Melbourne Marathon 2026
Melbourne · October 11, 2026 · 17,730 finishers
- Where the field cracked
- 30 km
- Negative splits
- 13.4%
- Median finish
- 4:04:26
- Finishers
- 17,730
Largest drop in pace between two mats.
Share of the field that ran the second half faster.
Fade, by finish time
Fade tracks ability, so a single field-wide median would compare you against people running a different race. Each band below is the median for runners who finished near your time.
| Band | Median fade |
|---|---|
| <3:00 | 2.0% |
| 3:00-3:30 | 3.5% |
| 3:30-4:00 | 4.3% |
| 4:00-4:30 | 9.3% |
| 4:30-5:00 | 14.1% |
| >5:00 | 19.9% |
Race conditions
- Temp.
- 13.1°C – 24.5°C
- Humidity at peak
- 36%
- Wind
- 10 km/h – 23 km/h
Temperature ran from 13.1°C to 24.5°C. At its hottest, the air was at 36% humidity.
Hour by hour
| Hour | Temp. | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 13.3°C | 77% | 10 km/h |
| 07:00 | 13.1°C | 78% | 11 km/h |
| 08:00 | 14.3°C | 75% | 13 km/h |
| 09:00 | 16.6°C | 69% | 12 km/h |
| 10:00 | 19.1°C | 58% | 15 km/h |
| 11:00 | 21.0°C | 47% | 22 km/h |
| 12:00 | 21.9°C | 45% | 22 km/h |
| 13:00 | 23.1°C | 42% | 22 km/h |
| 14:00 | 24.2°C | 37% | 22 km/h |
| 15:00 | 24.5°C | 36% | 23 km/h |
Hourly data from open-meteo. Peak wind 23 km/h. Times in the race's own zone.