The Brighton Beach Marathon is a 42.2K road marathon held at Green Point in Brighton, on Melbourne’s bayside. The race begins on Beach Road before sunrise, with wheelchair racers starting shortly before the main marathon field. This is an adults-only marathon, and the course is AIMS certified and measured to World Athletics standards, ensuring runners seeking an official marathon mark are on accurately measured ground.
The marathon follows two laps of its designated course, with a road finish deadline late in the morning and checkpoint cutoffs at 32K, 36K, and 39K. Runners maintaining a pace slower than five hours are directed onto an alternate route, while faster men under 3:15 and women under 3:30 can qualify for a priority start. The event also provides shorter races, including a half marathon, 10K, and 5K, and marathon entry includes a finisher T-shirt and medal.