Run Port Douglas is a road race in Tropical North Queensland that swaps the usual finish chute for the hard-packed sand of Four Mile Beach. The 2026 event is on Saturday 5 September, with four timed distances: a 2km, 5km, 10km and a half marathon.
The half is a single continuous lap, starting by the Mirage Country Club, running through the main street, past the superyacht marina and up Flagstaff Hill before dropping onto the beach for a final 3.6km along the sand to the finish near the Port Douglas Surf Club. All four distances share that beach finish. Only in its second year after debuting in 2025, the event has drawn a strong ambassador line-up including Andy Buchanan and Jess Stenson, and throws in a free run singlet for half marathon and 10km entrants.
September falls in the northern dry season, so conditions are warm but manageable, and the race doubles as a reason to visit the reef and the Daintree. Registration packs are collected in Cairns on the Thursday or Port Douglas on the Friday, with none available on race day.
The changes to the Half Marathon course now makes this course the best in the world!
Andy Buchanan - Ambassador
The inaugural Run Port Douglas was held on Saturday 13 September 2025. Cody Williamson turned the half marathon into a procession, winning in 1:13:19 with more than ten minutes back to Patrick McNamara in second. Kate Wheaton was the fastest woman in 1:25:29, sixth overall, sharing the same time to the second as fifth-placed Ryota Hiyoshi.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cody WILLIAMSON | 01:13:19 |
| 2 | Patrick MCNAMARA | 01:23:29 |
| 3 | Michael MÜLLER | 01:24:06 |
| 4 | Robbie SAVAGE | 01:24:40 |
| 5 | Ryota HIYOSHI | 01:25:29 |
| 6 | Kate WHEATON | 01:25:29 |
| 7 | Alaina GILLAN | 01:26:44 |
| 8 | Elliot LORD | 01:28:25 |
| 9 | Marco FAETA | 01:28:38 |
| 10 | Sarah THOMAS | 01:29:00 |
| 11 | Nick CARLING | 01:29:00 |
| 12 | Daryl BURNS | 01:29:07 |
| 13 | Jacob MONAGHAN | 01:29:13 |
| 14 | Jaroslaw CZYZEWSKI | 01:30:02 |
| 15 | Oliver LE GRICE | 01:30:15 |
| 16 | George KING | 01:30:43 |
| 17 | Hayden DENNEY | 01:31:28 |
| 18 | Jordan HOHNS | 01:31:37 |
| 19 | Mitch CARSON | 01:31:45 |
| 20 | Bryce STANLEY | 01:31:55 |
| 21 | Glenn HANDLEY | 01:32:22 |
| 22 | Archie O'NEILL | 01:32:23 |
| 23 | Parmjot MALLY | 01:32:31 |
| 24 | Gary VENZ | 01:33:04 |
| 25 | Laura HOLYOAKE | 01:33:44 |
Luke Swindale won the 10km in 35:17, a minute and a quarter ahead of Walter Myer. Rebecca Richards was the fastest woman in 42:19, 13th overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke SWINDALE | 00:35:17 |
| 2 | Walter MYER | 00:36:32 |
| 3 | Marlon SANDOVAL | 00:36:53 |
| 4 | Kadell PEARCE | 00:37:29 |
| 5 | Loris VAN DER VOORT | 00:38:16 |
| 6 | Alex GARDINER | 00:38:41 |
| 7 | Conor PURI | 00:39:19 |
| 8 | Zeno SAILER FARQUHAR | 00:39:56 |
| 9 | Jordan WILLS | 00:40:07 |
| 10 | Brendan MCINERNEY | 00:40:50 |
| 11 | Jeremy WIENERT | 00:41:49 |
| 12 | Callan NEWMAN | 00:42:14 |
| 13 | Rebecca RICHARDS | 00:42:19 |
| 14 | Eoighain MURRAY | 00:42:43 |
| 15 | Nathan MOORE | 00:42:48 |
| 16 | Matt MASNADA | 00:43:00 |
| 17 | Dylan BROWN | 00:43:27 |
| 18 | Enzo AUCE | 00:43:33 |
| 19 | Olivier HUET | 00:43:50 |
| 20 | Joshua HASSAN | 00:43:58 |
| 21 | Callum PACEY | 00:44:27 |
| 22 | Keira MOORE | 00:44:59 |
| 23 | Henry TOPLEY | 00:45:14 |
| 24 | James BUCKLEY | 00:45:21 |
| 25 | Clare ROBERTSON | 00:45:22 |
Timing by WASE Timing: complete 2025 Run Port Douglas results, all distances.
