The Toowoomba Running Festival is a one-day celebration of running held each May in Toowoomba, on the Darling Downs west of Brisbane. Having evolved out of the former Toowoomba Marathon, the revamped program is headlined by the ASICS Half Marathon and backed by a 10km, a 5km and the Toowoomba Mile, with courses winding through the Garden City's parks, gardens and heritage streetscapes. The cool autumn climate up on the range suits distance running.
The Toowoomba Mile is the pick for something different: run in Elite, Junior and Open categories plus a Mile Relay, and it also carries a state title. Queensland Athletics awards its Queensland Road Mile Championship here, one of a handful of winter road championships the association attaches to established events rather than staging as standalone races. Championship allocations are reviewed each year, so confirm with Queensland Athletics before entering on that basis (last verified August 2026).
With the marathon dropped from the program, the half marathon became the festival's longest race in 2026. Robert Collins won it in 1:11:34 on Sunday 3 May, two and a half minutes clear of Beau Harvey, with Jamie Lacey — winner of both Toowoomba marathons — third in 1:14:17. Cassie Fien was the fastest woman in 1:20:22, seventh overall.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROBERT COLLINS | 01:11:34 |
| 2 | BEAU HARVEY | 01:14:06 |
| 3 | JAMIE LACEY | 01:14:17 |
| 4 | CAMPBELL ORAM | 01:15:56 |
| 5 | WALTER BOEHME | 01:15:57 |
| 6 | DIGBY SIMPSON | 01:16:52 |
| 7 | CASSIE FIEN | 01:20:22 |
| 8 | IVAN TWOMEY | 01:23:27 |
| 9 | DAVID WATTS | 01:24:05 |
| 10 | MATTHEW MCNAMARA | 01:24:15 |
| 11 | JORDAN PEACH | 01:24:22 |
| 12 | LILY DOLTON | 01:24:26 |
| 13 | TIMOTHY HOGNO | 01:24:26 |
| 14 | MICHAEL MURRAY | 01:24:47 |
| 15 | KATHRYN PARKINSON | 01:25:20 |
| 16 | RAY HOLMES | 01:25:47 |
| 17 | JOSH SCHONFELD | 01:26:03 |
| 18 | AARON MARTIN | 01:26:20 |
| 19 | BRENDAN MACLEAN | 01:26:29 |
| 20 | DAVID GUARD | 01:26:40 |
| 21 | COOPER LEEMON | 01:26:43 |
| 22 | JED CAMPBELL | 01:26:48 |
| 23 | LACHLAN MATTHEWS | 01:27:22 |
| 24 | ELLA COLTZAU | 01:27:23 |
| 25 | JACK CORNISH | 01:28:18 |
Jaxon Paterson-Wright won the Elite Mile in 4:10, two seconds ahead of Dezmond Cutter and a full twenty seconds quicker than the winning time a year earlier. Sayla Donnelley was the fastest woman in 4:50. Twenty-one runners finished, so the full field is listed.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAXON PATERSON-WRIGHT | 00:04:10 |
| 2 | DEZMOND CUTTER | 00:04:12 |
| 3 | JOSH SHANAHAN | 00:04:14 |
| 4 | ROHAN HICKEY | 00:04:19 |
| 5 | JASPER WATERS | 00:04:21 |
| 6 | LACHLAN HOW | 00:04:22 |
| 7 | BROCK WAUGH | 00:04:27 |
| 8 | HENRY BAKER | 00:04:35 |
| 9 | THOMAS GORMAN | 00:04:39 |
| 10 | BRANDON PRYOR | 00:04:44 |
| 11 | SAYLA DONNELLEY | 00:04:50 |
| 12 | ADAM TAYLOR | 00:04:59 |
| 13 | BRIELLE ERBACHER | 00:05:00 |
| 14 | MICHAEL GARD | 00:05:01 |
| 15 | LUCINDA BARNES | 00:05:06 |
| 16 | JAMES STEAD | 00:05:22 |
| 17 | ABIGAIL BARNES | 00:05:24 |
| 18 | LIBBY TROY | 00:05:29 |
| 19 | SEAN NEEDHAM | 00:05:30 |
| 20 | BLAKE FROST | 00:05:36 |
| 21 | GRAEME FAULDS | 00:05:37 |
Timing by Sports Event Services: complete 2026 Toowoomba Running Festival results, all distances.
Jamie Lacey made it two from two, winning the marathon in 2:38:52 on Sunday 4 May, more than two minutes quicker than his 2024 time. Kathryn Parkinson was first woman again in 2:51:42, third overall and nearly eight minutes faster than the year before. It proved to be the last Toowoomba marathon, with the distance dropped for 2026.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAMIE LACEY | 02:38:52 |
| 2 | DYLAN MCCORMACK | 02:50:22 |
| 3 | KATHRYN PARKINSON | 02:51:42 |
| 4 | CALLUM CORBETT | 03:01:19 |
| 5 | NICHOLAS TURNER | 03:03:14 |
| 6 | BEN MACCRONAN | 03:03:28 |
| 7 | PIETER VAN DER KOOIJ | 03:09:57 |
| 8 | GEOFFREY ORMISTON | 03:17:18 |
| 9 | JUN QIU | 03:18:25 |
| 10 | JUSTIN HAHN | 03:19:58 |
| 11 | DANIEL MASON | 03:25:53 |
| 12 | SON NGHIEM | 03:28:41 |
| 13 | LEA BROWN | 03:29:12 |
| 14 | JOHN WHITE HWANG | 03:29:12 |
| 15 | ROBERTO GARCIA | 03:29:38 |
| 16 | ELDON CHUO | 03:29:57 |
| 17 | SERENA DWYER | 03:30:10 |
| 18 | COOPER LEEMON | 03:30:14 |
| 19 | KIM KNOX | 03:30:57 |
| 20 | SCOTT STEINHARDT | 03:31:33 |
| 21 | BOB ASHFORD | 03:33:06 |
| 22 | SORAB SHAVAKSHA | 03:35:49 |
| 23 | TAKENORI SAGARA | 03:36:40 |
| 24 | MARK HETHERINGTON | 03:39:24 |
| 25 | ANH TUNG PHAM | 03:42:46 |
A mile was added to the weekend for the first time in 2025, run on the Saturday evening before the main program, and it carried the Queensland Road Mile Championship straight away. Connor Whittet took it in 4:30, two seconds ahead of a three-way scrap for second: Lachlan How, Joel Humphrey and Blade Rose all stopped the clock on 4:32. Brielle J Erbacher was the fastest woman in 5:08, 19th of 43 finishers.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONNOR WHITTET | 00:04:30 |
| 2 | LACHLAN HOW | 00:04:32 |
| 3 | JOEL HUMPHREY | 00:04:32 |
| 4 | BLADE ROSE | 00:04:32 |
| 5 | TIMOTHY HOGNO | 00:04:35 |
| 6 | EDEN KATENE | 00:04:38 |
| 7 | JACKSON MCCLURE | 00:04:39 |
| 8 | AIDAN HOBBS | 00:04:39 |
| 9 | LUKE GORSKI | 00:04:40 |
| 10 | EZEKIEL LEAN | 00:04:40 |
| 11 | HARIHARAN KRISHNA | 00:04:42 |
| 12 | HENRY BAKER | 00:04:45 |
| 13 | THOMAS GORMAN | 00:04:45 |
| 14 | BYRON SMITH | 00:04:45 |
| 15 | JOSHUA LEHMANN | 00:05:00 |
| 16 | JOEL ABBOTT | 00:05:04 |
| 17 | BRANDON PRYOR | 00:05:06 |
| 18 | CONOR MATHEWSON | 00:05:06 |
| 19 | BRIELLE J ERBACHER | 00:05:08 |
| 20 | NYREE HAMILTON | 00:05:11 |
| 21 | NOAH GUNDERS | 00:05:15 |
| 22 | ZACHARY CROFT | 00:05:18 |
| 23 | LUCY BARNES | 00:05:20 |
| 24 | TAYLOR MARIE HUDSPITH | 00:05:22 |
| 25 | REUBEN CASEY | 00:05:25 |
Timing by Sports Event Services: complete 2025 Toowoomba Running Festival results, all distances.
Jamie Lacey won the marathon in 2:41:07 on Sunday 5 May at the first running of the festival. Kathryn Parkinson took second outright in 2:59:27, the only other runner under three hours and the first woman home. There was no mile on the program in 2024; it was added the following year.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie LACEY | 02:41:07 |
| 2 | Kathryn PARKINSON | 02:59:27 |
| 3 | Sean NEEDHAM | 03:05:11 |
| 4 | Ben MACCRONAN | 03:06:26 |
| 5 | Chris FENTON | 03:15:36 |
| 6 | Ben ANNING | 03:16:00 |
| 7 | Roberto GARCIA | 03:19:10 |
| 8 | Scott STEINHARDT | 03:19:12 |
| 9 | Callum CORBETT | 03:19:15 |
| 10 | Shaun HACKNEY | 03:19:53 |
| 11 | William TOWNER | 03:25:08 |
| 12 | Dennis ROCHFORD | 03:25:50 |
| 13 | Rick SCOTT | 03:28:19 |
| 14 | Trent DONOVAN | 03:28:58 |
| 15 | Josh SCHONFELD | 03:29:25 |
| 16 | Roxane MUTSCHLER | 03:29:35 |
| 17 | Justin HAHN | 03:29:41 |
| 18 | Anh Tung PHAM | 03:29:43 |
| 19 | Scott FISCHER | 03:32:58 |
| 20 | Mark KRIEDEMANN | 03:33:10 |
| 21 | Glen SANEWSKI | 03:34:59 |
| 22 | Serena DWYER | 03:38:13 |
| 23 | Brad SMITH | 03:40:10 |
| 24 | Dean JAMES | 03:40:15 |
| 25 | Zhixiang LI | 03:42:31 |
| 26 | Blair STORMON | 03:42:32 |
| 27 | Brendon COSTIGAN | 03:43:23 |
| 28 | Ben WEULE | 03:44:14 |
| 29 | Tony XU | 03:45:25 |
| 30 | Simon KELDERMAN | 03:45:31 |
| 31 | Changyue SONG | 03:46:26 |
| 32 | Sheridan FULLER | 03:47:14 |
| 33 | Graeme MORRIS | 03:47:45 |
| 34 | Samuel KRUGER | 03:49:13 |
| 35 | Paul HODGES | 03:49:22 |
| 36 | Simon COOK | 03:49:55 |
| 37 | Chun-Kai KU | 03:51:35 |
| 38 | Cameron RICHARDSON | 03:52:23 |
| 39 | Zac CROSS | 03:53:14 |
| 40 | Brendan STEINHARDT | 03:55:27 |
| 41 | Ian DUNBAR | 03:56:01 |
| 42 | Margaret BROKSCH | 03:58:25 |
| 43 | Yolande WILLEMSE | 03:58:25 |
| 44 | Lenon MANDIKIZA | 03:59:56 |
| 45 | Kelvin TUNG | 04:00:03 |
| 46 | Timothy VALE | 04:00:57 |
| 47 | Christopher COWLING | 04:02:20 |
| 48 | James ROZYNSKI | 04:04:35 |
| 49 | Brenden ERBACHER | 04:05:04 |
| 50 | David HALICZER | 04:07:43 |
Timing by Sports Event Services: complete 2024 Toowoomba Running Festival results, all distances.
