Event Details 2025

ENTRY PRICES FOR 2025

Super Early Bird Prices
Available until May 16th 2025

Half Marathon
Adults $105 | Concession $95

10 km Run
Adults $40 | Concession $35 | U16 $25

5km Run / Walk
Adults $25 | Concession $20 | U16 $10

Early Bird Prices
Available until Friday 22nd August 2025

Half Marathon
Adults $115 | Concession $105

10 km Run
Adults $50 | Concession $45 | U15 $25

5km Run / Walk
Adults $30 | Concession $25 | U15 $10

Standard Prices
from August 23rd 2025

Half Marathon
Adults $130 | Concession $125

10 km Run
Adults $60 | Concession $55 | U16 $30

5km Run / Walk
Adults $35 | Concession $30 | 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.

Participants who complete 21, 10, and 5 km distances 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, 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”.

5:30 am – 7:30 am

Event set up

7:00 – 8:00 am

Open for registration & bib collection for the Half Marathon.

8:00 – 10:15 am

Open for registration, 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 

10:00 am

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

10.00 am

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

10.10 am

Warm-up events with The Bird

10:15 am

10 km Run start

10:15 am

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

10:20 am

Warm-up events with The Bird

10:30 am

5 km Run / Walk start

11:20 pm

Run Bird Run Start

11.30 am

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

12.15 pm

Event closes

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

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