11 April, 2025

How to Effectively Taper off Your Run Training

April 3, 2025 / ASICS Australia Here’s how to taper off your training effectively and responsibly, so you’ll appear at the starting line in optimal shape. The tapering phase usually starts a few weeks before your marathon. The general rule is to reduce your running volume and intensity while maintaining your speed work. In other…

2 April, 2025

Back for more volunteering at the 2025 Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Marathon

Holding the finishing tape to welcome elated winners, handing out water to parched runners, presenting medals to excited finishers or being that person who guides everyone to where they need to be – volunteers are the lifeblood of all major events. And more than 130 volunteers will support the delivery of the 2025 Toowoomba Wellcamp…

31 March, 2025

Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Marathon participants can pull up custom socks in 2025

  A new partner for the Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Marathon will knock the socks off participants with custom designed Steigen socks stepping up for purchase for the 2025 event. Famous for their colourful creations Steigen socks feature a lightweight, moisture-wicking blend of microfibre nylon and 20 per cent lycra to ensure feet stay dry and…

27 March, 2025

Marathon Must-Dos: Top Toowoomba Attractions for Marathon Visitors

  Written by Queensland Country Tourism The Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Marathon isn’t just about the race—it’s a weekend-long celebration of fitness, fun, and exploring one of Queensland’s most charming regional cities. Whether you’re lacing up for the full marathon, tackling the Runway Mile, or cheering from the sidelines, there’s plenty to do in Toowoomba before and…

26 March, 2025

Supercar champion lacing up to race on the runway at Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Marathon

Toowoomba born and bred Australian racing car driver Will Brown won’t be landing his plane on the runway at Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport on Saturday 3 May, but he will be lacing up his runners for the Runway Mile and the Grand Central 5km in the 2025 Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Marathon. The celebrity V8 Supercar driver…

26 February, 2025

Interval training sessions prepare Toowoomba runners for local events

Popular Toowoomba physiotherapist, podiatrist, accomplished ironman and triathlete, Piet Van Der Kooij established interval training sessions for local events with the objective of helping runners achieve their goals in a fun and practical environment. Little did he know that the sessions would become so popular that between him and the Toowoomba Road Runners they would…

11 February, 2025

Grand Central steps up to the start line as 5km naming rights partner at the Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Marathon

The largest shopping centre in the Darling Downs region has stepped up to the start line as the naming rights partner for the 5km event at this year’s Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Marathon. The Grand Central 5km is open to all ages and abilities starting from the Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport terminal with a brand new fast…

3 February, 2025

2025 Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Marathon participants encouraged to participate for local charities

The Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Marathon has welcomed aboard two local charities to benefit from this year’s 3-4 May event Participants across any of the weekend events can choose to fundraise for the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation and/or It’s a bloke thing, a not-for- profit foundation raising awareness and funds for prostrate cancer research, care and education. Events Management Queensland CEO Ben…

23 January, 2025

100 days to go marks release of the 2025 Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Marathon medals

 It’s time to limber up with only 100 days to enter an event or two in the 2025 Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Marathon. With a two-day program that includes a unique opportunity to ‘run a mile’ on the airport runway, free live entertainment and fun for the whole family, entries are ramping up with participants…

20 January, 2025

A Fixx Nutrition Guide to Marathon Nutrition

Author: Fixx Nutrition For many people, the commitment to run their first marathon is sometimes done on a whim. It’s a promise perhaps written on the back of a napkin at the local bar. For others, a marathon presents the opportunity to stand at the top of the podium or to run a personal best….