Run The Maine is a much-loved community event in Castlemaine, in the heart of the Victorian Goldfields, held on Friday 25 September 2026 for its 18th year. Based at Camp Reserve, it has a genuinely unusual drawcard: half marathon runners ride a historic steam train out to the start at Maldon, then race the point-to-point course back to Castlemaine.
There are three distances. The flagship 21.1km half runs Maldon to Castlemaine; the 10km is a challenging bush run through the Walmer Forest and Flora and Fauna Reserve; and the 5km is a flat run or walk looping the town's Botanical Gardens. Every entry supports Dhelkaya Health, the local health service, which the event has raised more than $300,000 for over the years. It is a warm, well-run day out in one of central Victoria's most characterful towns.
Tristan Van Pagee Anderson won the 2026 Run The Maine half marathon in 1:20:06 on Friday 25 September, 7 minutes 39 clear of Claire Johnson, who was the first woman home and finished second overall. Jayson Carter was third in 1:31:22, from 267 finishers.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tristan VAN PAGEE ANDERSON | 01:20:06 |
| 2 | Claire JOHNSON | 01:27:45 |
| 3 | Jayson CARTER | 01:31:22 |
| 4 | Riain CASEY | 01:32:30 |
| 5 | Lauren COCKERELL | 01:32:51 |
| 6 | Luke BROPHY | 01:34:50 |
| 7 | Ethan FLETCHER | 01:35:25 |
| 8 | Liam DENNER | 01:36:03 |
| 9 | Martineau BYRNE | 01:36:46 |
| 10 | Billy MUGNIER | 01:37:42 |
| 11 | Joshua SECKOLD | 01:38:02 |
| 12 | Ben MULHOLLAND | 01:38:22 |
| 13 | Jake MUDDLE | 01:38:23 |
| 14 | Taylor GILCHRIST | 01:38:36 |
| 15 | Sophie DUNN | 01:40:09 |
| 16 | Chris HATCHER | 01:40:13 |
| 17 | David HAMILTON | 01:41:54 |
| 18 | Daniel FAIRCLOTH | 01:41:55 |
| 19 | Digby RACE | 01:42:07 |
| 20 | Simon BURROWS | 01:43:00 |
| 21 | Mark HYCENKO | 01:43:12 |
| 22 | Dru KIDGER | 01:43:21 |
| 23 | Jack MCNAMARA | 01:44:18 |
| 24 | Pablo CAMPILLOS | 01:44:24 |
| 25 | David HEISLERS | 01:44:44 |
| 26 | Glen BROGDEN | 01:45:03 |
| 27 | Simon POULTON | 01:45:17 |
| 28 | Tessa HINDS | 01:45:31 |
| 29 | Ben TURNLEY | 01:45:48 |
| 30 | James HARPER | 01:46:16 |
| 31 | Shane MATHEWS | 01:46:37 |
| 32 | Shelley WOOD | 01:46:49 |
| 33 | Raphael FREIENSTEIN | 01:46:49 |
| 34 | Ben ROWBOTTOM | 01:46:50 |
| 35 | Callum JONES | 01:47:49 |
| 36 | Paul BOLAND | 01:47:53 |
| 37 | Abbi ROTH | 01:48:18 |
| 38 | Will KENT | 01:48:20 |
| 39 | George STREET | 01:49:05 |
| 40 | Dan HEATHCOCK | 01:49:05 |
| 41 | Jack DUKE | 01:49:19 |
| 42 | Greta DUKE | 01:49:19 |
| 43 | Dom MCKENZIE | 01:49:38 |
| 44 | Corey ADAMS | 01:49:43 |
| 45 | Renee BYERS | 01:49:49 |
| 46 | Bridie SEMMENS | 01:49:50 |
| 47 | Joshua STANYER | 01:50:12 |
| 48 | Laura REYNOLDS | 01:50:14 |
| 49 | Katy KIJEK | 01:50:28 |
| 50 | Diego PORTILLA CARRENO | 01:50:36 |
Times are net. Tomato Timing publishes no gun time for this race.
Timing by Tomato Timing: complete 2026 Run The Maine half marathon results.
The same two runners fought out the half again on Friday 26 September 2025, and again Tristan Van Pagee Anderson came out ahead — this time by sixteen seconds, 1:14:50 to John Howorth's 1:15:06. Both were more than two minutes quicker than a year earlier. Daniel Richards was third, close to seven minutes off the winner. Claire Johnson won the women's race for a second year in 1:27:07, seventh overall from 351 finishers.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tristan VAN PAGEE ANDERSON | 01:14:50 |
| 2 | John HOWORTH | 01:15:06 |
| 3 | Daniel RICHARDS | 01:21:35 |
| 4 | Taine LANG | 01:23:08 |
| 5 | David SIEROCINSKI | 01:23:32 |
| 6 | Sam HOLGATE | 01:24:14 |
| 7 | Claire JOHNSON | 01:27:07 |
| 8 | Joe KANIZAY | 01:28:21 |
| 9 | Rohan SINGH | 01:28:56 |
| 10 | Sai SAPPA | 01:29:42 |
| 11 | Matthew VAN DER PLOEG | 01:30:05 |
| 12 | Ryan WORN | 01:30:45 |
| 13 | David BLOMELEY | 01:31:43 |
| 14 | Luke BROPHY | 01:31:56 |
| 15 | Liam LEWIS | 01:32:08 |
| 16 | David GOODWIN | 01:32:11 |
| 17 | Rebecca KAZMIERCZAK | 01:32:11 |
| 18 | Stuart SCUDAMORE | 01:32:19 |
| 19 | Andrew MACKIE | 01:34:32 |
| 20 | Baxter KELLY | 01:34:48 |
| 21 | Seth KUGBLENU | 01:35:54 |
| 22 | Syd DESILLE | 01:35:54 |
| 23 | Marcus O'MEARA-HAYES | 01:36:04 |
| 24 | Mark CAREY | 01:36:17 |
| 25 | Ben MULHOLLAND | 01:36:21 |
| 26 | Adrian SBRUGNERA | 01:36:35 |
| 27 | Daniel CHEESMAN | 01:36:42 |
| 28 | Mark LISNER | 01:36:42 |
| 29 | Siebert LUBBE | 01:36:45 |
| 30 | Gus MILLS | 01:36:52 |
| 31 | Matt GILLETT | 01:36:54 |
| 32 | Luke HOOKE | 01:37:18 |
| 33 | Martineau BYRNE | 01:37:22 |
| 34 | Madison CLIFF | 01:37:22 |
| 35 | Diego PORTILLA CARRENO | 01:38:08 |
| 36 | Oliver NEWNHAM | 01:38:45 |
| 37 | Campbell TOWNSEND | 01:38:58 |
| 38 | Keelan MCDONNELL | 01:39:09 |
| 39 | Hayley TOMLINSON | 01:39:48 |
| 40 | Logan WELSH | 01:40:27 |
| 41 | Jack SMITH | 01:40:40 |
| 42 | Nick HENDERSON | 01:40:53 |
| 43 | Sean BUTLER | 01:41:08 |
| 44 | Monique HOLMES | 01:41:19 |
| 45 | Michael SCHMID | 01:41:41 |
| 46 | Andrew JOHNSON | 01:41:53 |
| 47 | David JENKINS | 01:42:10 |
| 48 | Mel JACKSON | 01:42:24 |
| 49 | Dan PETTINGILL | 01:42:26 |
| 50 | Shane RENSHAW | 01:42:33 |
Timing by Tomato Timing: complete 2025 Run The Maine half marathon results.
Run on Friday 27 September 2024, the point-to-point half from Maldon back to Castlemaine came down to a single second: Tristan Van Pagee Anderson 1:16:54, John Howorth 1:16:55, with Peter Reynolds third a further eighteen seconds away. Claire Johnson was the fastest woman in 1:27:37, ninth overall from 323 finishers.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tristan VAN PAGEE ANDERSON | 01:16:54 |
| 2 | John HOWORTH | 01:16:55 |
| 3 | Peter REYNOLDS | 01:17:13 |
| 4 | Liam CHRISTENSEN | 01:22:09 |
| 5 | Cameron MERRICK | 01:23:18 |
| 6 | Gibson PAXMAN | 01:23:34 |
| 7 | Sam HOLGATE | 01:24:08 |
| 8 | Geordie PROBERT | 01:25:55 |
| 9 | Claire JOHNSON | 01:27:37 |
| 10 | Gordon MUIR | 01:28:55 |
| 11 | Dylan BAILIE | 01:29:14 |
| 12 | Tez KAVANAGH-DANDO | 01:29:20 |
| 13 | Cambell KLOSE | 01:29:23 |
| 14 | David KEESMAAT | 01:32:32 |
| 15 | Michael THOMAS | 01:33:02 |
| 16 | Jay HOLLOW | 01:33:31 |
| 17 | Adronis KARABAGEGA | 01:35:33 |
| 18 | Scott MCCANN | 01:35:33 |
| 19 | Billy MEEKER | 01:36:04 |
| 20 | Finn GIRBON | 01:36:05 |
| 21 | William BOWLES | 01:36:07 |
| 22 | Mark RYAN | 01:36:43 |
| 23 | Morgan DRUCE | 01:37:00 |
| 24 | Vaughan WILLIAMS | 01:37:05 |
| 25 | Michael YOUNG | 01:37:10 |
| 26 | Daniel CRAIG | 01:37:15 |
| 27 | Diego PORTILLA CARRENO | 01:37:56 |
| 28 | Mitch FITZGERALD | 01:38:48 |
| 29 | Jayden CHIVERS | 01:39:06 |
| 30 | Ollie SWANSON | 01:39:35 |
| 31 | Shane DOWLING | 01:39:42 |
| 32 | Jessica FITZGERALD | 01:39:57 |
| 33 | Mitchell WILLIAMS | 01:40:08 |
| 34 | Chris GIBLIN | 01:40:34 |
| 35 | Campbell GRAY | 01:41:05 |
| 36 | Dan PETTINGILL | 01:41:49 |
| 37 | Laura VAN DYK | 01:41:50 |
| 38 | Tom NORTON | 01:41:54 |
| 39 | Khai CHAU | 01:42:05 |
| 40 | Ben MULHOLLAND | 01:42:34 |
| 41 | Luke HOOKE | 01:42:44 |
| 42 | Mark BYRNE | 01:42:53 |
| 43 | Luke BRABENDER | 01:43:00 |
| 44 | Jeffrey BEER | 01:43:18 |
| 45 | Rhianna WIK-GAMBLE | 01:43:20 |
| 46 | Indi JOHANSON-BLOK | 01:43:41 |
| 47 | Mark EVANS | 01:43:45 |
| 48 | Brendan KING | 01:44:06 |
| 49 | Mick ZEALLEY | 01:44:06 |
| 50 | Steven FIELD | 01:44:15 |
Timing by Tomato Timing: complete 2024 Run The Maine half marathon results.
