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Twilight Bay Run
10K, 5K in Brisbane, normally held in March. A mixed 10K course — Evening bayside run at Wynnum, a short train ride from the centre.
The Twilight Bay Run at a glance
| Distances | 10K, 5K |
|---|---|
| Main distance | 10 km (10K) |
| Usually held | March |
| Course | Mixed |
| City | Brisbane, Australia |
| Typical conditions | 28.1°C high / 19.9°C low, rain on ~51% of days |
Evening bayside run at Wynnum, a short train ride from the centre.
Entering the Twilight Bay Run
Entry fees, closing dates and start times are set by the organiser and change every year, so they are not reproduced here — a stale deadline is worse than none. The organiser’s own site and its social channels are the authoritative source for the current year, and are where entry opens.
What is stable, and what this page covers: the month the race is held, what the course is like, the conditions you should expect, and how long a build-up the distance needs.
Weather at previous Twilight Bay Run races
Across the last ten years, Brisbane in March has averaged a daily high of 28.1°C and a low of 19.9°C, with at least a millimetre of rain on about 51% of days.
These are recorded observations for the race month averaged over ten years, not a forecast and not a single past race day — race dates move, so one day’s figures would mislead. Source: Open-Meteo historical archive.
How to prepare for the Twilight Bay Run
How long to train
Build for 8 to 10 weeks from a base you already hold rather than from nothing. For 10K the block should peak at a longest run of 12–14 km, reached at least two weeks before race day so there is time to taper. Ten days of reduced volume is enough of a taper at this distance; keep one short session at race pace in the final week.
Training for this course
The course mixes surfaces and gradients, so build a training block that does the same rather than repeating one flat loop. Vary where you run week to week so nothing on race day is unfamiliar.
Conditions in March
Expect heat: daily highs average 28.1°C in March. Heat acclimatisation takes ten to fourteen days, so move some sessions to the warmest part of the day in the fortnight beforehand. Start slower than goal pace, drink to thirst at every station, and accept that a hot race is worth several minutes over a cool one. Rain is common — around 51% of days that month see at least a millimetre — so do some training runs wet and know which kit does not chafe.
Race week
Sleep matters most two nights before, not the night before, so protect that one. Keep eating normally with a modest tilt toward carbohydrate, lay out kit the night before, and do nothing new: no new shoes, no new breakfast, no new socks. Plan to arrive at the start with time to spare — 10K fields move slowly through bag drop and security.
Distances and where the race is run
- 10K — 10 km
- 5K — 5 km
The pin marks Brisbane city centre, the area the Twilight Bay Run starts and finishes in. This is not the course line: the route is set by the organiser and changes between editions, so the official course map for the current year is theirs to publish. The routes below are for training on the same roads.
Train on these roads: 10K routes in Brisbane · long runs in Brisbane · GPS art routes
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- Brisbane Marathon Festival — Marathon, Half marathon, 10K, 5K, August
- Bridge to Brisbane — 10K, 5K, August or September
- Brisbane Trail Ultra — 110K, 60K, 30K, August