Mad Max Marathon

Event overview

The Mad Max Marathon Running Festival takes place in Broken Hill, NSW, based at the Broken Hill Racecourse about 6 km from the town’s main street. The event offers multiple distances and a children’s dash. Distances include:

• Marathon
• Half marathon
• 10 km (running and a 10 km walk option)
• 5 km
• 2 km Kids Racecourse Dash (U12s; parents may walk or run with children; registration required)

All finishers of the marathon, half marathon, 10 km and 5 km events receive a finisher medal. Trophies are awarded to the first three male and first three female finishers in the marathon, half marathon and 10 km, and to the first male and first female in the 5 km. Award presentations are held progressively through the day.

Course, services and race information

Most of the events are run on dirt tracks with desert landscape sections and parts of the Broken Hill Racecourse. Course layouts use the local parkrun loop plus additional dirt-track sections alongside Racecourse Road and the Silver City Highway; the marathon equals two laps of the half-marathon route. Organisers note the terrain can be unpredictable and the course may be adjusted after heavy rain.

There are four drinks stations on course, with cups and some lollies provided; runners are encouraged to wear hydration vests or carry refillable containers. Bib and pre-purchased T-shirt collection is at the Gary Radford Pavilion. Personal items can be left in a staffed marquee at the start. First aid is provided by St John’s with staff and a vehicle based at the pavilion. A coffee van will be near the start with food for sale and free fruit available. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.