Everything You Need to Know About the 2026 Sydney Marathon

August 27, 2026

The 2026 TCS Sydney Marathon on August 30 debuts as an Abbott World Marathon Major with a record ~41,000 runners and a stacked elite field headlined by world champions Alphonce Simbu and Peres Jepchirchir. Nineteen men and five women in the lineup have already beaten the course records, making the hilly, harbor-side route a prime stage for fast times, while Australians can chase a A$10,000 bonus for breaking national records. Marathon Handbook