Runaway MVP
Welcome to the Runaway Marathon Series
We’ve hand-picked the most stunning destinations in New Zealand and Australia for you to run and holiday in with friends. With all events taking place on a Saturday, you have plenty of time to explore and experience each destination! You can choose from a range of distances to suit any ability or appetite. Don’t just do one. Do them all in the series.
NZ Sotheby's International Realty Queenstown Marathon Presented By ASICS
16 November 2024
Welcome to the World’s Most Beautiful Marathon. Set between the backdrop of the world-renowned Crown and Remarkable mountain ranges, and taking in the best highlights of the Queenstown Lakes region on hard packed cycle trails, this is truly a flat out beautiful course.
HOKA Runaway Sydney Half Marathon
4 May 2025
For a few amazing hours in perfect Autumn running conditions, the best of Sydney’s city streets are yours to enjoy. None of the big city hustle and bustle, just wide-open city streets, stunning views and the buzz of Australia’s biggest half-marathon all around you. The Runaway Sydney Half Marathon is a truly unique city running experience through the beating heart of Sydney CBD. Come run the city in 2025!
Where will you Runaway to next?
ASICS Runway Hawke's Bay Marathon
17 May 2025
Take in the best highlights of the region, with flat easy running through local cycle trails, quiet country roads and pass vineyards and orchards - all finishing at the impressive Elephant Hill Estate & Winery where you can celebrate your efforts in style at the food & wine festival.
ASICS Runaway Noosa Marathon
24 May 2025
Escape to world famous Noosa for the ASICS Runaway Noosa Marathon and a weekend filled with sunshine and good times. With a flat, fast and friendly multi-lap course set in the heart of Noosa township and multi distances to choose from, it’s easy to find your happy running place right here.
Become a Runaway MVP
What is better than experiencing one of our Runaway Series events? Experiencing all four! And once you do, you will become one of our Most Valuable Players ‘aka’ a Runaway MVP. It’s super simple, all you need to do is complete all four events in the Runaway Marathon Series and you will be rewarded with the very shiny new Runaway MVP medal, recognising all the stunning Runaway destinations you have run and holidayed in.
Who doesn’t love having new shiny bling to show off to friends?
How MVP works?
Enter & complete all four Runaway Marathon events in any order, any distance and at any time (in one year or across multiple years) and you will receive the Runaway MVP status and medal. This will be awarded at the finish line of your fourth and final Runaway event.* Your name will also be listed as a Runaway MVP on all our Runaway Marathon websites.
Runaway MVPs
Congratulations to those who have completed the Runaway MVP 4-Race Status! (ASICS Runaway Noosa Marathon, ASICS Hawke's Bay Marathon, NZSIR Queenstown Marathon Presented by ASICS, HOKA Runaway Sydney Half Marathon)
| Andrea Adams | Chris Fraser | David Luk | Vivian Sia |
| Helen Andrews | Jillian Freeman | Charlotte Mackenzie | Awhina Signorelli |
| Alejandro Baez | Michelle French | Bradley Mccann | Peter Signorelli |
| Margaret Bassett | Helen Gay | Merilyn Mccann | Jenny Simpson |
| Carly Batemen | Justin Gooding | Hayden Mikkelsen | Gareth Smith |
| Phil Batemen | Paul Green | Michelle Milts | Adrienne Smith |
| Gregory Bisset | Ngaire Hanning | Leon Milts | Alison Spriggs |
| Mel Bridge | Martin Harrap | Suallyn Mitchelmore | Tessa Sprosen |
| Kim Burn | Ross Henry | Kellie Moody | Sophie Sullivan |
| Tim Buskens | Werner Hettasch | Ian Morton | Terri Symonds |
| Kim Byrne | Kathryn Hibbert | Fiona Nash | Stephen Tan |
| Abi Cane | Tracy Hickman | Christine Norton | Grant Taylor |
| Kristina Cherry | Nikita Higgins | Elizabeth O'Neil | John Thacker |
| Helena Chesworth | Adrienne Higgins | Kath O'Reilly | Craig Thomas |
| Simone Clucas | Tim Horton | Tom Pahetogia | Michael Thompson |
| Mike Cooper | Jane Hume | Daniel Paitry | Shirley Thompson |
| Sandra Cornelius | Floss Huston | Soham Patel | Graeme Tindall |
| Reuben Craw | Jenni Jamieson | David Perez | Arbe Tiongson |
| Melissa Crompton | Milan Jasarevic | Rhiannon Pink | Ben Tomlinson |
| Samantha Croxall | Bruce Johnston | Cindy Plant | Kelly Travers |
| Shane Devitt | Jackie Jones | Michael Plant | Chad Turei |
| Annalisa Devitt | Michelle King | Peter Pointon | Jade Turei |
| Will Doherty | Amanda Kinnaird | Jeffrey Portelli | Jeff Vandersandelacoste |
| Maryanne Doherty | Timothy Langenbacher | Carla Portelli | Andrea Watson |
| Brian Dunbar | Peter Laws | Felicity Powell | Nicola Whalley |
| Rebecca Edgecombe | Ken Leitch | Erin Riley | Catherine Williams |
| Therri Ellison | Graeme Lemin | Ray Ross | Jessica Wong |
| Sue Farmer | Andrew Leonard | Todd Ryan | Duane Woodbury |
| Wade Faulkner | Glenn Lockwood | James Scott | Bernice Woodbury |
| Kari Fowler | Katherine Lowe | Mike Shaddick | Alice Wright |
| Olivia Tan |
* If you think we’ve missed your name or you’ve changed email address over the years, please email us at queenstownmarathon@ironman.com
Founding Runners
In addition to our MVP athletes, we would like to say a big thank you to our loyal Founding Runners who have been part of every Queenstown Marathon since our inaugural year in 2014.
| Fiona Ali | Emma Williams | Scott Brookes | Catherine Calverley | Mark Shirley |
| Helen Andrews | Paula Wilson | Andrew Brown | Christine Clark | Olivia Shirley |
| Benjamin Black | Barry Woodland | Gavin Brown | Tom Clendon | Graeme Tindall |
| Raewyn Bourne | Aimee Cornforth | Kate Bryce | David Cooke | Helen Viney |
| Tafflyn Bradford-James | Charlotte Nasey | Stu Bryce | Adam Geekie | Whare Ward |
| Kemble Hughes | Anna Marshall | Jessica Percasky | Anna Gilchrist | Norman Chan |
| Michelle King | Sue Maynard | Annie Rankin | Robert Gilder | Kim Parry |
| Charlotte Mackenzie | Sarah McKenzie | Bill Richardson | Mike Griffiths | Jo Nielson |
| Angela Mackie | Catherine McMurtrie | Belinda Schouten | Anne Harris | Lynne Miller |
| Keith Macky | Vanessa Pearson | Rowan Schouten | Villane Hastie | Vanessa Thomas |
Runaway MVP FAQs
Once Runaway MVP status is achieved, benefits include:
- Runaway MVP medal awarded at the finish line on completion of fourth event
- Name on the Runaway website
- Free engraving on Runaway MVP medal
- Priority entry to future Runaway Events (where applicable)
- Access to MVP only queuing line at Athlete Check-In
- MVP recognition printed on race bib
Enter & complete all four Runaway Marathon events in any order, any distance and at any time (in one year or across multiple years) and you will receive the Runaway MVP status and medal. This will be awarded at the finish line of your fourth and final Runaway event.
The four Runaway Marathon Series events are:
- ASICS Runaway Hawke's Bay Marathon
- HOKA Runaway Sydney Half Marathon
- ASICS Runaway Noosa Marathon
- New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty Queenstown Marathon Presented by ASICS
* Please Note, we acknowledged the MVP's who raced in Queenstown, Hawke's Bay and Noosa up until December 2023. After this date to become a Runaway MVP you must complete all 4 Runaway Events due to the addition of the HOKA Runaway Sydney Half Marathon
