Until 2015, the race began at the southern side of the
Eastern Sir Leo Hielscher Bridge in
Lytton and finished at the
Ekka showgrounds in
Bowen Hills. The route travels along
Kingsford Smith Drive and the
Inner City Bypass, towards the city via the suburbs of
Hamilton and Bowen Hills. In 2016 the course was moved to Brisbane City. The start line is in Spring Hill and participants cross three bridges before finishing in
South Bank Parklands in South Brisbane. Since 2021, the race has used its original course again. A recent addition has been the incorporation of a race (from
Breakfast Creek) starting later than the full race, with some runners competing in both. Originally the race was called the 'Bridge to Bay' and instead of heading from the Gateway Bridge towards Brisbane, it headed towards the coast line finishing at
Manly. The end of the race was then moved to
New Farm Park. In 2007 the roads in the suburbs of
Fortitude Valley and
New Farm became gridlocked. This
traffic congestion prompted another change of moving the finish to the
RNA Showgrounds. == Participation ==