Runner’s World 5.5K
Runner’s World 5.5K
A Race for Everyone
Sunday, 19 July 2026
10:40am
Start Line: Batman Avenue
Finish Line: Melbourne Park
| Current Price |
Standard (Ends at 11:59PM on 28 May 2026): $69 (Adult) $46 (Under 18) |
| Inclusions | Finisher Medal, Finisher Certificate, Live Tracking and Electronic Timing & Results |
| Current Price |
Standard (Ends at 11:59PM on 28 May 2026): $69 (Adult) $46 (Under 18) |
| Inclusions | Finisher Medal, Finisher Certificate, Live Tracking and Electronic Timing & Results |
5.5K Timetable
| Time | Wave / Event |
|---|---|
| 5:30am | Event Village Opens |
| 10:30am | Racing Wheelchair |
| 10:40am | Priority (Less than 20mins) |
| 10:43am | Wave A (21mins – 35mins) |
| 10:50am | Wave B (36mins – 40mins) |
| 11:00am | Wave C (41mins – 50mins) |
| 11:10am | Wave D (50mins+) |
| 11:20am | Start Line Closes |
5.5K Timetable
| Time | Wave / Event |
|---|---|
| 5:30am | Event Village Opens |
| 10:30am | Racing Wheelchair |
| 10:40am | Priority (Less than 20mins) |
| 10:43am | Wave A (21mins – 35mins) |
| 10:50am | Wave B (36mins – 40mins) |
| 11:00am | Wave C (41mins – 50mins) |
| 11:10am | Wave D (50mins+) |
| 11:20am | Start Line Closes |
5K Course Information
Starting on Batman Avenue, you’ll run Flinders Street as the city comes alive — past the iconic Federation Square and Flinders Street Station before turning onto St Kilda Road.
From there the Tan beckons. You’ll wind along Linlithgow Avenue, behind the Myer Music Bowl, and out along Alexandra Avenue toward Morell Bridge — one of Melbourne’s most beautiful stretches of parkland, right in the heart of the city.
The final leg brings you home along the Yarra trail into Birrarung Marr, over Tanderrum Bridge, and across the finish line inside Melbourne Park.
5.5km. One city. Yours for the morning.
*Course subject to change.
Drink stations
The 5.5K passes 1 drink station and is located approximately at 3km with PURE Sports Hydration drinks and water.
Please refer to the table below and the course map above for drink station locations.
| Distance | Product | First Aid | Toilets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3k | Water and PURE Sports Hydration | Yes | Yes |
Cut-Off Times
Runners need to have reached the following locations by the time indicated.
11:20am: All participants must have crossed the start line
11:45am: Reached Batman Avenue (4km)
Pacers
There are no pace groups for the 5.5K.
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