The Sydney Half Marathon, currently branded as the HOKA Runaway Sydney Half Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual

half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...

through

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

's central business district. The course takes in such sites as The Rocks, the

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, the

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, and the Royal Botanic Gardens. The race starts next to at Macquarie Street, and finishes in

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. 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. The event is accompanied by a fundraising initiative primarily targeted at Breast Cancer Network Australia, in memory of

Kerryn McCann Kerryn McCann ( Hindmarsh, 2 May 1967 – 7 December 2008) was an Australian athlete. She was best known for winning the marathon at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games. Personal life McCann was born Kerryn Hindmarsh in Bulli, New South ...

, who succumbed to breast cancer in December 2008.

References

External links

smhhalfmarathon.com.au
Half marathons Sports competitions in Sydney {{marathon-stub