Bruny Island Holiday Park Running Event
About the race
The Bruny Island Holiday Park Running Event is the 39th annual Bruny Island Run, presented by Ultra Tasmania on Saturday 28 November 2026.
Official event charity 2026 is Bruny Island SES Volunteers. This event would not occur without their generous assistance.
All proceeds go directly to provide essential resources and amenities for the volunteers, who do all the event marshalling, allowing them to continue their service to the community.
Assistance and food
All solo runners must have at least one support crew. Competitors are required to bring water with them to the Island. It is the responsibility of all runners to ensure they have sufficient food and water to see them through the run and for sustenance after the finish.
Fruit is provided at the start and refreshments (soup, bread rolls, snacks) at the presentations as part of your entry.
Entries and deadlines
Entries close 20th Nov 2026 at 6.00 pm unless sold out. No entries are available on the day, unless by prior arrangement.
Ultra 64 km solo and relay start times
Team competitors choose their own start time to finish at the lighthouse door by 2.30 pm at the latest and no earlier than 11.00 am. The earliest start time is 4.00 am. The maximum run time limit is 10.5 hours.
Finish times are scheduled so that presentations at Hotel Bruny can begin by 3.15 pm. All participants are asked to be realistic with their estimated start and run times, so they finish by 2.30 pm and make the 30 minute car trip back to Alonnah.
Marathon 42 km start waves
- 1st wave: 7.30 am (not faster than 3.5 hrs)
- 2nd wave: 8.30 am (sub 5 hrs)
Marathon 42 km team competitor start time is 9.00 am.
Race enquiries
For race enquiries or further information, contact the Race Director on 0427517737.
Post-event function and presentations
Following the event, please join us in the beer garden at the Bruny Island Hotel, Alonnah, for light refreshments, available for competitors and supporters.
Presentations start at 2.30 pm for the marathon event and 3.15 pm for the ultra event.
Relay team guidelines
Social or serious relay teams are welcome. Each relay leg is approximately 2 km, with a roadside marker indicating changeovers. Runners may run in any order, one runner per team leg, and may run back-to-back legs if the team chooses, or multiples of 2 km legs.
Changeovers must take place on the right-hand side of the road, at the designated areas indicated by the changeover markers. This is an important race requirement for safety reasons. Relay changeover markers are placed as near as practical to every 2 km, but safe pull-over areas determine their placement.
What your entry includes
Cancellation policy
Refunds are not possible.
The course
Safety on the road
The road is open to the public. Rules of the road apply and must be obeyed. The course is open to general traffic, and you may be required to stop to allow traffic to pass. Safety is the number one priority, not race times.
Clothing and equipment
- Wear light coloured clothing, preferably hi-visibility.
- Competitors starting in the dark must wear a reflective high visibility vest.
- Earpods and other musical playing devices are not permitted to be worn.
Location
Bruny Island, TAS, Australia Open in Google Maps
City insight: Bruny Island
Bruny Island is a 362-square-kilometre coastal island in southern Tasmania, Australia, lying on Storm Bay south of the state capital Hobart. It is separated from the mainland by the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, which, like the island, is named after French explorer Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. The area has a cool temperate maritime climate with mild summers and cold, wet winters, so late summer and autumn (February to April) and spring are the best seasons to run or race.
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