The TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS offers a wide variety of pace times to help you hit your event-day goal. A pacer is a seasoned marathon runner committed to maintaining a consistent effort/pace throughout the event, aiming to finish at an advertised target time while also providing encouragement to participants. Whether you're a first-time marathoner or aiming for a specific milestone, there is a dedicated pacer for you.
Look out for our pacers on event day. Each one will carry a flag clearly displaying their target finish time.
Zero Stress, Just Flow
Seamless Race Day Tempo Support
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Locate Your Group
On race morning, head to your designated start group area in St Leonards Park. Look for our pacers holding tall, high-visibility flags marked with your target finish time.
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Even Pace Strategy
Our pacers run precise split times. They manage the elevation, the wind, and the pacing strategy so you can conserve energy and focus entirely on your rhythm.
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Breathtaking Finish
Stick with your group, enjoy the incredible community support along the course, and cross the finish line under the sails of the Sydney Opera House right on target.
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Start Line Alignment
Aligning with Your Start Wave
To ensure a smooth, safe, and elite running experience, the TCS Sydney Marathon starts in color-coded waves (Red, Green, and Orange) from St Leonards Park. Our pacers are strategically assigned to specific assembly zones within these waves. Please check your official runner bib for your wave color and assembly chute letter. On race morning, simply enter your color-coded starting corral and align yourself with the pacer holding your target time flag.
Wave One
Red Wave —
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Wave Two
Green Wave —
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Wave Three
Orange Wave —
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Zero Stress, Just Flow
Seamless Race Day Tempo Support
The Sub 3 Club
2:30 – 3:00 Hrs
Pace: 3:33 – 4:15 Min/Km
Boston Qualifier
3:00 – 3:30 Hrs
Pace: 4:23 – 4:58 Min/Km
Breaking 4
3:35 – 3:55 Hrs
Pace: 5:05 – 5:34 Min/Km
Safety in Numbers
4:00 – 4:30 Hrs
Pace: 5:41 – 6:23 Min/Km
Cruising Around the Harbour City
4:40 – 5:00 Hrs
Pace: 6:38 – 7:06 Min/Km
Party Pace
5:15 – 6:00 Hrs
Pace: 7:27 – 8:31 Min/Km
Maximum Value for Money
6:15 – 7:00 Hrs
Pace: 8:53 – 9:57 Min/Km
Sweep Hanging in There
Up to 7 Hrs
Pace: Up To 9:57 Min/Km
Meet the 2026 pace team
Find Your Pacer
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Name | Pace | Start Group | Assembly |
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Drew Fryer | 2:30 | Start Group 1 | Purple |
Craig Appleby | 2:35 | Start Group 1 | Purple |
Michael Ho | 2:40 | Start Group 1 | Purple |
Matthew Ho | 2:40 | Start Group 1 | Purple |
David Byrne | 2:45 | Start Group 1 | Purple |
Lachlan Chisholm | 2:45 | Start Group 1 | Purple |
David Staehr | 2:50 | Start Group 1 | Purple |
Romain Petron | 2:50 | Start Group 1 | Purple |
Justin Perkins | 2:55 | Start Group 1 | Purple |
Shane Wood | 2:55 | Start Group 1 | Purple |
Pace Team Applications
Applications to join the 2026 TCS Sydney Marathon Pace Team have closed.
Applications for 2027 will open in January 2027.
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