THE ambition for the Mildura Riverfront Marathon Festival is for it to more than triple in size in the coming three years.

Festival organiser Brian Haddy said more than 500 people have signed up for the 2025 event so far, and the expectation is numbers will easily exceed last year's 600 total registrations once they set off on June 8.

"I like to compare it with the Port Fairy Running Festival wh...