Can you cram your City2Surf training into 10 days? I’m racing to find out
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Can you cram your City2Surf training into 10 days? I’m racing to find out

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.

  • byMichael Koziol

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City2Surf 2024:Everything you need to know

City2Surf 2024:Everything you need to know

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.

  • byNick Newling
Why humans are such good long-distance runners,according to science

Why humans are such good long-distance runners,according to science

A horse can run three times faster than the fastest human,but a human can beat horses in a marathon. Here’s why.

  • byJoel Achenbach
Why your 30s and 40s can be the perfect time to start running

Why your 30s and 40s can be the perfect time to start running

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.

  • byGyan Yankovich
Aussie star backed to break Olympic drought after stunning world record run
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Aussie star backed to break Olympic drought after stunning world record run

Jessica Hull stunned the athletics world with a blistering run in the 2km in Monaco,less than a month from Paris 2024.

  • byIain Payten
Nedd’s injury-laden 4000km run fascinated physios. His new plan may stun them

Nedd’s injury-laden 4000km run fascinated physios. His new plan may stun them

Nedd Brockmann became a national sensation in 2022 when he ran from Perth to Sydney. Now the man with the famous haircut has set himself a new challenge.

  • byLuke Benedictus
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What running extreme distances does to a person’s body

What running extreme distances does to a person’s body

Extreme charity challenges have become increasingly popular,but there is a price to pay.

  • bySarah Berry
Marathon mums:How having children made Australia’s Olympic runners stronger

Marathon mums:How having children made Australia’s Olympic runners stronger

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”.

  • byMichael Gleeson
‘I was thrust into the spotlight’:Life as Australia’s second-fastest man

‘I was thrust into the spotlight’:Life as Australia’s second-fastest man

“That made me feel quite uncomfortable,” says athlete Rohan Browning on the attention he received after the Tokyo Olympics.

  • byJane Rocca
‘A granola bar plus a bagel with peanut butter’:A long-distance runner’s diet

‘A granola bar plus a bagel with peanut butter’:A long-distance runner’s diet

Lauren Ryan gets top marks for eating carbohydrates to fuel her workouts.

  • byNicole Economos