Brisbane Marathon Festival 2025 Results: Double course record — Mori 2:21:38, Parkinson 2:43:44
South Bank Parklands, the Brisbane River and Story Bridge at sunrise — the EVA Air Brisbane Marathon Festival 2025 delivered a historic edition on Sunday, June 1, 2025. The 33rd edition of Brisbane’s only marathon saw double course records shattered across the men’s and women’s races. Japan’s Takaki Mori blazed to a stunning 2:21:38, slashing more than 2 minutes off the previous men’s course record. Australia’s Kathryn Parkinson dominated the women’s race with a 2:43:44, also setting a new women’s course record. The festival across all distances — marathon, BHP Half Marathon, ON 10km and 5km — brought together over 10,000 runners at the scenic riverside venue.
Table of Contents
- EVA Air Marathon — Men: Mori shatters course record
- EVA Air Marathon — Women: Parkinson sets new course record
- BHP Half Marathon — Wako, Ringi and triathlete Kahlefeldt
- ON 10km — Hickey, and 15-year-old Houslip!
- Full Official Results
- Capture Your Brisbane Marathon with The Post Trace
- Brisbane Marathon Historical Results
- FAQ — Brisbane Marathon Festival 2025
EVA Air Marathon — Men: Mori shatters course record with 2:21:38
Takaki Mori (🇯🇵 Japan) produced one of the finest performances in Brisbane Marathon history, winning in 2:21:38 — a new men’s course record by more than 2 minutes, smashing the previous mark of 2:24:01 set by compatriot Saeki Makino in 2024. In doing so, Mori also became the fastest man to ever run the Brisbane course. His run represents an outstanding display of pacing and endurance along the iconic riverside course. Full top-10 results are available on the official timing site.
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 🥇 | MORI Takaki | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2:21:38 | 🔥 Course Record! |
| 2 🥈 | 👉 Full results — sportseventservices.com.au | |||
🔥 Takaki Mori (🇯🇵) sets a new men’s course record — 2:21:38, over 2 minutes faster than the previous record of 2:24:01 (Saeki Makino, 2024). Japan dominates the Brisbane men’s marathon podium for the second consecutive year.
EVA Air Marathon — Women: Parkinson’s course record 2:43:44
Kathryn Parkinson (🇦🇺 Australia) claimed a dominant women’s victory in 2:43:44, setting a new women’s course record in the process. The win continues an outstanding 2025 for Parkinson — she had already claimed a race record at the Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Marathon in May. The Queensland-based runner is one of Australia’s strongest marathon performers, and her Brisbane display underlined why she is targeting multiple major marathons throughout 2025. Full results are available on the official timing site.
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 🥇 | PARKINSON Kathryn | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2:43:44 | 🔥 Course Record! |
| 2 🥈 | 👉 Full results — sportseventservices.com.au | |||
🔥 Kathryn Parkinson (🇦🇺) sets the women’s course record — 2:43:44. A remarkable double record-breaking day at the 33rd Brisbane Marathon: both the men’s and women’s marks fell on the same morning along the Brisbane River.
BHP Half Marathon — Wako dominates, Kahlefeldt on the podium
Ethiopia’s Gishe Abdi Wako (🇪🇹) dominated the men’s half marathon in 1:06:44, pulling clear of Australia’s Ben Cook (1:09:41) and Coen Harnischfeger (1:11:06). In the women’s race, Estonia’s Riine Ringi (🇪🇪) claimed the title in 1:15:34, ahead of two-time ITU World Triathlon champion Radka Kahlefeldt (🇦🇺/🇨🇿, 1:18:08) and Cassie Fien (🇦🇺, 1:18:56). Kahlefeldt — one of the greatest triathletes of her generation — continues to show exceptional running form in road races.
| Place | Men | Country | Time | Place | Women | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 🥇 | WAKO Gishe Abdi | 🇪🇹 | 1:06:44 | 1 🥇 | RINGI Riine | 🇪🇪 | 1:15:34 |
| 2 🥈 | COOK Ben | 🇦🇺 | 1:09:41 | 2 🥈 | KAHLEFELDT Radka | 🇦🇺 | 1:18:08 ⭐ |
| 3 🥉 | HARNISCHFEGER Coen | 🇦🇺 | 1:11:06 | 3 🥉 | FIEN Cassie | 🇦🇺 | 1:18:56 |
| 4 | SHORT Sarah | 🇦🇺 | 1:20:56 | ||||
| 5 | HOSKIN Jane | 🇦🇺 | 1:22:51 | ||||
⭐ Radka Kahlefeldt (🇦🇺/🇨🇿) — two-time ITU World Triathlon champion and legendary long-distance triathlete — finishes 2nd in the women’s half. Gishe Abdi Wako (🇪🇹) controls the men’s race from the front with a dominant 1:06:44.
ON 10km — Hickey wins, 15-year-old Houslip takes women’s title!
Australia’s Rohan Hickey (🇦🇺, born 2002) won the men’s 10km in 30:46, edging Jaxon Paterson-Wright (🇦🇺, 30:59) by just 13 seconds, with Marcus Hughes (🇦🇺, 31:27) in third. Great Britain’s Luke Speirs placed fifth in 32:09. The women’s race produced the story of the entire Brisbane Marathon Festival: Addison Houslip (🇦🇺, born July 11, 2009) won the women’s 10km in 35:54 — aged just 15 years old. A stunning result for one of Australia’s brightest young running talents.
| Place | Men | Country | Born | Time | Place | Women | Country | Born | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 🥇 | HICKEY Rohan | 🇦🇺 | 2002 | 30:46 | 1 🥇 | HOUSLIP Addison | 🇦🇺 | 2009 🌟 | 35:54 |
| 2 🥈 | PATERSON-WRIGHT Jaxon | 🇦🇺 | 2002 | 30:59 | 2 🥈 | CARVOLTH Tamara | 🇦🇺 | 1990 | 36:40 |
| 3 🥉 | HUGHES Marcus | 🇦🇺 | 1986 | 31:27 | 3 🥉 | HUDSPITH Taylor | 🇦🇺 | 1997 | 37:21 |
| 4 | WHITTET Connor | 🇦🇺 | 2005 | 32:06 | 4 | KUBICKI GARCIA Cecylia | 🇦🇺 | 1993 | 37:46 |
| 5 | SPEIRS Luke | 🇬🇧 | 1995 | 32:09 | 5 | MEWING Lauren | 🇦🇺 | 1995 | 38:56 |
| 6 | BRACKEN Christopher | 🇦🇺 | 1986 | 32:25 | |||||
🌟 Addison Houslip (🇦🇺, born July 2009) wins the women’s 10km aged just 15 years old — the undisputed story of the Brisbane Marathon Festival 2025. Two 2002-born runners go head to head in the men’s race: Hickey (30:46) edges Paterson-Wright (30:59) by 13 seconds.
Full Official Results
Complete results for all distances — marathon, half marathon, 10km and 5km — are available on the official timing site.
👉 OFFICIAL FULL RESULTS — Brisbane Marathon Festival 2025
👉 OFFICIAL SITE — brisbanemarathon.com.au
- 📍 South Bank Parklands, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — Sunday 1 June 2025
- 33rd edition — EVA Air Brisbane Marathon Festival
- 2,377 marathon finishers — 10,000+ across all distances
- 🔥 Double course records: Men’s 2:21:38 (Mori) and Women’s 2:43:44 (Parkinson)
- Distances: Marathon (42.2km), BHP Half Marathon (21.1km), ON 10km, OAKS Hotels 5km, Macca’s 2km Mini Marathon
- Boston Marathon qualifier — IAAF/AIMS certified course
- Official site: brisbanemarathon.com.au
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Brisbane Marathon Historical Results
First held in 1992, the Brisbane Marathon is the only marathon distance event in Brisbane and has grown into a major festival attracting over 10,000 participants across all distances. The course along the Brisbane River is IAAF/AIMS certified and accepted as a Boston Marathon qualifier. Recent editions have been dominated by Japanese men and Australian women.
| Year | Men’s winner | Time | Women’s winner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 🏆 (33rd) | Takaki Mori 🇯🇵 | 2:21:38 🔥 CR | Kathryn Parkinson 🇦🇺 | 2:43:44 🔥 CR |
| 2024 (32nd) | Saeki Makino 🇯🇵 | 2:24:01 (prev. CR) | Eve Mure 🇦🇺 | — |
| 2026 (34th) | 📅 June 2026 — brisbanemarathon.com.au | |||
FAQ — Brisbane Marathon Festival 2025
Who won the Brisbane Marathon 2025?
Takaki Mori (🇯🇵 Japan) won the men’s marathon in a new course record of 2:21:38. Kathryn Parkinson (🇦🇺 Australia) won the women’s race in a new course record of 2:43:44. Both course records fell on the same day — the first time this has happened in Brisbane Marathon history.
What were the previous course records at the Brisbane Marathon?
The previous men’s course record was 2:24:01, set by Saeki Makino (🇯🇵) in 2024. Mori’s 2:21:38 improves it by over 2 minutes. The women’s course record was also surpassed by Kathryn Parkinson’s 2:43:44 in 2025.
Who won the Brisbane Half Marathon 2025?
Gishe Abdi Wako (🇪🇹 Ethiopia) won the men’s BHP Half Marathon in 1:06:44, ahead of Ben Cook (🇦🇺, 1:09:41) and Coen Harnischfeger (🇦🇺, 1:11:06). Riine Ringi (🇪🇪 Estonia) won the women’s race in 1:15:34, with renowned triathlete Radka Kahlefeldt (🇦🇺, 1:18:08) in second.
Who won the Brisbane 10km 2025?
Rohan Hickey (🇦🇺 Australia) won the men’s ON 10km in 30:46. In the women’s race, the story of the festival: Addison Houslip (🇦🇺, born July 2009) won in 35:54 — aged just 15 years old.
What is the Brisbane Marathon course like?
The Brisbane Marathon starts and finishes at South Bank Parklands, running along the Brisbane River through some of the city’s most iconic areas — past the Story Bridge, through Hamilton and New Farm, and back along the scenic riverside precinct. The IAAF/AIMS certified course is accepted as a Boston Marathon qualifier.
Where can I find the full results of the Brisbane Marathon 2025?
Official results for all distances are available on sportseventservices.com.au and on the official race website brisbanemarathon.com.au.
