No more doubts in Aussie marathon man’s race return
Andy Buchanan will run with new-found conviction in his first race since smashing the Australian marathon record last year.
Andy Buchanan will run with new-found conviction in his first race since smashing the Australian marathon record last year.
School teacher Andy Buchanan learned a lot to become Australia's faster marathon runner, but a powerful lesson came from a former AFL player in his classroom.
Andy Buchanan is Australia's new marathon record-holder, while Isobel Batt-Doyle ran the third-fastest time for an Australian woman in Valencia.
The elevation of the Sydney Marathon to an illustrious run club is expected to be a boon for elite athletes, joggers and Australian tourism providers.
A marathon in Spain will serve as an Olympic selection shootout for a host of Australian women, including three-time track Olympian Genevieve Gregson.
This year's Sydney Marathon had more participants than any previously held in Australia as the city looks to join the highest tier of world-class races.
Erchana Murray-Bartlett is set to enter the world record books after finishing the last of 150 consecutive marathon runs.
Brett Robinson has broken Robert de Castella's 36-year-old Australian marathon record, while Sinead Diver has also lowered Benita Willis' 16-year women's mark.
Five went to Birmingham's 2022 Commonwealth Games, and came back glittering with gold.