Main Street is located in the heart of the Western Australian goldfields, with the primary focus on speed: a flat, fast bitumen course on a "bitumen outback main street." The Leonora Golden Gift offers a unique atmosphere, blending a serious elite competition with a full community carnival. The prize money attracts competitive runners who are focused on performance.
Under crisp late-autumn air, the sealed road demands rhythm, turnover, and nerve, with less emphasis on tactics for hills or uneven surfaces. Elite athletes compete alongside families, while the outback townscape, market stalls, live music, fireworks, and lawn bowls provide the weekend with its distinctive character, far from urban settings.