01:15:07 |
| 18 | John MACLEOD | 01:15:15 |
| 19 | Ben TYNDALL | 01:15:22 |
| 20 | Rene MITCHELL-PITMAN | 01:15:26 |
| 21 | Andrew LEGGO | 01:15:36 |
| 22 | Angus HEFFERNAN | 01:15:38 |
| 23 | Fergus MANNERS | 01:15:38 |
| 24 | Thomas WRIGHT | 01:15:40 |
| 25 | Lachlan WALKER | 01:15:56 |
| 26 | Mack KENNEDY | 01:15:58 |
| 27 | Jack BROWN | 01:16:16 |
| 28 | Paddy TRUTWIN | 01:16:35 |
| 29 | Eli BOYER | 01:16:59 |
| 30 | Dave BROWNE | 01:17:01 |
| 31 | Adam TUCK | 01:17:05 |
| 32 | Rory FOYE | 01:17:07 |
| 33 | Alexander BAILEY | 01:17:08 |
| 34 | Madeline HEINER | 01:17:14 |
| 35 | Damon BOAG | 01:17:19 |
| 36 | Luke WALKER | 01:17:19 |
| 37 | David KONTROBARSKY | 01:17:20 |
| 38 | Itsuki SHIBAMOTO | 01:17:22 |
| 39 | Matthew PETTIT | 01:17:25 |
| 40 | Natasha BASTASIN | 01:17:27 |
| 41 | Matthew BOYLE | 01:17:38 |
| 42 | John WHOLLEY | 01:17:40 |
| 43 | Joshua SAIT | 01:17:42 |
| 44 | Joshua FACEY | 01:17:47 |
| 45 | Edmund KRON | 01:17:49 |
| 46 | Tom NUTTALL | 01:17:50 |
| 47 | Will FORSYTHE | 01:17:52 |
| 48 | Huy DO | 01:17:56 |
| 49 | Glenn FARRAR | 01:17:57 |
| 50 | Troy POWELL | 01:17:57 |
Timing by RaceResult: complete 2025 Run Melbourne results, all distances.
David Ridley won the 2024 ASICS Run Melbourne half marathon in 1:07:48 on Sunday 21 July, almost two minutes ahead of Brett Ellis. Gemma Maini was first woman home in 1:15:41, 22nd overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David RIDLEY | 01:07:48 |
| 2 | Brett ELLIS | 01:09:35 |
| 3 | Mike ROBINSON | 01:11:19 |
| 4 | Peter REYNOLDS | 01:11:37 |
| 5 | Charles GUNN | 01:12:27 |
| 6 | Tom HARVEY | 01:12:38 |
| 7 | Calvin GILZEAN | 01:13:06 |
| 8 | William BLAKEY | 01:13:33 |
| 9 | Peter SMITH | 01:13:41 |
| 10 | Harold WILSON | 01:13:45 |
| 11 | Bailey PREDGEN | 01:14:28 |
| 12 | Tyson POPPLESTONE | 01:14:31 |
| 13 | Kai METZNER | 01:14:33 |
| 14 | James MURDOCH | 01:14:33 |
| 15 | Josh ROBSON | 01:14:35 |
| 16 | Nick NJEGAC | 01:14:45 |
| 17 | Jake HILSON | 01:15:00 |
| 18 | Darren JEFFREYS | 01:15:06 |
| 19 | Andrew SAIT | 01:15:20 |
| 20 | Thomas HUMPHREYS | 01:15:21 |
| 21 | Oliver VAN RENSBURG | 01:15:38 |
| 22 | Gemma MAINI | 01:15:41 |
| 23 | Jack DAVEY | 01:15:42 |
| 24 | Jack STEELE | 01:15:48 |
| 25 | Owen MCINTYRE | 01:15:52 |
| 26 | James MERCER | 01:16:01 |
| 27 | Mark CORBYN | 01:16:03 |
| 28 | Samuel KENNY | 01:16:25 |
| 29 | Matt WHITAKER | 01:16:25 |
| 30 | Ben KILDAY | 01:16:27 |
| 31 | Jordan LAMB | 01:16:28 |
| 32 | David STEVENS | 01:16:30 |
| 33 | Adam DOLMAN | 01:16:30 |
| 34 | Zac THOMAS | 01:16:35 |
| 35 | Chris GORDON | 01:16:52 |
| 36 | Simon WARD | 01:17:11 |
| 37 | Oscar HARTNEY | 01:17:17 |
| 38 | James SALEK | 01:17:18 |
| 39 | Samuel WENLOCK | 01:17:26 |
| 40 | Jordan SMITH | 01:17:29 |
| 41 | Aidan BIGGAR | 01:17:30 |
| 42 | Tim BEASLEY | 01:17:33 |
| 43 | Florian WATTERS | 01:17:34 |
| 44 | Luke WILLIAMS | 01:17:45 |
| 45 | Tyler HAMBLETON | 01:17:48 |
| 46 | Dan BOWDEN | 01:17:52 |
| 47 | Callum AUBREY | 01:17:52 |
| 48 | Thomas MARTIN | 01:18:01 |
| 49 | Eliza HOWARD | 01:18:07 |
| 50 | David SNOWDON | 01:18:16 |
Timing by RaceResult: complete 2024 Run Melbourne results, all distances.
