Sydney Marathon 2026
Sydney · August 30, 2026 · 36,243 finishers
- Where the field cracked
- 30 km
- Negative splits
- 13.2%
- Median finish
- 4:20:21
- Finishers
- 36,243
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 | 1.5% |
| 3:00-3:30 | 2.6% |
| 3:30-4:00 | 4.1% |
| 4:00-4:30 | 8.5% |
| 4:30-5:00 | 12.3% |
| >5:00 | 16.0% |
Race conditions
- Temp.
- 9.0°C – 19.1°C
- Humidity at peak
- 56%
- Wind
- 4 km/h – 9 km/h
Temperature ran from 9.0°C to 19.1°C. At its hottest, the air was at 56% humidity.
Hour by hour
| Hour | Temp. | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 9.0°C | 100% | 9 km/h |
| 07:00 | 9.1°C | 99% | 8 km/h |
| 08:00 | 9.7°C | 100% | 8 km/h |
| 09:00 | 11.2°C | 96% | 8 km/h |
| 10:00 | 14.2°C | 88% | 7 km/h |
| 11:00 | 16.8°C | 72% | 6 km/h |
| 12:00 | 18.6°C | 58% | 4 km/h |
| 13:00 | 19.1°C | 56% | 6 km/h |
| 14:00 | 18.7°C | 59% | 8 km/h |
| 15:00 | 18.0°C | 63% | 8 km/h |
| 16:00 | 18.0°C | 63% | 6 km/h |
Hourly data from open-meteo. Peak wind 9 km/h. Times in the race's own zone.