Tag: Gold Coast Airport Marathon
Gold Coast Airport Marathon on track to welcome record international numbers
A record number of overseas runners are expected to converge in Queensland for this year’s Gold Coast Airport Marathon, to be held 2 – 3 July, with international entries up 20% on the same time last year.
Empowering women to run the Gold Coast Airport Marathon one step at a time
Australia’s greatest female distance athlete and four-time Olympian Benita Willis today launched Girl Active, a new City of Gold Coast program which includes Girl Active Running, a running group for women training for next year’s Gold Coast Airport Marathon.
Kenyan barber trims plenty off the Gold Coast Airport Marathon record
A year on from the long-standing Australian all comers marathon record being broken on the Gold Coast, the record was given a further trim by a former barber from Kenya at an age many consider to be past their prime for athletic pursuits.
Wellings and Deki set huge personal bests on way to ASICS Half Marathon wins
New South Wales speed machine Eloise Wellings made it three wins from her three starts over the half marathon distance this morning when she was an emphatic winner of the ASICS Half Marathon.
Getenet and deja vu the stories of the Junior Dash
Remember the name Chekole Getenet. He ‘s the Brisbane-based Ethiopian refugee who showed the field a clean set of heels in today’s 4km Junior Dash at the Gold Coast Airport Marathon.
Dent and Mitchell secure Southern Cross University 10km Run wins
The ACT’s Martin Dent produced an age-defying sprint to the line to win this morning’s Southern Cross University 10km Run at the Gold Coast Airport Marathon in windless, crisp and cloudless conditions on the Gold Coast.
Strongest elite field set for good times on the Gold Coast this weekend
This year’s Gold Coast Airport Marathon on Sunday (5 July) will assemble the strongest elite marathon running field in its 37-year-history, headlined by the return of the past two male winners Silah Limo from Kenya and Yuki Kawauchi from Japan.
Wellings chasing Willis as Australia’s most versatile women’s distance runner
Sunday’s ASICS Half Marathon, part of the Gold Coast Airport marathon weekend, will be an opportunity for one of Australia’s most versatile distance runners, Eloise Wellings to improve her ranking.
Australia’s most runner friendly and safety conscious marathon
The Gold Coast Airport Marathon will implement world leading technology and ground-breaking safety practices to ensure the well-being of its competitors and spectators at this year’s event.
Gold Coast Airport Marathon prepared with extensive medical services
With close to 27,000 participants set to take part in this weekend’s Gold Coast Airport Marathon, event organisers are continuing to deliver world standard event safety and medical practices.
RUNNERS. TAG YOUR PHOTOS WITH #GCM24