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Canberra Times Marathon Festival 2027

Canberra Times Marathon Festival 2027 is on 10 – 11 April 2027 (Australia). That is 24 weeks from today.

24 weeks to go

Race day
10 – 11 April 2027
Where
Australia
Distances
Half Marathon, Marathon
Countdown
174 days · 24 weeks

Organisers sometimes move a date. Check the official site before you book travel.

Training plan

Training for Canberra Times Marathon Festival

Counted back from race day. These are the dates the plan would run on if you started it now.

half marathon

There is time for the full 14-week half marathon plan. It starts on 2 January 2027; until then, easy running keeps the base.

  1. Base · 6 weeksEasy running. Weekly distance climbs and the long run grows.from 2 Jan
  2. Build · 4 weeksThreshold and tempo sessions come in next to the long run.from 13 Feb
  3. Peak · 2 weeksThe biggest weeks and the longest long run.from 13 Mar
  4. Taper · 2 weeksDistance drops, pace stays. You arrive rested.from 27 Mar
  5. Race day10 Apr
How the half marathon plan works

marathon

There is time for the full 18-week marathon plan. It starts on 5 December 2026; until then, easy running keeps the base.

  1. Base · 9 weeksEasy running. Weekly distance climbs and the long run grows.from 5 Dec
  2. Build · 3 weeksThreshold and tempo sessions come in next to the long run.from 6 Feb
  3. Peak · 3 weeksThe biggest weeks and the longest long run.from 27 Feb
  4. Taper · 3 weeksDistance drops, pace stays. You arrive rested.from 20 Mar
  5. Race day10 Apr
How the marathon plan works

This is the layout the plan builder starts from. In the app it shifts with how long you have been running, and the week moves when you miss a run.

Train for it with Runapt

Pick Canberra Times Marathon Festival as the goal in the app. The plan counts back from race day and moves when you miss a run.

Can you be ready for Canberra Times Marathon Festival?

Fill in your weekly distance and your longest recent run. The check runs on the same engine that builds the plan and says whether this race fits, before you pay for an entry.

Is your goal race realistic?

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Goal finish time (optional)

Computed by the same engine that builds Runapt plans — so this can never clear a race the plan builder would block.

Pace

The pace behind a goal time

Even pace from start to finish, without stops. Training paces are slower than this on most days.

half marathon
Finish timePer kmPer mile
1:30:004:166:52
1:45:004:598:01
2:00:005:419:09
2:15:006:2410:18
2:30:007:0711:27
2:45:007:4912:35
marathon
Finish timePer kmPer mile
3:00:004:166:52
3:30:004:598:01
4:00:005:419:09
4:30:006:2410:18
5:00:007:0711:27
5:30:007:4912:35
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Questions about Canberra Times Marathon Festival

When is Canberra Times Marathon Festival 2027?

Canberra Times Marathon Festival 2027 is on 10 – 11 April 2027 (Australia). That is 24 weeks from today.

Which distances can you run at Canberra Times Marathon Festival?

Canberra Times Marathon Festival offers these distances: Half Marathon, Marathon.

How many weeks do you need to train for Canberra Times Marathon Festival?

The Runapt half marathon plan runs 14 weeks as standard and 8 weeks at the shortest. The Runapt marathon plan runs 18 weeks as standard and 12 weeks at the shortest. That assumes you already run a few times a week. Starting from zero takes longer.

Is it too late to start training for Canberra Times Marathon Festival?

There is time for the full 18-week marathon plan. It starts on 5 December 2026; until then, easy running keeps the base.

How do you enter Canberra Times Marathon Festival?

Entries are handled by the organiser at solemotive.com. Runapt does not sell race entries; it builds the training plan.

Start with a free plan.

Download Runapt and build your first training week. The free plan has no time limit.

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