Marathon Relay
Date: 3rd August, 2025
Time: 4:45am (same time and start as Marathon)
The Townsville Marathon is adding a special category to make the Marathon more accessible for this special 50th year.
You can compete in a TOWNSVILLE MARATHON RELAY TEAM!
You can assemble teams of 2, or 4 runners to complete the marathon. Each runner completes either one (1) or two (2) legs.
Marathon relay leg distances:
Leg 1: 7.6 km
Leg 2: 9.9 km
Leg 3: 9.9 km
Leg 4: 14.8 km
Cost:
Team of 2 = $205 per team / Early Bird pricing = $164 per team
Team of 4 = $235 per team / Early Bird pricing = $188 per team
Early Bird pricing is available from November 16th 2024 - March 31st 2025 at 11:59pm. From April 1st all events will return to full pricing.
Marathon Relay Course Description
All Marathon relay runners must enter the Marathon changeover zone regardless of whether you are handing over the team timing chip or not. The changeover zones are where the Marathon relay times will be recorded. If you do not pass through the official changeover zone your times, and confirmation of completion of all legs, will not be recorded and may lead to a Did Not Finish result.
The runner doing leg 1 (~7.6 km) will commence from the Marathon start line alongside all other marathon runners and will follow the 10 km course description (city loop) out along the Strand to the turn around point near the casino then back around to Cook St and into the Marathon Relay changeover zone (7.6 km) which is located on the left just before the intersection with Hayes St. at 7.6 km. Timing chips may only be handed to the next runner in the designated changeover zone.
Your runner for leg 2 (~9.9 km) will take the team timing chip from the previous leg then exit the changeover zone and continue along Cook St to the 10 km turn around in Primrose St, then follow the 10 km course back to the start line. Do not turn right towards the finish line after passing through the start line/arch but continue straight ahead to the Strand, then the turn around point near the casino and back around to Cook St and into the marked Marathon changeover zone to hand the team timing chip to the next runner.
Your runner tackling leg 3 (~ 9.9 km) follows exactly the same course as the runner doing leg 2.
The runner tackling the leg 4 (~14.8 km) will exit the changeover zone and continue along Cook St to the 10 km turn around in Primrose St. From the 10 km turn this runner will continue onto Heatleys Pde and out to the Marathon turn around point at Pallarenda then return to the 10 km course in Primrose St and follow that course to the finish line. The runner for this final leg is the only one to make the right hand turn to the finish line after passing the start line in the event HQ.
Teams with two (2) or four (4) members follow the same procedure whereby each runner must pass through the Marathon changeover zone on Cook St before continuing along the course. For example, if your lead runner is going to run the first two legs then that runner must pass through the changeover zone to have a time recorded for both the first and subsequent legs to ensure every leg is recorded and timed.
