Contemplative
21.1 km
5:40 /km
Coastal half.
Photo · Gold Coast, Queensland Race Library
Gold Coast, Australia·Oceania·July
Gold Coast Marathon
Coastal, flat, fast.
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- Official distance
- 42.195 km · 21.1 km
- Elevation gain
- +50m
- Mindful tempo
- 5:05 /km
- Character
- Coastal, flat, fast
Australia's fastest — sunny winter, ocean on shoulder.
Because uninterrupted rhythm is medicine — this course lets the body forget the clock.
Warm coastal winter — pace by rhythm, not sun.
Course
Open in OpenStreetMap Map & elevation profile
Course line · live Xymove map
Xymove · rendering the line
Xymove Map
42.195 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom-28.017, 153.400
Elevation profile
+50 m gainPeak 50 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 50 metres, peak 50 m above start, low 0 m.A gentle profile — the course rewards patience rather than power.
Gold Coast-28.017, 153.400
Race Day
Practical & atmospheric notes
Warm to hot. Early start, shade-line and salt matter — carry more water than you think you need.
A warm regional start — clubs in matching kit, coffee vans, a local mayor with a microphone. Human-scale and unhurried.
Steady, generous local support along the main boulevards and finish straight; genuine strangers-turned-friends handing out orange slices in the suburbs.
Water sections between km 18 and km 24 thin the crowd — breathe long, let the current pace you.
Sealed city tarmac — closed to traffic on race day
The official road is fully sealed and step-free on race day. Handcyclists routinely start with the elite wave; strollers welcome in the shakeout events.
WheelchairStroller
Recovery
Surfers Paradise wade.
Along the line
Course imagery
Soul-Tuned Variations
One race, three ways to run it.
Recovery echo
5 km
6:20 /km
Beach walk-jog.
Stronger
42.195 km
4:30 /km
PB attempt.
One shared standard · Four tempos
The PureSoul family moves with the same heart. Choose the tempo the day is asking for.
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