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Goals: Focusing on a skill is more satisfying.

Five fitness resolutions that have nothing to do with weight loss

From “exploration runs” to managing pain and learning a new skill, these goals can make exercise sustainable and enjoyable.

  • Anna Maltby

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Gout Gout is the talk of the athletics world.

He’s Australia’s newest sporting star. And we’ve all been spelling his name wrong

When Gout Gout’s parents fled Sudan for Egypt, officials reportedly made an error when translating the family name from Arabic - and so technically, his name should be something else.

  • Vince Rugari
Gout Gout’s record-breaking run.

Quicker than Bolt: Gout Gout breaks Peter Norman’s famous 1968 record

The sprint sensation shocked Australian athletics again with his latest breathtaking run. His best yet was quicker than Usain Bolt ran as a 16-year-old.

  • Michael Gleeson
The new breed of performance shoe is changing the way we run.

These ‘super shoes’ are helping runners break records, but are they for you?

A new breed of running shoes is changing the race, but according to the people who designed them, they’re not for everyone.

  • Sarah Berry
Andy Buchanan won the Nike Melbourne Half Marathon in October.

High school teacher from Bendigo breaks national marathon record

Months after his eleventh-hour call-up to run in the Paris Olympics, Andy Buchanan has become Australia’s fastest marathon runner. It’s been a whirlwind year for the 33-year-old.

  • Michael Gleeson
Sydney Marathon has achieved major status.

Sydney Marathon takes its place as seventh wonder of the running world

After a three-year candidacy, Sydney was on Monday named an Abbott World Marathon Major alongside New York, London, Tokyo, Boston, Chicago and Berlin.

  • Max Maddison
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Nedd Brockmann moments after finishing his 1600km run at Sydney Olympic Park on Wednesday morning.

‘The price I have to pay’: Nedd Brockmann recounts injuries after 1600km run

The ultra marathon runner finally crossed the finish line on Wednesday morning after more than 12 days of running laps for charity.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Cindy Yin
Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich stripped a chunk off the world record.

Women’s marathon world record shattered as Nike overtakes adidas in super shoe wars

The 2:10 barrier was long considered unbreakable for a woman.

  • Jeremy Wilson
New runners should start out running two or three times a week.

The six mistakes most new runners make

Running is perhaps the most intuitive form of exercise, but taking the first step can be intimidating.

  • Talya Minsberg
Nedd Brockmann starts his challenge, a 1610km run around Sydney Athletics Centre over 10 consecutive nights.

Man who ran across Australia aims to run four marathons a day for 10 days

Nedd Brockmann aims to run for 16 hours a day on a 1000-mile journey that, he hopes, will earn him a place in the record books.

  • Cindy Yin

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