Lake Macquarie Running Festival 2026 Results

Lake Macquarie Running Festival 2026 results: Morgan and Wilson lead the half marathon. Read the race report and find official results links.

The Ramsay Health Care LakeMacRun returned on 13 September 2026 in Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, with an official event update describing a field of more than 2,200 competitors and the event’s highest number of Half Marathon entrants. The organiser thanked sponsors and volunteers, then linked runners to the MultiSport Australia results portal. This report uses those two official sources and keeps the focus on verified placings rather than assumptions about the wider field.

Lake Macquarie Running Festival 2026 results: Half Marathon: Morgan and Wilson lead the official tables

MultiSport Australia’s Lake Macquarie Running Festival (2026) results list Anthony Morgan first in the Open men’s Half Marathon in a gun time of 1:11:19 and a net time of 1:11:16. Ben Mewett was second in 1:12:01 (1:11:58 net), with Reuben Swain third in 1:12:24 (1:12:21 net). In the Open women’s table, Hyewon Wilson led in 1:21:27, recording 1:21:23 net. Jess Noble followed in 1:23:20 (1:23:16 net), while Emma Marsh placed third in 1:24:25 (1:24:18 net).

Gun time is the elapsed time from the race start signal; net time reflects the runner’s timing point at the start mat. Reporting both fields matters at a mass-participation event because a runner may cross the start line after the gun. The MultiSport tables are the authoritative source for these figures, and readers should use the linked portal for the complete category and individual results.

10.5km Run: Campbell and Veen set the pace

The same official results page lists Jeremy Campbell first in the Open men’s 10.5km Run at 37:13 gun time (37:10 net). Mark Bowd was second in 37:36 (37:33 net), and James Butz third in 38:43 (38:40 net). Hannah Veen topped the Open women’s table in 41:55 (41:51 net), ahead of Liz Lennox at 42:02 (41:57 net) and Kate Young at 44:35 (44:31 net).

These are event-table placings, not a claim about course records or national standards. The course, weather and start conditions can change from year to year, so comparisons with other races should be made carefully and with the original result pages open.

Family Scamper results are published separately

LakeMacRun also publishes a Family Scamper. MultiSport’s overview shows Darcy Platt first in the listed male categories at 14:46 (14:43 net), while Sofia Farrell led the listed female categories at 15:35 (15:32 net). The complete age-group listings remain on the official portal; this short summary does not replace them.

What the organiser confirms about the event

The LakeMacRun homepage says the 2026 meeting drew more than 2,200 competitors in spring conditions and that entries included the event’s highest number of Half Marathoners. It also promotes a return on Sunday 12 September 2027. Those statements are quoted here as organiser information, not as an independent estimate. No spectator total or unverified participation figure is added.

For runners building toward a progressive 10km or half-marathon, RunHQ’s 10km-to-half-marathon progression guide explains how to space long runs and recovery. For timing and training hardware, see the latest running watches reviews at Running Watches Australia. This article is editorial race coverage; check the official pages for any amended results.

Official sources: Ramsay Health Care LakeMacRun organiser update and MultiSport Australia results.

Image credit: Original RunHQ editorial artwork, © RunHQ / Charles R Summer; illustrative and not a photograph of this event.