South Australian Road Runners Club

The signs were almost as good as the running 😂👏

A huge shoutout to everyone who brought the energy (and creativity!) to our Barossa Poster Competition. We loved seeing these out on course!

🏆 Congratulations to Kaitlyn Court for taking out our favourite sign and winning a free SARRC entry! And to Zoe, Jack, Ella and Elliot for taking out the special kids competition!

Swipe through for some quality race-day motivation 👉

Your 2026 Barossa Marathon Festival champions! 🏆🍇

A huge congratulations to our winners and all of today’s podium finishers on some incredible performances.

🥇 5km: Tilly Williams and Samuel Haylock
🥇 10km: Molly Cook and Fraser Darcy
🥇 10km Wheelchair: Amelia Kayser
🥇 Half-Marathon: Tara Palm and Ian Worsfold
🥇 Marathon: Amanda Farrelly and Ryan Waddington

Congratulations! 👏

What a day, Barossa! 🍇🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

From first-time finishers to PBs and everything in between, congratulations to everyone who took on the 2026 Barossa Marathon Festival! 🙌

Thanks for making it such an incredible day! ❤️

Cheering someone on at the Barossa Marathon Festival? Get creative and bring your best poster! 🎨🏃 (we'll have all the supplies for the kids too at bag drop on race day!)

Tag us in a pic with your sign OR show it off at the finish line for your chance to WIN a free entry to a SARRC event of your choice + something special! 👀🎁

Funny, clever or motivational - we want to see it!

Bib Collection for this weekend's Barossa Marathon Festival!

With record numbers across all distances - it's essential that you pick up your bib for race day - you should receive your bib number on Thursday!

Thursday: 4PM - 7PM from RunDNA Hindmarsh
Friday: 8AM - 5:30PM from RunDNA Hindmarsh
Saturday: 11AM - 3PM from The Rex, Tanunda
Sunday: 6AM - Race Start from The Rex Tanunda

If you can, don't leave it until race morning - give yourself time to get it beforehand!

Run well 🏃

Welcome to Race Week!

Runners, we hope you're feeling ready 🏃

Your start times for this weekend:

Marathon: 7:30AM
Half Marathon: 8:00AM
10KM: 8:20AM
5KM: 8:20AM

See you at the start line!

The 2026 Barossa Marathon Festival is 100% SOLD OUT!

Every spot is full, we can't wait to see over 3,500 of you at the start line next weekend 🎉

Participants - keep an eye on your inboxes as participant information is sent out this week.

Keen on running but missed out? Yurrebilla is just around the corner! Head to https://sarrc.org.au/event/yurrebilla-ultra/ to go down the rabbit hole of trail running!

Only 2 Weeks out from this years' BSSA Vision Challenge. Click on the link to register.
eventplus.net/vc226

8am Sunday 16 Aug fun run starts.
Meet at the Graduates Oval Club Rooms
Crn Frome Rd and MacKinnon Pde North Adelaide.
Hang around after for coffee, breakfast and a chat.

10am head over to the Adelaide Bowls Club for a “Come and Try Blind / Low Vision lawn bowls session”
10am Directors info sessions then
11am Players arrive.

The SA Vision Challenge is a fun run event that Blind Sports SA run to raise funds for athletes who are Blind or have low vision to help them reach their potential and participate in sport from grassroots to internation level.

The Vision Challenge 2026 is an open event.
You can enter as an individual and aim for a great time or as a team of 2 with one person wearing a blindfold to simulate what Blind / low vision athletes experience.

Cost of the event
Individual adult $25
Team of 2 Adults $20each = $40
Team of 1 Adult $20 and 1 Child $10 = $30
*(Child is 17yrs and under)
Payments online at eventplus.net/vc226 are encouraged.
However, you can register and pay on the day. Credit card facilities available.

Everyone is welcome for a day of participation, socialising and community connection.

Love to see you all there to help Enrich the lives of people living with Low Vision or Blindness.

Give your support to people with blind / low vision and help them achieve their sporting goals.

Only 2 Weeks out from this years' BSSA Vision Challenge. Click on the link to register.
eventplus.net/vc226

8am Sunday 16 Aug fun run starts.
Meet at the Graduates Oval Club Rooms
Crn Frome Rd and MacKinnon Pde North Adelaide.
Hang around after for coffee, breakfast and a chat.

10am head over to the Adelaide Bowls Club for a “Come and Try Blind / Low Vision lawn bowls session”
10am Directors info sessions then
11am Players arrive.

The SA Vision Challenge is a fun run event that Blind Sports SA run to raise funds for athletes who are Blind or have low vision to help them reach their potential and participate in sport from grassroots to internation level.

The Vision Challenge 2026 is an open event.
You can enter as an individual and aim for a great time or as a team of 2 with one person wearing a blindfold to simulate what Blind / low vision athletes experience.

Cost of the event
Individual adult $25
Team of 2 Adults $20each = $40
Team of 1 Adult $20 and 1 Child $10 = $30
*(Child is 17yrs and under)
Payments online at eventplus.net/vc226 are encouraged.
However, you can register and pay on the day. Credit card facilities available.

Everyone is welcome for a day of participation, socialising and community connection.

Love to see you all there to help Enrich the lives of people living with Low Vision or Blindness.

Give your support to people with blind / low vision and help them achieve their sporting goals.

Thank you for your support
Blind Sports SA

📣 THE FINAL SPOTS FOR THE BAROSSA MARATHON FESTIVAL 21.1KM ARE HERE 📣

Don't walk - run, if you missed out originally this is your only chance to get in.

If Hills to Henley taught us anything, these entries will go before lunchtime!

*There'a also less than 100 spots for both the 10KM & 42.2KM

www.barossamarathon.com.au

SARRC is proud to partner with the Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation as the official charity partner for the 2026 Barossa Marathon Festival.

Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation is dedicated to creating a life free from mental illness. They fund world-class research to better understand what causes mental illness, improve treatments, and drive prevention, while connecting communities through education and conversation to reduce stigma and inspire hope.

Every dollar raised helps fund evidence-based research that has the potential to change lives, giving more people the opportunity to experience better mental health, now and into the future.

SARRC will donate $1 for every participant who takes part, and if you'd like to make an even bigger impact, you can create your own fundraising page for Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation here: https://barossamarathon2026.raiselysite.com/