The Melbourne Marathon will not be lost again this year to COVID-19, with the event reworked so it can still go ahead in 2021. Today we will discuss about Melbourne Marathon: Route| 2023 road closures| Start| Bib.
Melbourne Marathon: Route| 2023 road closures| Start| Bib
The Melbourne Marathon has been held annually since 1978. The race of 42.195 km over the traditional marathon distance is the main race within the annual Melbourne Marathon Festival. The race celebrated its 30th birthday in 2007 with a new course featuring the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as both the starting point and finishing point. A total of 3328 competitors completed the 2008 race. Another 17,000 people took part in the half marathon (21.1 km), 10 km and 5.5 km events.
| Date | October |
|---|---|
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | Nike |
| Established | 1978 |
| Course records | Men’s: 2:09:12 (2022) Timothy Kiplagat RonohWomen’s: 2:25:19 (2018)  |
| Official site | Melbourne Marathon |
| Participants | 6,215 finishers (2022) 4,927 (2021) 7,014 (2019) |
Route
Choose from five distances, ranging from 42.195km to 3km, each starting at Batman Avenue (150m north of Rod Laver Arena), and ending with a lap of honor around the hallowed grounds of the MCG!
2023 road closures
The following roads will be closed for the Melbourne Marathon event.
Sunday 15 October – 4am to 2pm.
The affected roads will be closed from 4am onwards, including:
- Jolimont Road between Wellington Parade and Jolimont Street
- Brunton Avenue between Jolimont Street and Punt Road
- Batman Avenue between Olympic Boulevard and Flinders Street
- Sturt Street between Southbank Boulevard and Kavanaugh Street
- Beach Road between Bay Street and Head Street
- Hoddle Highway between Swan Street and Brunton Avenue
- Yarra Bank Highway between Fanning Street and Swan Street Bridge
- St Kilda Road southbound service lanes between Southbank Boulevard and Anzac Avenue
- St Kilda Road northbound service lane and carriageway between Southbank Boulevard and Fitzroy Street
- Fitzroy Street inbound carriageway between St Kilda Road and Canterbury Road
- Albert Road between Canterbury Road and Kings Way
- Canterbury Road/Ferrers Street at Albert Road
Start
The start time is Sun, 15 Oct, 2023, 1:30 am.
Bib
The Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival Race Week Office will operate at two MCG locations during Race Week to perform the following functions:
•Event upgrade/downgrade
•Replacement race bib collection
•general enquiry
Time and venue will be informed closer to the day of the event.
The Sunday Race Week office is open for general inquiries only, all bib replacements and event changes must be made before Sunday 15th October.
