The Runaway Noosa Marathon is a destination race in the best sense: a flat, multi-loop road course set against Noosa National Park, the main beach and the Noosa River on the Sunshine Coast. The 2027 edition is on Saturday 22 May, when Queensland's winter is just setting in and the running conditions are about as good as the east coast gets.
There are four distances: the marathon (two loops), the half marathon (one loop), a 10km and a 5km. The loop design runs through Noosa Heads, along Hastings Street and the beachfront and out toward the national park, so there are plenty of spectator points and a livelier feel than the field size suggests. It is part of the Runaway series alongside the Sydney half. The half marathon is the most popular distance and tends to sell out, so enter early if that is your race.
Noosa is the draw as much as the run. The national park, the beach, the river and the restaurants of Hastings Street all sit within a few minutes of each other, which makes this an easy weekend to build a short break around.
Noosa Heads is about 90 minutes north of Brisbane, or 20 minutes from Sunshine Coast Airport. Accommodation is premium and books out for race weekend, so lock it in early and plan to stay the night before rather than driving up on the morning.
Alex Harvey retained his title on Saturday 23 May 2026 and took nearly five minutes off his own winning time, running 2:23:32 against the 2:28:26 that won it a year earlier. It is the third straight year the winning time has come down at Noosa, from 2:31:12 in 2024. Jamie Lacey was second in 2:27:40, itself quicker than the time that won in 2025. Sophie Houghton was the fastest woman in 2:55:27, 18th overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex HARVEY | 02:23:32 |
| 2 | Jamie LACEY | 02:27:40 |
| 3 | Lachlan KERIN | 02:36:44 |
| 4 | Conor GALLAGHER | 02:37:50 |
| 5 | Taylor ELMS | 02:39:53 |
| 6 | Drew WILLIAMS | 02:40:23 |
| 7 | Ryan WOOD | 02:42:30 |
| 8 | Corey MOSS | 02:44:06 |
| 9 | Kye YAMAOKA | 02:45:32 |
| 10 | Jack HANLEY | 02:45:41 |
| 11 | George GROVES | 02:50:19 |
| 12 | Lincoln JAMES | 02:50:54 |
| 13 | James BYRNE | 02:52:12 |
| 14 | Callum CORBETT | 02:54:37 |
| 15 | Declan TRAGEAR | 02:53:47 |
| 16 | Kenny CLARK | 02:54:22 |
| 17 | Jonathan MCCARRON | 02:55:05 |
| 18 | Sophie HOUGHTON | 02:55:27 |
| 19 | Benjamin CLEELAND | 02:56:19 |
| 20 | Michael MITCHELL | 02:56:00 |
| 21 | Trent MACLEAY | 02:56:10 |
| 22 | Lachlan ALLAN | 02:57:43 |
| 23 | Conor MURPHY | 02:57:18 |
| 24 | Josh WARD | 02:57:48 |
| 25 | Eleanor GOLDRICK | 02:57:55 |
| 26 | Rhys IRWIN | 02:58:04 |
| 27 | Rob WINNEL | 02:58:13 |
| 28 | Jackson GASH | 02:58:17 |
| 29 | Ben FOLMER | 02:58:34 |
| 30 | Nathan YOUNG | 02:58:37 |
| 31 | Benjamin SMITH | 02:58:51 |
| 32 | Thomas ANDERSON | 02:58:51 |
| 33 | Cayman POOLE | 03:00:01 |
| 34 | Heath CONOLLY | 03:00:45 |
| 35 | Kyle BURGESS | 02:59:27 |
| 36 | Max TOOVEY | 02:59:26 |
| 37 | Craig TURPIN | 02:59:40 |
| 38 | James DOYLE | 03:01:28 |
| 39 | Anthony MOMAN | 03:00:20 |
| 40 | Andrew DOBBIN | 03:00:18 |
| 41 | Callum MCMAHON | 03:00:34 |
| 42 | Nathan WAKEFIELD | 03:00:39 |
| 43 | Joshua KING | 03:00:57 |
| 44 | Angus RIORDAN | 03:01:59 |
| 45 | Justin MURPHY | 03:01:11 |
| 46 | Ruairi KIRWAN | 03:01:32 |
| 47 | Damien SWEENEY | 03:01:38 |
| 48 | Conor CREAN | 03:02:26 |
| 49 | Harriet BEAVIS | 03:01:40 |
| 50 | Winnie LAING | 03:01:52 |
Times shown are gun times, while positions follow the official net-time placings, so a few rows read slightly out of sequence.
Timing by MultiSport Australia: complete 2026 Runaway Noosa Marathon results.
Alex Harvey won the marathon on Saturday 24 May 2025 in 2:28:26, six and a half minutes clear of Ben Cook. Olivia Beck was the fastest woman in 2:54:54, 25th overall, in a race where the three-hour barrier decided the top 50 — every one of them finished inside 3:03.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex HARVEY | 02:28:26 |
| 2 | Ben COOK | 02:34:53 |
| 3 | Andrew DEY | 02:37:13 |
| 4 | Patrick FRANKS | 02:40:48 |
| 5 | Patrick BELL | 02:42:51 |
| 6 | Declan MAGILL | 02:43:53 |
| 7 | Adam TRIBE | 02:44:22 |
| 8 | Paddy TRIHEY | 02:45:20 |
| 9 | Jim HEASLOP | 02:47:12 |
| 10 | Joshua WEBSTER | 02:48:59 |
| 11 | Jock BLAIR | 02:49:26 |
| 12 | Jack ANDERSON | 02:49:59 |
| 13 | Andrew LEGGO | 02:50:25 |
| 14 | Drew PRICE | 02:52:15 |
| 15 | Tait OVENS | 02:52:07 |
| 16 | Jake BERG | 02:52:35 |
| 17 | Joao Carlos BERNARDES NETO | 02:52:41 |
| 18 | David WALLACE | 02:52:33 |
| 19 | Jake GRIMMBACHER | 02:52:59 |
| 20 | Bradley LOUIE | 02:53:29 |
| 21 | Anthony ZAFIRIS | 02:53:40 |
| 22 | Matthew SWEETMAN | 02:54:00 |
| 23 | Neil PEARSON | 02:54:20 |
| 24 | Gary LLOYD | 02:54:29 |
| 25 | Olivia BECK | 02:54:54 |
| 26 | John-Paul TUNG | 02:55:10 |
| 27 | Jack DAVIES | 02:55:37 |
| 28 | Evan JOHNSTONE | 02:57:38 |
| 29 | Gerard FITZGIBBON | 02:56:37 |
| 30 | Bray SMITH | 02:57:02 |
| 31 | Eleanor GOLDRICK | 02:56:46 |
| 32 | Dan BARRATT | 02:57:58 |
| 33 | Sam WHELAN | 02:57:46 |
| 34 | Kuan YAN | 02:58:12 |
| 35 | Marcus JOYNER | 02:57:52 |
| 36 | Cameron MERRICK | 02:57:59 |
| 37 | James CASPERSZ-LONEY | 02:57:59 |
| 38 | Michael MITCHELL | 02:57:45 |
| 39 | Josh ROBERTS | 02:59:50 |
| 40 | Adrian POLIDANO | 02:58:11 |
| 41 | Marcelo SOSA MARTINEZ | 02:58:49 |
| 42 | Richard LARGE | 02:58:31 |
| 43 | Jason EIMBRODT | 02:58:34 |
| 44 | Dan ROBERTSON | 02:58:24 |
| 45 | Jesse NICHOLSON | 02:58:51 |
| 46 | Nathan LEED | 02:59:41 |
| 47 | Kyle ANDERSON | 03:02:08 |
| 48 | Nathan PAYNE | 02:59:19 |
| 49 | Shaun ROOS | 02:58:57 |
| 50 | Jack HAWKE | 02:58:50 |
Times shown are gun times, while positions follow the official net-time placings, so a few rows read slightly out of sequence.
Timing by MultiSport Australia: complete 2025 Runaway Noosa Marathon results.
Andrew Dey won the marathon on Saturday 25 May 2024 in 2:31:12, three and a half minutes ahead of Craig Davis. Dey came back the following year and finished third. Imy Briscoe was the fastest woman in 2:51:54, 16th overall, and the women's depth showed further down — seven of the top 40 were women.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew DEY | 02:31:12 |
| 2 | Craig DAVIS | 02:34:55 |
| 3 | Dean EDMONDS | 02:36:11 |
| 4 | Clinton MANDERSON | 02:39:01 |
| 5 | Benoit SMEUNINX | 02:40:30 |
| 6 | Paul GOURLAY | 02:41:51 |
| 7 | Martin JANSEN | 02:44:12 |
| 8 | Jack HAWKE | 02:44:23 |
| 9 | Sean RICHARDSON | 02:45:49 |
| 10 | Nicholas CLANCEY | 02:45:51 |
| 11 | Casey MUNRO | 02:46:25 |
| 12 | Jake ELDER | 02:46:31 |
| 13 | Jack (John) ANDERSON | 02:46:53 |
| 14 | Michael DICK | 02:49:33 |
| 15 | Conor HAYDEN | 02:50:25 |
| 16 | Imy BRISCOE | 02:51:54 |
| 17 | Alex MANTEIT | 02:52:30 |
| 18 | Elliot SHAW | 02:53:00 |
| 19 | Jared COPEY | 02:53:02 |
| 20 | Joshua MARKS | 02:53:17 |
| 21 | James BEATTIE | 02:54:00 |
| 22 | Declan MAGILL | 02:54:23 |
| 23 | Joshua WEBSTER | 02:54:53 |
| 24 | Nicholas JEFFREE | 02:55:04 |
| 25 | Billy RICHARDSON | 02:55:41 |
| 26 | Brooke WILLIAMS | 02:56:21 |
| 27 | Matt JOHNSON | 02:57:02 |
| 28 | Trent MACLEAY | 02:56:56 |
| 29 | Michael MITCHELL | 02:56:57 |
| 30 | Felix OATES | 02:57:01 |
| 31 | Thomas ROLLS | 02:57:24 |
| 32 | Thomas PACKER | 02:58:08 |
| 33 | Sam ROSE | 02:57:24 |
| 34 | Daniel FEERY | 02:57:48 |
| 35 | Olivia BECK | 02:57:46 |
| 36 | Siobhan SEFTON | 02:58:02 |
| 37 | Arun JEGATHEESAN | 02:58:16 |
| 38 | Georgina BECK | 02:58:15 |
| 39 | Roxanne SHAHTAHMASEBI | 02:58:18 |
| 40 | Erin WALLACE | 02:58:36 |
| 41 | John DOWNES | 02:59:01 |
| 42 | Tom WOODCOCK | 02:59:07 |
| 43 | Matt CRAMPTON | 02:59:12 |
| 44 | Dean FOON | 02:59:30 |
| 45 | Warren MARSH | 02:59:50 |
| 46 | Khan HOUPAPA | 02:59:49 |
| 47 | Adam TAYLOR | 02:59:47 |
| 48 | Ellen WILDEY | 03:00:03 |
| 49 | Jackson GASH | 03:00:09 |
| 50 | Ian HARRINGTON | 03:01:50 |
Times shown are gun times, while positions follow the official net-time placings, so a few rows read slightly out of sequence.
Timing by MultiSport Australia: complete 2024 Runaway Noosa Marathon results.
