Contemplative
21.1 km
5:50 /km
Harbour half.
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Sydney, Australia·Oceania·SeptemberWorld MajorIconic
TCS Sydney Marathon
City & harbour, rolling, iconic.
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- Official distance
- 42.195 km
- Elevation gain
- +340m
- Mindful tempo
- 5:20 /km — bright
- Character
- City & harbour, rolling, iconic
Harbour Bridge start, Opera House finish — a new Major (2025) with a very old landscape.
Because moving beside water borrows its willingness; the current does part of the pacing for you.
The harbour opens the chest — long breath under the Bridge.
Course
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Course line · live Xymove map
Xymove · rendering the line
Xymove Map
42.195 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom-33.869, 151.209
Elevation profile
+340 m gainPeak 340 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 340 metres, peak 340 m above start, low 0 m.A physical profile — respect the ascents; let the descents restore the breath.
Sydney-33.869, 151.209
Race Day
Practical & atmospheric notes
Kind shoulder-season conditions — mild mornings, arm-sleeves off by kilometre eight for most runners.
A Major start line: elite corrals, live broadcast helicopters overhead, a hundred thousand hearts syncing. Arrive early, breathe long, let the noise be weather rather than pressure.
World-class crowd support — dense from start to finish, with famous cheer corners that will lift you when the legs won't.
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
Elevation and mixed surfaces make this a physical line. Handcycles only with a support team; sturdy adaptive strollers on the flatter opening kilometres.
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Recovery
Bondi to Bronte walk, flat white, sea.
Along the line
Course imagery
Soul-Tuned Variations
One race, three ways to run it.
Recovery echo
6 km
6:30 /km
Botanic Gardens loop.
Stronger
42.195 km
4:35 /km
Even splits, patient hills.
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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