Record broken as 17,000 runners hit Sydney’s roads for marathon

Record broken as 17,000 runners hit Sydney’s roads for marathon

Predictions of poor air quality failed to materialise and temperatures have so far remained below 30 degrees for the event.

  • byNigel Gladstone

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Dave wanted to believe he’d smashed the world record by seven minutes. But deep down,he knew.

Dave wanted to believe he’d smashed the world record by seven minutes. But deep down,he knew.

Australian marathoner Dave Chettle felt something was off when he crossed the finishing line without realising. It turned out the race was measured short,but the reason for the stuff-up remains a mystery.

  • byIain Payten
Sydney scorcher could help Aussie star challenge for first marathon crown

Sydney scorcher could help Aussie star challenge for first marathon crown

Sinead Diver will take on world-class Kenyan rivals in Sunday’s Sydney marathon. But at 46,Diver is getting good at defying expectations.

  • byIain Payten
Take on the King and don’t miss:How Gabriel broke the greatest marathoner of all-time

Take on the King and don’t miss:How Gabriel broke the greatest marathoner of all-time

Tanzanian star Gabriel Geay,who will race in the Sydney Marathon on Sunday,is one of the handful of runners to have beaten Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge.

  • byIain Payten
Sydney Marathon organisers confident haze will clear as NRLW clash shifted

Sydney Marathon organisers confident haze will clear as NRLW clash shifted

The smoky haze from hazard burns around Sydney is expected to clear in time for the Sydney Marathon on Sunday,but unseasonably hot weather may still prove challenging.

  • byIain Payten
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Why a 55-year-old Frenchman is walking across Australia

Why a 55-year-old Frenchman is walking across Australia

It’s a long way from Circular Quay to Fremantle,but the battle of getting there is more of a mental challenge than it is a physical one.

  • byChristopher Harris
For years my body wouldn’t let me run. It took a farmer in gumboots to bring me back

For years my body wouldn’t let me run. It took a farmer in gumboots to bring me back

Australia watched in awe as Cliff Young shuffled his way from Sydney to Melbourne. His simple persistence is still inspiring.

  • byJacinta Parsons
The super shoes that changed athletics

The super shoes that changed athletics

Likened to the change from wooden tennis racquets to graphite,new shoe technology has revolutionised athletics and seen times plummet in distance events.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Is breathing through your nose the secret to reaching peak fitness?

Is breathing through your nose the secret to reaching peak fitness?

Don’t try it at home,but there is one takeaway from Iga Swiatek’s mouth-taping exercise.

  • bySarah Berry
How you should change your workout once you hit 40

How you should change your workout once you hit 40

Strength training can be a veritable fountain of youth if you approach it strategically,boosting longevity and your quality of life,experts say.

  • byDanielle Friedman