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Gold Coast Running Festival

Name: Gold Coast Running Festival
Start: 2027-04-18
End: 2027-04-18
Location: Robina

Robina, Australia • 18 Apr 2027

Gold Coast Running Festival

The Gold Coast Running Festival takes place on 18 April 2027 and marks the 16th anniversary of the event presented by Mastery Schools Australia under the von Bibra Mitsubishi Gold Coast Running Festival banner. The organiser describes the festival as attracting thousands of runners and walkers to the Gold Coast.

The event uses closed road course sections. A variety of race distances is offered, from short fun runs to longer endurance races.

3/4 Marathon
Half Marathon
10 km
5 km
2.5 km
1 km fun run

The festival is scheduled as a weekend event on the Gold Coast and references local beaches, attractions and dining as part of the surrounding area. Several community and commercial partners support the event. Results, event photos from previous years and entry information are maintained by the organiser for participants and attendees. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Australia Robina

Race information

Website

32 km

Rec Gen 3/4 Marathon

Half Marathon

Brooks Half Marathon

10 km

Gold Coast Sports Medicine 10km

5 km

Rokeby 5km

Mastery Schools Australia 2.5km

Michael Shelley 1km Dash

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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