Australia's premier marathon, deliberately reimagined to run faster. The old Birdwood climb at 36km, the bit that used to wreck late PBs, is gone. What's left is a genuine personal-best course.
The route
42.195km of closed roads out through central Melbourne, a loop of Albert Park Lake, then a long out-and-back along the St Kilda foreshore. Flat throughout, with only around 120m of climbing.
Early-October, Melbourne
Highs around 18°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 42% of days.
Who finishes, and how
Training for the Nike Melbourne Marathon
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