After a three-year candidacy,Sydney was on Monday named an Abbott World Marathon Major alongside New York,London,Tokyo,Boston,Chicago and Berlin.
The ultra marathon runner finally crossed the finish line on Wednesday morning after more than 12 days of running laps for charity.
The 2:10 barrier was long considered unbreakable for a woman.
Running is perhaps the most intuitive form of exercise,but taking the first step can be intimidating.
Nedd Brockmann aims to run for 16 hours a day on a 1000-mile journey that,he hopes,will earn him a place in the record books.
Nearly half of Australians feel stressed by the pressure to appear “well”,even if they’re already ticking the boxes of wellbeing.
African stars and an Aussie Paralympic champion claimed victories as a record 25,000 runners laced up for the Sydney marathon.
Sydney is on the cusp of joining New York,London and Berlin as one of the world’s biggest marathons.
Runners experience worse gastrointestinal symptoms than athletes in other endurance sports.
Good Weekend senior writer Konrad Marshall takes on the Marathon Pour Tous – a 42km run on the penultimate night of the Games,along the “most brutal marathon course in Olympic history”
A 24-year-old runner from Adelaide competing in his first City2Surf has won this year’s event,beating about 90,000 other runners to cross the line first at Bondi Beach.