Runners crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge during a marathon event.

TCS Sydney Marathon Presented by asics

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The 2026 TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS will be held on Sunday 30 August, 2026.
If you’re successful, your bank card will be charged the relevant registration fee (AUD $280 for Australian & New Zealand residents, AUD $330 for International residents - plus any optional donations) on 29 October 2025, with a confirmation email to follow.
All unsuccessful applicants will be provided other options on how they can enter the 2026 TCS Sydney Marathon through our International and Domestic Travel and Charity Programs.
Unfortunately, applications for the High Performance Program have closed.
We appreciate your disappointment, but please note all decisions are final and cannot be reviewed, appealed, or altered.

We had an extremely limited number of spots available, and a high number of applicants. We hope that we can accommodate more runners in the future.
Unfortunately, all entries are non-refundable and non-transferrable (including name transfers, general deferrals to 2027 or downgrades to a shorter distance), per the event terms and conditions.
Name transfers are strictly prohibited. Any participant running under a false name will be disqualified and banned from future events.
The TCS Sydney Marathon uses a lottery system for general public entry.
More information on registering as a duo team or registering a guide runner can be found here.
Please check your junk/spam folders, otherwise please contact us at info@sydneymarathon.com to locate your registration, please provide your name and email you registered with.
Our team will be in touch with you within four weeks of the ballot announcement. Please ensure that you monitor your emails regularly (including spam) during this time.
More information for the 10km and Mini-Marathon will be available in the first quarter of 2026.
Please contact us at info@sydneymarathon.com to update your time.
Please fill in your predicted time based on your running ability.
Please contact us at info@sydneymarathon.com from January 2026 with your request; please note that entry into the 2026 TCS Sydney Marathon is not enough to satisfy the Australian government's requirements for entry into the country.
Staying in a central Sydney hotel will keep you close to everything you need for race weekend. The Official Hotel Stays program by Marathon Tours & Travel offers runners and their supporters' access to central Sydney hotels at discounted rates at a wide range of properties. Book your Hotel Stay here.
Yes, you can book your hotel with Marathon Tours & Travel to access special rates and great value at various hotels in central locations around Sydney. Book your Hotel Stay here.
More information for the pacer applications will be available in the first quarter of 2026.
The participant agreement for the 2026 TCS Sydney Marathon can be found here.
Deferrals are only offered to expectant parents under the Pregnancy and Postpartum Policy and active service members in the Australian Defence Force under the Defence Force Policy.
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