2025 Gold Coast Marathon
Pat Carroll Online & Onland Pace Runners
The 2025 Gold Coast Marathon will be providing pace runners in the Southern Cross University 10k/ Half Marathon and the Asics Gold Coast Marathon. The pace runners will be known as the “Pat Carroll Online & Onland Pacers”.
If you have a desire to complete the 10k/ Half Marathon or Marathon within a certain time frame it’s highly likely a Pat Carroll Online & Onland pace runner will be able to assist you greatly. The pace runner facility is offered free to all participants.
APPLY BELOW TO BE A PACE RUNNER
David Culbert (Olympic long jumper and well know Cannel 7 commentator) had the following to say after his (and his wife’s) experience in the 2024 Gold Coast Marathon:
Pat, Sam and I ran the marathon yesterday and your pacers were magnificent. I ran with the 4 hour group and they kept me entertained and motivated. I didn’t have to think at all. Just run along and keep them close. Sam said her pacers in the 4:30 got her home. She dropped off them in the last couple of k’s but her pacer told her they were ahead of schedule by a few minutes and she’d make it. Which she did. What a great job they did. I managed to finish a 100ms or so ahead of them and missed them at the finish. Please pass on our thanks. A great event and rapt to have been able to experience it. DC
Pat Carroll Online & Onland pace runners will do their best to maintain an even pace throughout the entire race with the aim to have you finishing slightly faster (30sec or so) than the pace groups relevant target NET time.
Each pace group will have two pace runners
Pace groups:
10k: 40min, 50min, 60min, 70min
Half Marathon: 1.24/ 1.30/ 1.40/ 1.50/ 2hrs/ 2.10/ 2.20 / Motivator 3:20
Marathon: 3:00/ 3:10/ 3:20/ 3:30/ 3:40/ 3:50/ 4:00/ 4:15/ 4:30/ 4:45/ 5:00/5.30/6hrs/Motivator 6:40
Race day
Pace runners will be assembled in the start area 15min prior to race start and will be holding a large sign depicting the relevant finish time they’ll be achieving. There’ll also be stationary signs at various points at the sides of the start area.
Pace runners will be identifiable throughout the race via their pace runner singlets and also by large helium balloons.Pace runners will offer encouragement to runners throughout the race.
Pace Runner Application
Feel free to still apply. Your details will be place on a reserve list.
To adequately carry out the pace runner role you’ll need to be able to comfortably run the pace you’ve nominated for.
You also need to be prepared to offer encouragement and motivate runners in your pack.
The 2024 Gold Coast Marathon will cover the costs of entry fees for all pacers.
All pace runners will receive a singlet.
I’ll be advising all applicants if they’ve been successful or not, by no later early March.
Feel free to enter the Gold Coast Marathon now to avoid missing out on an entry. Should you secure a pace runner role your entry will be refunded in full.
This is what Gary Mayor had to say following his experience as a Pat Carroll Online & Onland pace runner:
Just a special thanks for giving me the opportunity to be a 1hr 40 min pace runner in this years Gold Coast Half Marathon.
It was another memorable occasion, the highlight for me was the numerous people that came up to me after the event and congratulated me on my consistent pacing. I didn’t take the balloons off for a good half hour because I was really enjoying all the adulation.
It’s a very satisfying feeling to have helped these athletes achieve their goals, and I look forward to doing the same next year.