The EVA Air Sunshine Coast Marathon trades cold southern winters for a bright Queensland morning by the sea. Held in early August at Alexandra Headland (1 August in 2027), it runs along the beachfronts of Alexandra Headland, Mooloolaba and Maroochydore, with the Coral Sea beside you for much of the way.
The marathon is AIMS-certified and accepted as a Boston qualifier, and August on the Sunshine Coast delivers close to ideal conditions: mild, dry and still. The course is flat and fast, which makes this a genuine PB option in a part of the country where winter racing is a pleasure rather than a chore.
The festival covers the marathon, a half marathon, plus 10km, 5km and 2km runs, all starting and finishing at the Alexandra Headland Surf Club. It is a mid-sized event rather than a mega-marathon, which keeps the atmosphere friendly and the logistics simple.
The half marathon is worth a closer look if you are chasing more than a time: Queensland Athletics awards its Queensland Half Marathon Championship here. The association hands its winter road titles to established races instead of staging separate championship events, so the state half is decided on this course, with the mile at Toowoomba, the 10km at Brisbane and the 5km and marathon on the Gold Coast. Allocations are reviewed each year, so check with Queensland Athletics if the title is the reason you are entering (last verified August 2026).
Sunshine Coast Airport is a short drive away with direct flights from the major cities, and Mooloolaba's beachfront accommodation puts you within walking distance of the start. Book early; it is peak season on the Coast.
Brett Robinson won the 2026 EVA Air Sunshine Coast Marathon in 2:15:45 on 2 August, finishing almost eight minutes clear of Japan's Taketoshi Oe. Beth McKenzie was first woman home in 2:37:26, seventh overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Robinson | 02:15:45 |
| 2 | TAKETOSHI OE | 02:23:36 |
| 3 | Jamie Lacey | 02:23:40 |
| 4 | Jono Wilkins | 02:24:28 |
| 5 | KEI TSUBOI | 02:27:57 |
| 6 | Rhyly Paton | 02:34:48 |
| 7 | Beth McKenzie | 02:37:26 |
| 8 | Alex Davies | 02:38:40 |
| 9 | YU SHIMIZU | 02:38:47 |
| 10 | Jesse Doherty | 02:38:57 |
| 11 | Jack Martyn | 02:39:21 |
| 12 | Jack Vander Velde | 02:40:01 |
| 13 | Tom Curry | 02:40:07 |
| 14 | Shannon Gane | 02:40:24 |
| 15 | Tianyi Song | 02:40:55 |
| 16 | Clay Murfet | 02:41:31 |
| 17 | Alex Hancox | 02:42:21 |
| 18 | Harry Peachey | 02:42:47 |
| 19 | Michael Cacciola | 02:42:57 |
| 20 | Jack Power | 02:43:08 |
| 21 | Adrian Weber | 02:43:48 |
| 22 | Nikki Curry | 02:43:49 |
| 23 | Martin Smellie | 02:51:36 |
| 24 | Joshua Dominello | 02:44:31 |
| 25 | Ethan Wight | 02:44:32 |
Times shown are gun times. MultiSport Australia ranks finishing positions on net time, so a runner who crossed the start line well back in the field can appear out of sequence.
Ryan Gregson won the half in 1:04:01, seventeen seconds ahead of Jordan Skelly — the same Gregson who had won the marathon here twelve months earlier. Izzi Batt-Doyle was the fastest woman in 1:08:49, ninth overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan GREGSON | 01:04:01 |
| 2 | Jordan SKELLY | 01:04:18 |
| 3 | Kye LOWTH | 01:04:26 |
| 4 | James NIPPERESS | 01:05:25 |
| 5 | Rohan HICKEY | 01:07:20 |
| 6 | Saeki MAKINO | 01:07:40 |
| 7 | Tim BARNETT | 01:08:44 |
| 8 | Tipo PACKMAN | 01:08:45 |
| 9 | Izzi BATT-DOYLE | 01:08:49 |
| 10 | Georgie GRGEC | 01:09:14 |
| 11 | Paul MARCHANT | 01:10:18 |
| 12 | Toby NITSCHKE | 01:12:21 |
| 13 | Stephen BUTCHER | 01:12:27 |
| 14 | Oliver LAWS | 01:13:47 |
| 15 | Jack GUY | 01:14:07 |
| 16 | Taylor ELMS | 01:14:19 |
| 17 | Mark CORBYN | 01:14:35 |
| 18 | Callum AUBREY | 01:14:43 |
| 19 | Rebecca LOWE | 01:14:46 |
| 20 | Finn MCDUFF | 01:14:57 |
| 21 | Jake BERG | 01:15:02 |
| 22 | Daniel WILLIAMS | 01:15:03 |
| 23 | Lachlan MORTON | 01:15:04 |
| 24 | Rhiannon NORTHCOTT | 01:15:57 |
| 25 | Yiu Man WOO | 01:16:22 |
Timing by MultiSport Australia: complete 2026 Sunshine Coast Marathon results, all distances.
Ryan Gregson won the 2025 EVA Air Sunshine Coast Marathon in 2:14:05 on 3 August, four and a half minutes ahead of Steven McKenna. Sarah Short was first woman home in 2:41:12, 13th overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RYAN GREGSON | 02:14:05 |
| 2 | STEVEN MCKENNA | 02:18:34 |
| 3 | GISHE ABDI WAKO | 02:22:11 |
| 4 | PAUL MARCHANT | 02:29:05 |
| 5 | DEAN EDMONDS | 02:31:25 |
| 6 | MICHAEL CNOPS | 02:32:10 |
| 7 | CHRIS BRACKEN | 02:34:20 |
| 8 | MATT COOPER | 02:35:36 |
| 9 | TRISTAN VAN PAGEE ANDERSON | 02:35:38 |
| 10 | TIM LOCKE | 02:35:39 |
| 11 | JAMES KELLY | 02:37:14 |
| 12 | GRANT WILLIAMS | 02:38:29 |
| 13 | SARAH SHORT | 02:41:12 |
| 14 | ETHAN WIGHT | 02:41:16 |
| 15 | MARK ROBINSON | 02:41:31 |
| 16 | CASSIE FIEN | 02:41:44 |
| 17 | BEN MACCRONAN | 02:42:07 |
| 18 | CAINE ECKSTEIN | 02:42:10 |
| 19 | RICHARD BARRON | 02:42:22 |
| 20 | BRYN WEADON | 02:42:43 |
| 21 | PETER BOCK | 02:43:09 |
| 22 | JOSH HORTON | 02:43:14 |
| 23 | ADAM WHITE | 02:44:27 |
| 24 | SIOBHAN SEFTON | 02:44:32 |
| 25 | JANE FARDELL | 02:44:55 |
The half carried the Queensland Half Marathon Championship in 2025. Andy Buchanan won it in 1:02:13, more than two minutes clear of Liam Adams and the only runner inside 63 minutes. Tara Palm was the fastest woman in 1:13:54, 16th overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANDY BUCHANAN | 01:02:13 |
| 2 | LIAM ADAMS | 01:04:27 |
| 3 | SEBASTIAN ASHER | 01:06:50 |
| 4 | NATHAN STOATE | 01:07:13 |
| 5 | MATTHEW SCHAUMBERG | 01:07:47 |
| 6 | FOREST ROBINSON | 01:08:12 |
| 7 | BEN TACEY | 01:08:40 |
| 8 | NICK DEWAR | 01:08:50 |
| 9 | LUKE SPEIRS | 01:08:57 |
| 10 | MARCUS HUGHES | 01:09:17 |
| 11 | AIDAN HOBBS | 01:10:24 |
| 12 | ANGUS LENNECKE | 01:12:42 |
| 13 | DANIEL WILLIAMS | 01:13:10 |
| 14 | PETER BRACKEN | 01:13:23 |
| 15 | BRADEN SPENCE | 01:13:44 |
| 16 | TARA PALM | 01:13:54 |
| 17 | TOM WOLHUTER | 01:14:20 |
| 18 | REBECCA LOWE | 01:14:22 |
| 19 | HAMISH HAMILTON | 01:14:27 |
| 20 | TAZ SAVAGE | 01:14:44 |
| 21 | CHARLOTTE WILSON | 01:14:48 |
| 22 | TYRONE BAILEY | 01:14:48 |
| 23 | KIT EDWARDS | 01:14:51 |
| 24 | YANNICK THERIAULT | 01:15:05 |
| 25 | ARCHIE AUSTIN | 01:15:07 |
Timing by Sport Event Services: complete 2025 Sunshine Coast Marathon results, all distances.
Robert Collins won the 2024 EVA Air Sunshine Coast Marathon in 2:27:51 on 11 August, holding off Richie Egan by 49 seconds in the closest finish of the three most recent editions. Milly Clark was first woman home in 2:37:07, ninth overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert COLLINS | 02:27:51 |
| 2 | Richie EGAN | 02:28:40 |
| 3 | Will FORD | 02:28:58 |
| 4 | Andrew DEY | 02:33:09 |
| 5 | Lachlan KERIN | 02:33:16 |
| 6 | Brendan PRESS | 02:33:49 |
| 7 | Dean EDMONDS | 02:36:22 |
| 8 | Matt COOPER | 02:36:56 |
| 9 | Milly CLARK | 02:37:07 |
| 10 | Tim REED | 02:37:34 |
| 11 | Rhyly PATON | 02:40:42 |
| 12 | Drew WILLIAMS | 02:42:40 |
| 13 | Simone MCINNES | 02:42:48 |
| 14 | Thomas ANDERSON | 02:43:20 |
| 15 | Stephen BUTCHER | 02:44:40 |
| 16 | Jonathan RINGROSE | 02:44:41 |
| 17 | Daryl CROOK | 02:44:43 |
| 18 | Ned VERWEY | 02:45:11 |
| 19 | Timothy HIRSCH | 02:46:06 |
| 20 | Brendan FINK | 02:46:08 |
| 21 | Avishek SINGH | 02:46:19 |
| 22 | Declan MAGILL | 02:46:33 |
| 23 | Dermot HEGERTY | 02:47:14 |
| 24 | Lucas MARTIN | 02:49:22 |
| 25 | Ken Mun WONG | 02:49:32 |
Liam Boudin won the half in 1:03:40, sixteen seconds ahead of Seth O'Donnell in a race where the first five finished inside 65 minutes. Lisa Weightman was the fastest woman in 1:10:23, 15th overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam BOUDIN | 01:03:40 |
| 2 | Seth O'DONNELL | 01:03:56 |
| 3 | Jack BRUCE | 01:04:23 |
| 4 | Andre WARING | 01:04:40 |
| 5 | Jacob COCKS | 01:04:42 |
| 6 | Alex HARVEY | 01:05:56 |
| 7 | Reece EDWARDS | 01:06:29 |
| 8 | Connor LATOUF | 01:06:38 |
| 9 | Nathan STOATE | 01:06:40 |
| 10 | Fraser DARCY | 01:07:29 |
| 11 | Kye LOWTH | 01:08:06 |
| 12 | Matt GUNTHER | 01:09:26 |
| 13 | Ben COOK | 01:09:28 |
| 14 | Matt SCHAUMBERG | 01:10:09 |
| 15 | Lisa WEIGHTMAN | 01:10:23 |
| 16 | Ollie PALMER | 01:10:28 |
| 17 | Ross THOMAS | 01:10:49 |
| 18 | Joel CROSSING | 01:10:55 |
| 19 | Steve DINNEEN | 01:12:20 |
| 20 | Craig DAVIS | 01:12:25 |
| 21 | Hamish HAMILTON | 01:12:25 |
| 22 | Ryan GRIFFITHS | 01:12:37 |
| 23 | Joshua GILLETT | 01:12:38 |
| 24 | Damien MCMAHON | 01:12:41 |
| 25 | Jason HUNT | 01:12:48 |
Timing by Sport Event Services: complete 2024 Sunshine Coast Marathon results, all distances.
