The event is being presented by Traveling Fit, Australia’s only specialist travel agency catering to the running community.
Spokesperson Michael Walton said the event will provide Australian and international runners with a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
"Linking the eclipse and the marathon festival is all about the experience the competitors receive here," he said.
"For example, we are timing the race start just as the first rays of sun re-emerge from behind the moon, creating the first ever intergalactic starting gun!"
The event is expected to attract around 3,000 visitors including support crews and families into Port Douglas, and oganisers are confident at capping the running competitors at 2000.
Event organisers Traveling Fit and their international travel partners, Albatross Travel, together with their destination management company Port Douglas Event Management, will present details of the running festival to the tourism industry at the launch this Friday night in Port Douglas.
