Event Details 2024

ENTRY PRICES FOR 2024

Super Early Bird Prices
— Available until May 18th 2024

Grainger Legal Half Marathon
Super Early Bird Price

Adults $90 | Concession $85

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Castlemaine Flyer 10 km Run
Super Early Bird Price

Adults $40 | Concession $35 | U16 $25

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Toyota Castlemaine 5km Run / Walk
Super Early Bird Price

Adults $20 | Concession $15 | U16 $10

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Early Bird Prices
— Available until Aug 30th 2024

Grainger Legal Half Marathon
Early Bird Price

Adults $105 | Concession $95

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Castlemaine Flyer 10 km Run
Early Bird Price

Adults $45 | Concession $35 | U16 $25

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Toyota Castlemaine 5km Run / Walk
Early Bird Price

Adults $25 | Concession $20 | U15 $10

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Standard Prices
from August 30th 2024

Registrations after 11.30 pm Friday 30th August 2024

Grainger Legal Half Marathon
Standard Price

Adults $115 | Concession $105

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Castlemaine Flyer 10 km Run
Standard Price

Adults $50 | Concession $45 | U16 $30

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Toyota Castlemaine 5km Run / Walk
Standard Price

Adults $30 | Concession $25 | U16 $20

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Registrations on the day

Increase by $10 on the standard prices

The Start & finish line is located at the Camp Reserve

Bibs are to be collected on the day only from the registration area.

21, 10, and 5 km participants gain automatic entry into the Goldfields Medical Run Bird Run event. NB: Children under 10 can run untimed in the 5 km for free. If a child 10 and under wishes to be timed, then the standard entry fee must be paid.

Goldfields Medical Run Bird Run event: (This is a free event)

Sorry, we do not offer a “family price”.

Goldfields Medical RUN BIRD RUN is a free event for the U10s. However, all entrants must register.

5:30 am – 7:30 am

Event set up

7:00 – 8:00 am

Open for registration & bib collection for the Half Marathon

9:00 – 11:10 am

Bib collection on on-day registration for the 5 km & 10 km events

8.05 am

Half Marathon briefing

8.15 am

Steam train departs Castlemaine with Half Marathon runners aboard!

9:15 am

Half Marathon (21 km) Starts from Maldon 

10:30 am

Event opening / Welcome to Country — Camp Reserve with Maree Edwards (MP Bendigo West) & Uncle Rick Nelson (Dja Dja Wurrung Elder).

10.40 am

Warm-up events with The Bird

10.40 am

On the day registration & bib collection closes for 10 km run

10:45 am

10 km Run start

11.10 am

On the day registration & bib collection closes for 5 km run/walk

11.10 am

Warm-up events with The Bird

11:15 am

5 km Run / Walk start

12:05 pm

Run Bird Run Start

12.15pm

Presentations open
— with Sue Race (CEO Dhelkaya Health), Darren Fuzzard (CEO Mount Alexamder Shire), Maree Edwards (MP Bendigo West)

12.30 pm

Event closes

PLEASE BE IN ATTENDANCE 40 MINUTES PRIOR TO RACE AS START TIMES MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY TO ACCOMMODATE OUR TIMING SYSTEM

Please note this Race Day Schedule is provisional and subject to change