Run Canberra is a road race through major landmarks in Australia’s capital.
The event, which has continued as the Canberra Fun Run and is now making a fresh start under its current name, retains its community-focused character.
Half marathon, 10 km, 5 km, and Kids Run are held together, bringing distances from competitive long-course racing to short family runs into one event.
Sol Motive operates the race, with the local newspaper The Canberra Times also named in the event title.
The official description highlights a flat, fast road course.
With roads closed to traffic, the course passes the Old Parliament House and Parliament House,
connecting the capital’s major political and historic sites through running.
Half marathon starts on Rond Terrace and completes a course that returns to the same location twice.
The repeated section lets you see the same city views again while taking in the capital along the broad roads around Parliament House.
Except for Kids Run, course is AIMS-certified and measured according to World Athletics standards.
Half marathon also offers a race-day Wheelchair Division, broadening the ways to take part.
The organizer operates a separate channel for participants to raise funds for a charity of their choice.
It is an event where personal running connects with community and social causes,
bringing competitive runners and local participants together on the capital’s roads.
