Run La Trobe 2026

5KM & 10KM Run

Name: Run La Trobe
Start: 2026-09-25T07:30:00+10:00
Location: La Trobe Sports Stadium (LTSS), Bundoora VIC, Australia

One course. Two distances. A fast, scenic hit-out through the heart of La Trobe’s Sports Park precinct.

Start time: 8:30am

Race the full Run La Trobe loop

Built for first-timers, PB chasers and everyone in between.

Starting inside La Trobe Sports Park, runners will pass the Home of the Matildas before heading through the open stretches of Darebin Parklands and returning via the beautiful Nangak Tamboree. Choose the fast single-lap 5KM or take on the full two-lap 10KM challenge.

Start Time

8:30am

Location

Sports Park Stadium

Cut-Off

1hr 45mins

Minimum Age

13+

Choose your distance

Same course energy. Different ways to race it.

Single Lap

5KM Run

Experience the full Run La Trobe loop with a fast and exciting single lap course. Starting inside La Trobe Sports Park, runners pass the Home of the Matildas before heading along the open stretches of Darebin Parklands and returning through the beautiful Nangak Tamboree to the finish.

Two Laps

10KM Run

Take on two laps of the Run La Trobe course, starting in the heart of the La Trobe Sports Park precinct before passing the Home of the Matildas. From there, runners head out toward the scenic Darebin Parklands trail before returning via the beautiful Nangak Tamboree and back to the finish line atmosphere.

Find your start wave

Start with runners at your pace.

To help everyone get away smoothly, runners will be grouped into waves based on expected finish time. Choose the wave that best reflects your goal pace on event day.

5KM Waves

Red Wave

Under 20:00

Green Wave

Under 25:00

Yellow Wave

Under 35:00

Blue Wave

Under 45:00

10KM Waves

Red Wave

Under 45:00

Green Wave

Under 55:00

Yellow Wave

Under 70:00

Blue Wave

Under 90:00

View the route

Explore the Run La Trobe course map

Get familiar with the course before race day. The 5KM takes on one full loop, while the 10KM completes two laps of the same route through La Trobe Sports Park, past the Home of the Matildas, out toward Darebin Parklands and back via Nangak Tamboree.

View Course Map

Key information

Event details

Event location

The 5KM and 10KM events start and finish at La Trobe Sports Park Stadium, located within the La Trobe University Bundoora Sports Park precinct.

Start time

Both the 5KM Run and 10KM Run are scheduled to start from 8:30am.

Cut-off time

The cut-off time for the event is 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Minimum age

Participants must be 13 years or older on the day of the event to take part in the 5KM or 10KM Run.

Course experience

The course starts inside La Trobe Sports Park, passes the Home of the Matildas, heads toward Darebin Parklands and returns via Nangak Tamboree before finishing back inside the Sports Park precinct.