Athens Marathon

Athens Marathon

Event profile, International

In the footsteps of Pheidippides … How many of us can now boast having run a marathon – or many marathons – and yet only have a sketchy concept of the genesis and history of the challenging 42.195-kilometre event? Well, until last month, I, for one, would have raised...
Goodlife Rottnest Running Festival

Goodlife Rottnest Running Festival

Event profile, Mainland

The Goodlife Rottnest Running Festival is held each October on Rottnest Island; 2018 marked its 25th anniversary. Rottnest Island is located off the West Australian Coast 30 minutes ferry ride from Fremantle; and is pure paradise surrounded by clear turquoise waters a...
Blackmores Sydney Running Festival

Blackmores Sydney Running Festival

Event profile, Mainland

Blackmores Sydney Running Festival and National Marathon Championships, September 16, 2018 The Blackmores Sydney Running Festival is held annually each September. The event offers a distance for the entire family with a full marathon, half marathon, 10km and 3.5km...
Bridge to Brisbane

Bridge to Brisbane

Event profile, Mainland

Brisbane’s annual flagship fun run the ‘Bridge to Brisbane’ has certainly come a long way from its humble beginnings when it first launched over 20 years ago as the ‘Bridge to Bay’ – an underwhelming 10k over the Gateway bridge to the Nudgee beach mudflats. Today, the...
Kangaroo Island Marathon…hop to it!

Kangaroo Island Marathon…hop to it!

Event profile, Mainland

If you’re after a ‘boutique’ marathon running experience that takes in spectacular scenery and offers the opportunity to spot iconic Aussie wildlife as you go, then Kangaroo Island Marathon is not to be ‘Skipped’ (pardon the pun). This is a premium running experience...