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Mark Goodwin with his medals from years of competing in the Sydney Marathon, and his medal for finishing every major in the world.

‘It doesn’t sit right’: Sydney Marathon to change ballot after local runners miss out

Mark Goodwin will miss out on the 2026 event for the first time in a decade after a record number of international runners took part in the entry ballot.

  • Frances Howe

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Kenya’s Benson Kipruto crosses the tape marginally ahead of countryman and Alexander Mutiso in a thrilling finish to the New York Marathon.

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
Jermaine Jones a Sydney construction worker has run 34 marathons around Centennial Park in 34 days for charity. Last one is Saturday. He ran out of annual leave so he’s been running after work every day, Centenial Park, Sydney, 25 September 2025. Photo Jessica Hromas

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
Crowds stream across the bridge for the Sydney marathon.

Magnificent Sydney puts on a show for the world

Sydney on Sunday became the seventh city in the world to get major marathon status. The benefits are tremendous.

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Eliud Kipchoge

‘I have nothing to prove’, records broken in first Sydney major

35,000 people are making their way across Sydney as they attempt to be the first to cross the line in the city’s first year as a major marathon. Follow all the action.

  • Frances Howe
A record number of runners will compete in this year’s marathon.

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
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Eliud Kipchoge

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
INK article ID p5mpwl. Sifan Hassan during a press call at the Sydney Opera House, in Sydney, Thursday, 28 August 2025. The marathon is set to be run on Sunday. Also competing are the Blue Line Legends who are an exclusive club of runners who have entered every Sydney Marathon since it was first opened to the public in 2001. Photo: Sam Mooy / The Sydney Morning Herald

‘Pinch-me moment’: Why two of the greatest ever Olympians are running in Sydney

There aren’t many athletes who can claim to be an equal of the legendary Eliud Kipchoge, but Sifan Hassan is one. And both are competing in the Sydney Marathon.

  • Iain Payten
Eliud Kipchoge

Thinking about trying to keep up with Kipchoge in the Sydney Marathon? Bad idea

Australian record time are expected in Sunday’s Sydney Marathon. But a top Aussie star says aspiring young runners should think twice about trying to hang with the leading pack.

  • Iain Payten
Eliud Kipchoge will compete in the Sydney Marathon in 2025

What fitting Sydney’s iconic landmarks into the city’s marathon route means for runners

Wayne Larden is the race director at the Sydney Marathon and explained why it has the most elevation of any major marathon.

  • Frances Howe