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Sydney chasing Kipchoge in race to join world’s ‘major’ marathons

The Sydney Marathon is bidding to become the world’s seventh “major”. And organisers are negotiating for the greatest marathon runner of all time, Eliud Kipchoge, to run in 2024.

  • Iain Payten

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Tara Hurley with her daughter Grace and Neonatal Specialist Dr Meredith Ward.

Running with doctor who saved her child's life

Tara Hurley and Dr Meredith Ward have a very special bond. Two years ago Dr Ward helped save the life of Tara's baby Grace, who was born extremely premature at 23 weeks. 

  • Madeleine Bower
Craig Mottram is developing a training program for the 2020 SMH half-marathon.

Four-time Olympian develops training program for SMH Half Marathon

Four-time Olympian Craig Mottram's plans to help runners get to the finish line of the SMH Half Marathon with his new training program.

  • Madeleine Bower
Three women ran the SMH Half Marathon in hot dog suits.

Weekend warriors win the day at SMH Half Marathon

Electrician Liam Adams took out the race wearing a high viz vest and old running shorts.

  • Harriet Alexander
Stephen Lenn has covered countless kilometres without a pair of shoes.

'It’s a minimalist activity': Stephen has run 10 marathons without a pair of shoes

Stephen Lenn spent most of his adult life without running at all - then he ran 10 marathons.

  • Matt Bungard
"I knew I had to assist in some way": Celebrity trainers Ben Lucas and Camilla Bazley are recruiting runners to raise money and awareness towards victims of domestic violence.

'It is just so important': Group of fitness fanatics running for domestic violence charity

Celebrity fitness trainers Ben Lucas and Camilla Bazley are recruiting runners for the SMH Half Marathon to raise funds and awareness to help empower survivors of domestic violence.

  • Matt Bungard
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Shock: Alice Spencer gave birth 13 weeks early, via an emergency caesarean.

'They've given us everything': Adam's running for the group which saved his baby

For Adam Mitchell and his wife Alice, March 11th, 2018 will remain a day of both joy and shock for the rest of their lives. 

  • Matt Bungard
Sophie Malik and Chloe Lyons from Moriah College have signed up to run in the Relay Event in on honour of their teacher Carli Freiberg, who died last year.

Running to honour a teacher passionate about mental health

When Chloe Lyons and Sophie Malek's teacher died last year, the girls teamed up with other students and teachers to run in her honour and raise money for mental health

  • Laura Chung
Ben Seymour has recently signed up to run the SMH half marathon.

For endurance athlete Ben Seymour the SMH Half Marathon is 'a bit of fun'

The Double Bay ultra-marathon runner is planning to help others to complete their half-marathons. 

  • Sarah Keoghan
'Mind is the wildcard': inside the soul of Bali's first ultramarathon

'Mind is the wildcard': inside the soul of Bali's first ultramarathon

“I just want to be good at something. That was my thought process. I just started crying, I don’t know why, I just wanted to be good at something."

  • David Allan-Petale

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