The Sydney Half Marathon, currently branded as the HOKA Runaway Sydney Half Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual half marathon through Sydney's central business district. The course takes in such sites as The Rocks, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Opera House, and the Royal Botanic Gardens. The race starts next to at Macquarie Street, and finishes in Hyde Park. Prior to 2008, the course ran a similar route, but started and finished near The Rocks. In 2024, the event had over 17,000 runners, making it Australia's largest half marathon race. [1]

Sydney Half Marathon
DateMay
LocationSydney, Australia
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
(also 10 km)
Established1992 (32 years ago) (1992)
Course recordsMen's: 2:07:03 (1994)
Australia Pat Caroll
Women's: 2:24:33 (1996)
Australia Nyla Caroll
Official siteSydney Half Marathon
Participants17,000 (2024)

The event is accompanied by a fundraising initiative primarily targeted at Breast Cancer Network Australia, in memory of Kerryn McCann, who succumbed to breast cancer in December 2008.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Runaway Sydney Half Marathon - The Streets Are Yours". runawaysydneyhalf.com.au. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth gold medalist Kerryn McCann dies from cancer at 41". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
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