Perth Running Festival takes place on Sun, Oct 11, 2026 in Burswood, Australia. The main route is 42.2 km.
- Date
- Sun, Oct 11, 2026
- Start
- Burswood 🇦🇺
- Distance
- 42.2 km
- Level
- Open to all
The Perth Running Festival offers a fast and scenic course through Burswood Park and along the Swan River, featuring a spectacular big-screen finish inside Optus Stadium.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
The Perth Running Festival demands sustained aerobic endurance and pacing discipline over a standard 42.2 km marathon distance along the Swan River.
Aerobic Endurance
Covering 42.2 km requires a highly developed aerobic energy system capable of maintaining a steady state over several hours.
Pacing Discipline
A fast and scenic course through Burswood Park rewards even pacing from the start to prevent late-race deceleration before the stadium finish.
Muscular Durability
Running the full marathon distance places sustained repetitive load on the lower limbs, requiring specific resistance to impact fatigue.
A marathon duration exceeding two and a half hours requires consistent exogenous carbohydrate intake of 60 to 90 grams per hour to sustain glycogen levels.
What would it take you?
Pick the level closest to yours for an estimate of finish time on this course and the training a solid preparation needs.
Estimated finish
3:45–4:30
Peak-week training
5–7 h/week
A model estimate from distance, climbing and level, not a promise. Conditions, drafting and pacing move it.
IntervalCoach turns those weekly hours into a concrete plan built around your actual fitness. Start with this race as your goal
Your road to race day
Race day at Perth Running Festival is 7 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Build1 week · Aug 24, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
02Peak3 weeks · Aug 31, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
03Taper2 weeks · Sep 21, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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