Running in the Gold Coast Marathon 2024

The Gold Coast Marathon is a premier running event held annually in Queensland, Australia, attracting thousands of participants from around the globe. Known for its flat, scenic course along the stunning Gold Coast beachfront, the marathon offers various race categories, including the full marathon, half marathon, 10km run, and wheelchair events.

Robert de Castella, the Australian former world champion marathon runner, gave a prerace pump-up speech at the Gold Coast Marathon 2024.

His words were short and powerful, and they still give me goosebumps when I think about them.

"Today is the day.
Today is your day.
Ahead is 42.195 kilometers to glory.
The marathon starts at 30 kilometers.
The first 30 is your warm up.
The marathon is the last 12 kilometers.
The marathon starts when it gets hard.
And hard is good.
Hard tests you.
It tests your body.
It tests your mind.
And it tests your spirit and your courage.
We salute your courage.
Embrace the struggle.
Because overcoming is glory."

A heartfelt thank you to all the incredible volunteers, supporters, family members, friends, kids, mums, and dads who helped every runner cross the finish line. It wasn’t easy, and it never will be, but your encouragement and presence turned challenges into triumphs.

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🌟 #goldcoast #queensland