Nike Melbourne Marathon

The Nike Melbourne Marathon has a course redirection for entrants who are running at slower than a 5.30hr marathon pace. At the 22km mark of the Marathon (approx. 9:40am), slow runners will be redirected into Fitzroy St from Beaconsfield Parade. Redirected runners will be given a wristband and do not complete the southern section of the course (7.8km). Instead redirected runners will make up this distance by completing seven (7) loops in Brunton Avenue, which are 1.1km per loop (near the finish) before heading to the MCG finish line. Redirected, slower runners have up to 7hrs to make it inside the MCG to have their results officially recorded. A designated team of officials will be on hand to record and advise all redirected runners. Please note: The redirection is a race requirement and is done so to ensure the safety of slower runners and also to meet traffic management requirements. The redirected course has been measured to AIMS standards.