Running
Forget ‘work hard, play harder’. This is the new mantra for high achievers
Federal MP Zali Steggall epitomises a new breed of C-suite executives, focused on setting goals and finding their physical limits. But is it doing them good?
- Sarah Berry
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Parra gets a (half) mara: New running event for Sydney’s west
Eight thousand runners are estimated to descend on Parramatta Square and the city’s park and river foreshore as a global running event heads west.
- Anthony Segaert
After running 42km, a blink of an eye was all that separated these two Kenyans in the NY Marathon
The ending of the New York Marathon has to be seen to be believed. Of the 50,000 runners who competed, the first two across the finish line were separated by just three hundredths of a second.
- Scott Cacciola
A rugby tackle gone wrong paralysed Andrew instantly. That hasn’t stopped him from walking a full field
The father-of-one spent more than 10 months in hospital recovering from that fateful game. Then, he stood up – and it was on.
- Bronte Gossling
Having a serious political battle? There’s one approach this author will never take
Activist, historian and author Tony Birch on waging a political argument, the one type of friend he won’t have – and the joyful link between running and writing.
- Benjamin Law
The trio who refused to let cancer or broken bones stop them running 46 Melbourne Marathons
John Dobson remembers his body screaming as he crossed the finish line in his first Melbourne Marathon in 1978. But he’s gone back every year since.
- Carolyn Webb
Like thousands of Sydneysiders, Jermaine ran a marathon last month. But he didn’t stop
Jermaine Jones will on Saturday complete 34 marathons in as many days, mostly by running laps around Centennial Park after a full day at work.
- Mary Ward
Not achieving your best times any more? Why that’s probably a good thing
When you’re no longer achieving the PBs as you age, it’s time to do your mind and body a favour and adjust your expectations, along with your training regime.
- Sarah Berry
Records and roads closures: Everything you need to know about the Sydney Marathon
Significant road closures across the city will start as early as Saturday morning.
- Frances Howe
The exclusive club that welcomed Eliud Kipchoge to Sydney
There are only six members of the Blue Line Legends, an elite group of runners whose story traces back to the Sydney Olympics a quarter-century ago.
- Frances Howe
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