When it comes to preparing for the 14-kilometre race,I was told:“There’s no quick fix,there’s no shortcut”. That sounded like a challenge.
Forget Paris,the real action will be in Sydney when the City2Surf returns on Sunday for its 54th year,with 90,000 racegoers expected to take part.
A horse can run three times faster than the fastest human,but a human can beat horses in a marathon. Here’s why.
When Sinead Diver competed in her first world championship at 38,she thought it may be her last. Now 47,she’s heading to the Paris Olympics.
Jessica Hull stunned the athletics world with a blistering run in the 2km in Monaco,less than a month from Paris 2024.
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Even mothers who can’t comprehend having two-and-a-half hours to themselves,let alone running 42 kilometres in that time,can relate to a couple of the qualities required for marathon running:“patience and an ability to suffer”.
“That made me feel quite uncomfortable,” says athlete Rohan Browning on the attention he received after the Tokyo Olympics.
Lauren Ryan gets top marks for eating carbohydrates to fuel her workouts.