Gold Coast runner Tom Brimelow won the GC50 50 km in 3:08:05 on Saturday, 2 minutes 54 seconds clear of Oliver Sheekey. Matt Fisher was third in 3:24:22. Jemima Cooper won the women’s race in 3:17:46. Neither 50 km course record fell.
More than 10,000 runners entered the fisiocrem GC50 Run Festival at Coolangatta on the southern Gold Coast, a record field, with every event sold out. The 50 km ultra on Saturday 10 October doubled as the AUTRA Australian 50 km Road Championships, and the half marathon and 10 km ran on Sunday morning.
- Dates: Saturday 10 October (50 km, 5 km, Kids Dash) and Sunday 11 October (half marathon, 10 km)
- Where: Queen Elizabeth Park, Coolangatta, on a flat lapped course along Marine Parade
- 50 km winners: Tom Brimelow (3:08:05) and Jemima Cooper (3:17:46)
- Half marathon winners: Harrison Martinenko (1:07:28) and Nicole Feain (1:20:12)
- 5 km winners: Joe Hodges (15:32) and Hailey Pickett (16:49), both course records
- Course records before the race: 2:56:36 (Jamie Lacey, 2025) and 3:15:46 (Marnie Ponton, 2023, also the Australian 50 km record)
- Full results: Sports Event Services and the My Results by SES app
GC50 2026 results: 50 km
| Men | Time |
|---|---|
| 1. Tom Brimelow | 3:08:05 |
| 2. Oliver Sheekey | 3:10:59 |
| 3. Matt Fisher | 3:24:22 |
| Women | Time |
|---|---|
| 1. Jemima Cooper | 3:17:46 |
| 2. Brittney Croker | 3:21:44 |
| 3. Haruki Ogasawara | 3:28:46 |
GC50 2026 50 km, top three. Source: Sports Event Services.
The 50 km started at 5am from Queen Elizabeth Park: four laps of the Oceanway between Coolangatta and Tugun, on a certified course with an IAU Silver Label. Brimelow, racing in the 40–49 category, is a Gold Coast local with ultra form: he won the UTA50 in the Blue Mountains in 2021 (UTMB). Sheekey, from the 20–29 category, was second in 3:10:59, and Matt Fisher third in 3:24:22, just ahead of Mick O’Shea (3:27:01).
GC50 2026 results: half marathon
Harrison Martinenko won the half marathon in 1:07:28, seven seconds ahead of Josh Shanahan (1:07:35). Jamie Lacey, who holds the 50 km course record, was third in 1:09:02. Nicole Feain won the women’s half in 1:20:12. Lachlan Jones’s course record of 1:06:50 from 2025 held.
| Men | Time |
|---|---|
| 1. Harrison Martinenko | 1:07:28 |
| 2. Josh Shanahan | 1:07:35 |
| 3. Jamie Lacey | 1:09:02 |
| Women | Time |
|---|---|
| 1. Nicole Feain | 1:20:12 |
| 2. Sofia Cicchitti | 1:20:44 |
| 3. Kate Smith | 1:25:47 |
GC50 2026 half marathon, top three. Source: Sports Event Services.
GC50 2026 results: 5 km
Joe Hodges won Saturday evening’s Southern Cross University Community 5km in 15:32, a course record, 19 seconds inside Sam McAuliffe’s 15:51 from 2025. Hailey Pickett broke the women’s record as well, winning in 16:49.
Course records
Jamie Lacey set the men’s 50 km course record of 2:56:36 in 2025. Marnie Ponton’s 3:15:46 from 2023 is the women’s course record and the Australian 50 km record (GC50). Both survived in 2026: Brimelow finished 11 minutes 29 seconds outside Lacey’s mark.
The 5 km records did fall. Joe Hodges’ 15:32 took 19 seconds off Sam McAuliffe’s 15:51 from 2025, and Hailey Pickett’s 16:49 beat Kirsty Fraser’s 17:26, also from 2025. The half marathon records, 1:06:50 (Lachlan Jones) and 1:17:11 (Riine Ringe), both set in 2025, stand.
Ran the half or the 50 km and wondering how your time stacks up? Here’s the average marathon time by age, and what counts as good. The GC50 is on our October events calendar.
Racing elsewhere that weekend: Perth Running Festival results, the Gravel World Championships and the other winners from 10–11 October.
Next up: Team Australia starts the Backyard Ultra World Team Championships at Kembla Grange, NSW, at 11pm AEDT on Saturday 17 October, live in more than 70 countries at once.
GC50 FAQ
Who won the GC50 in 2026?
Tom Brimelow won the men’s 50 km in 3:08:05 and Jemima Cooper won the women’s 50 km in 3:17:46. Harrison Martinenko and Nicole Feain won the half marathon, in 1:07:28 and 1:20:12.
Where can I find my GC50 results?
Full results are on Sports Event Services and in the My Results by SES app.
What is the GC50 course record?
2:56:36 for men (Jamie Lacey, 2025) and 3:15:46 for women (Marnie Ponton, 2023). Neither was broken in 2026. In the 5 km, Joe Hodges (15:32) and Hailey Pickett (16:49) set new course records.
Is the GC50 course flat?
Yes. The 50 km is a flat, lapped course along the Coolangatta foreshore.
