Blackmores Half Marathon
| Start Line: On South Alfred St, 22m North of Fitzroy St intersection, western side of Bradfield Park, Milsons Point |
| Start northbound up South Alfred St, Milsons Point to Lavender St round-about |
| Half Marathon course continues through the roundabout at Lavender St and onto Middlemiss St heading north |
| Half marathon continues north along Middlemiss St |
| Turn right at Arthur St tunnel and continue through tunnel |
| Turn right again exiting tunnel and veer into lane 2 Pacific Hwy heading south toward Sydney Harbour Bridge (SHB) |
| Continue South leading onto Bradfield Hwy, past Lavender St and into lanes 1&2 of Harbour Bridge approach, and past 1km Mark |
| Continue south along lanes 1&2: Bridge approach (Adjacent to Milsons Point Station) |
| Past North Pylon Harbour Bridge and veer slightly left toward lane 4 |
| Past highest point across Sydney Harbour Bridge (approx.60m), then past 2km Mark |
| Past South Pylon of Harbour Bridge, keeping in lanes 4&5 |
| Continue south past Cahill Expressway exit |
| Continue south along lane 5 SHB toward southern toll booths, leaving bridge and onto start of Western Distributor |
| Continue through southern tolls in lane 2 on Western Distributor, and past 3km Mark |
| Continue south along Western Distributor |
| Make a right U-Turn through median, then proceed north on Western Distributor |
| Continue north along Western Distributor veering left, toward what we call the corkscrew |
| Make a sharp left U-Turn at end of raised white medium strip, and 'down' into the corkscrew (in reverse direction of normal vehicle flow off Cahill Expressway) |
| Continue around the inside lanes (keeping right) in the corkscrew, and past 4km Mark |
| Exiting corkscrew tunnel heading east onto the Cahill Expressway (above Circular Quay) |
| Continue east along Cahill Expressway and continue onto the right hand side of the Cahill Expressway |
| Keeping right, follow the Cahill Expressway around to the right and past the 5km Mark toward Macquarie St |
| Turn left from Cahill Expressway onto Macquarie St on the eastern side of Macquarie Street |
| Past Drink Station 1 - Macquarie St, east side of road between Bridge and Bent Sts |
| Continue south along Macquarie St, past Sydney Hospital |
| Turn left onto Prince Albert Rd and past 6km Mark |
| Continue to veer left into Art Gallery Rd, keeping to the left hand side of the Rd (2-way flow) |
| Continue along Art Gallery Rd and over land-bridge onto Mrs. Macquarie’s Rd |
| Veer left and continue along Mrs Macquaries Rd past split in Rd, outside RBG Trust Offices |
| Continue along Mrs Macquaries Rd Past 7km Mark, and keep left past the split in road on Mrs Macquaries Rd, toward Mrs Macquaries Point |
| Follow road to the right and around past Mrs Macquaries Point |
| Past Drink Station 2: Mrs Macquaries Point, 50m past U-Bend |
| Keeping left at split in road on Mrs Macquaries Rd and past Andrew Boy Charlton Pool and then past 8km Mark |
| Continue along Mrs Macquaries Rd, and up short steep uphill section back past RBG Trust Offices |
| Returning over bridge and back onto Art Gallery Rd and past the Art Gallery of NSW |
| Continue on Art Gallery Rd, 20m prior to St Marys Rd, past 9km Mark |
| Keep left then turn right into St Marys Rd |
| Then turn left onto College St, heading south |
| Make a right hand U-Turn on College St approx. 15m before the William / Park St intersection |
| Return back north along College St |
| Keep left and veer left onto Prince Albert Rd toward the north end of Hyde Park |
| The Half Marathon Course continues around the north end of Hyde Park and onto St James Pl |
| Continue approx. 150m before making a right U-Turn back up St. James Pl |
| Continue approx. 70m along St. James Pl before veering left, up ramp and onto Queen’s Square, then past the 10km Mark |
| Continue through Queen’s Square then down ramp and right onto Phillip St, and Drink Station 3 |
| Continue north along Phillip St then left into Hunter St |
| Then right into Phillip St |
| Continue north along Phillip St to Alfred St (Circular Quay) |
| Turn left onto Alfred St, and past the 11km Mark |
| Along Alfred St and turn right into George St |
| Continue north along George St and turn right into Argyle St |
| Turn left onto Overseas Passenger Terminal (OPT) car park, keeping left (2-way flow) |
| Continue through OPT car park, past Drink Station 4 |
| Veer left at loading dock to Campbell Cove restaurants, at northern end of OPT |
| Along Campbell Cove, past restaurants keeping left, (2-way flow), narrow area of course |
| Keeping hard left continue around garden bed at the north end of restaurants, course restriction point, very narrow |
| Through pedestrian access way to Hickson Rd (just prior to Park Hyatt) |
| Use ramp and turn right onto Hickson Rd |
| Continue north along Hickson Rd past Park Hyatt towards SHB and past the 12km Mark |
| Under Sydney Harbour Bridge, keeping left (2-way flow), and continue along Hickson Rd, keeping left at all times |
| Continue along Hickson Rd, and past Towns Pl, keeping left (2-way flow) |
| Continue heading south along Hickson Rd past the 13km Mark |
| Continue south along Hickson Rd past Napoleon St (Hickson Rd turns into Sussex St) |
| Continue along Sussex St past Drink Station 5 |
| Continue along Sussex St across Erskine St and past 14km Mark |
| Continue south along Sussex St, then turn right onto flyover at King St |
| Keeping left at King St onto flyover |
| Continue along flyover towards Pyrmont past Imax Theatre |
| Veer left toward Harris St on-ramp, past 15km Mark |
| Veer left and continue down ramp onto Harris St |
| Left into Harris St at Fig St |
| Left at Quarry St |
| Left at Pyrmont St |
| Continue north along Pyrmont St under flyover |
| Uphill on Pyrmont St then past 16km Mark |
| U-Turn point on Pyrmont St, 8m prior to Pyrmont Bridge Rd |
| On Pyrmont St, past Drink Station 6 |
| Continue south along Pyrmont St, then veer left onto ramp and onto flyover towards City |
| Continue along flyover towards City past Imax Theatre, past 17km Mark |
| Exit flyover at King St, keeping left, and turn left into Sussex St |
| Continue north along Sussex St keeping left, across Erskine St |
| Continue north along Sussex St under Western Distributor, past Drink Station 7 |
| Continue north along Sussex St past Napoleon St and onto Hickson Rd |
| Along Hickson Rd past 18km Mark and past Barangaroo site on the left |
| Along Hickson Rd, past 19km Mark |
| Along Hickson Rd past Pottinger St round-about |
| Continue under Harbour Bridge, then approx. 100m after Harbour Bridge, veer hard left up ramp onto Pedestrian footpath next to Sydney Harbour |
| Continue to follow pathway around to the right, around grassed area towards the Park Hyatt |
| Onto wooden boardwalk in front of Park Hyatt and towards Campbell’s Cove |
| At southern end of Park Hyatt boardwalk, the course becomes 2-way and very narrow Campbell’s Cove in front of restaurants towards OPT |
| Continue along Campbell’s Cove in front of restaurants towards OPT, 2-way flow and narrow course through this area |
| Up ramp and onto OPT round-about and veer right, continue through car park at the rear of OPT and past the 20km mark |
| Through OPT car park, Drink Station 8 |
| Veer left and up curb onto OPT Forecourt |
| Veer left through OPT forecourt, keeping large Fig Tree on runners’ left |
| Around Fig Tree and south along pedestrian concourse parallel to Sydney Harbour (Western Circular Quay), close to the water |
| Continue south along concourse towards Circular Quay |
| Veer right and under Cahill Expressway towards Alfred St |
| Left at Alfred St keeping on pedestrian footpath |
| Along Alfred St footpath towards Eastern end of Circular Quay |
| Veer left back under Cahill Expressway onto concourse, eastern Circular Quay |
| Continue along concourse next to Palm Trees |
| Veer left at end of Palm trees and continue north along concourse |
| Past restaurants (East Circular Quay) |
| At end of concourse proceed up the ramp onto Sydney Opera House Forecourt |
| Continue through barricaded finish Chute to finish line, past 21km mark |
| Finish Line: on roadway into Sydney Opera House |
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