Wollongong Running Festival

Wollongong Running Festival Wollongong's largest running event held on the first Sunday of June. Next event - 1 June, 2025. Family friendly, but also accurately measured & timed.

Runners can choose from a half marathon, a 10km or 5km, or a 2km kids fun run. The Wollongong Running Festival’s inaugural event will be held on the south coast of NSW starting and finishing in Stuart Park North Wollongong. The Wollongong Running Festival has been organised by Wollongong's leading Outdoor Fitness Company, Savvy Fitness, and will become an annual event including a kids 2km event a

s well as a 5km, 10km & 21.1km event. Wollongong Running Festival will support Lifeline South Coast. The 5km event has been named the 'Burn for Mark' and is dedicated to 2011's winner Mark Scott who is currently recovering from a serious cycling accident which happened in June 2011. Funds raised from the Mark Scott 5k will assist in the ongoing care and treatment for Mark and support for his young family. So make sure you Save the Date for the FIRST SUNDAY in June every year!

06/06/2026

We’re ready! 🤩

The course is set, event village is looking fantastic, and tomorrow promises to be something special.

A few final spots remain for those who don’t want to miss out.

See you on the start line 🏁

More than 3000 runners will hit the streets of Wollongong for the Run Havoc Wollongong Running Festival tomorrow 🌊🔥Wheth...
06/06/2026

More than 3000 runners will hit the streets of Wollongong for the Run Havoc Wollongong Running Festival tomorrow 🌊🔥

Whether you're chasing a PB, taking on your first race, running for your Deca Medal or just hoping you remembered where you put your race bib, it's almost time.

Here's your race day schedule:
5:45am - Registration Opens
6:45am - Community First Bank 10km Starts
7:05am - Ericom Half Marathon Starts
8:45am - Planet Fitness 5km Starts
9:30am - MMJ Real Estate 2km Family Dash Starts
10am - Prize Giving Ceremony

See you on the start line!

MEDAL REVEAL 🏅🌊Whether you're taking on the Half Marathon, 10km, 5km or 2km Family Dash, this is what’s waiting for you ...
06/06/2026

MEDAL REVEAL 🏅🌊

Whether you're taking on the Half Marathon, 10km, 5km or 2km Family Dash, this is what’s waiting for you at the finish line. A reminder of the early alarms, the training sessions, the kilometres and the commitment it took to get to race day.

Who's earning theirs this weekend?

No matter which distance you're taking on this Sunday, we can't wait to see you out there 🌊🏃‍♂️A huge thank you to our P...
04/06/2026

No matter which distance you're taking on this Sunday, we can't wait to see you out there 🌊🏃‍♂️

A huge thank you to our Platinum race sponsors for helping make the Run Havoc Wollongong Running Festival possible:
🏃 Ericom Half Marathon
🏃 Community First Bank 10km
🏃 Planet Fitness 5km
🏃 MMJ Real Estate 2km Family Dash

And an extra special thanks to .layers for providing the free race tees for all Half Marathon and 10km runners and to for helping us spread the word and get behind this year's event.

We're almost there. See you on the start line 🔥

04/06/2026

We're on the countdown to this weekend's Running Festival. Our team is super excited to sponsor the 10km run and participate on the day.

We know this event means a lot to the local Illawarra community. Be sure to stop by our stand near the DJ to pick up some after race treats!

See you there on Sunday! Rail, hail or shine 😀👟🎖

Haven’t organised your race bib yet? You can still collect it in person from before race day (+ take advantage of an ex...
04/06/2026

Haven’t organised your race bib yet? You can still collect it in person from before race day (+ take advantage of an exclusive instore offer) or from Lang Park on the morning of the event.

Pre-Event Bib Collection (Run Havoc)
Friday 5 June | 12pm-5:30pm
Saturday 6 June | 12pm-4pm

Race Day Collection (Bib Collection Tent, Lang Park)
10km: 5:45am-6:30am
Half Marathon: 5:45am-6:45am
5km: 6:00am-8:30am
2km Kids Fun Run: 6:00am-8:30am

And there’s even more reason to collect your bib early. Our friends at Run Havoc are offering 20% off storewide for every runner who picks up their bib instore. The perfect excuse to grab any last minute race day essentials before WRF 🌊🔥

As we count down to race day, we'd like to give a huge thank you to our Gold Sponsors for supporting the 2026 Run Havoc ...
03/06/2026

As we count down to race day, we'd like to give a huge thank you to our Gold Sponsors for supporting the 2026 Run Havoc Wollongong Running Festival 🏃‍♂️🌊

A special thanks to Purpose Physio and Go Hire for helping make this year's event possible.

Support from local businesses plays a huge role in creating the race day experience our runners know and love and we're incredibly grateful to have them as part of the WRF community.

90% CAPACITY 🌊🔥The Run Havoc Wollongong Running Festival is almost here and we're now over 90% full.If you've been sitti...
02/06/2026

90% CAPACITY 🌊🔥

The Run Havoc Wollongong Running Festival is almost here and we're now over 90% full.

If you've been sitting on the fence, consider this your sign to lock it in. Whether you're chasing a PB, tackling your first race, running for your Race Hub Deca Medal or simply looking for an incredible day out with the running community, this is your chance.

Don't miss your spot on the start line!

01/06/2026

IT'S RACE WEEK 🌊🔥

In just a few days, over 3000 runners will hit the start line at the Run Havoc Wollongong Running Festival and none of it would be possible without our incredible volunteers.

A huge thank you to our Volunteer Program Partner, Allcare, for helping make race day happen and supporting the amazing volunteers who give their time to create such a special experience for our runners.

From course marshals and aid stations to registration and finish line support, these legends are the reason race day runs smoothly!

If you're volunteering this weekend, please make sure you check in at the WRF Rego Tent on race morning.

Let's do this, Wollongong!

1 WEEK TO GO 🌊🏃‍♂️🔥This is your reminder to back yourself, get out there and do something you’ll be proud of.Whether you...
31/05/2026

1 WEEK TO GO 🌊🏃‍♂️🔥

This is your reminder to back yourself, get out there and do something you’ll be proud of.

Whether you’re chasing a PB, ticking off another race towards your Race Hub Deca Medal or simply pushing yourself outside your comfort zone, the Run Havoc Wollongong Running Festival is almost here.

With registrations at 85% capacity and race day getting closer by the minute, the atmosphere is shaping up to be unreal 👀

Lock it in and we’ll see you on the start line.

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