Sydney Marathon Course Preview

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• JE

  @jeffhusman · 2 years ago

  Great video, thanks for your run down. Btw, are you a kiwi 😊?

• PA

  @paulwilliams2814 · 2 years ago

  Great vid, thanks for the overview. I ran the 2023 route, the OG you say, and agree the loops in Centennial Park were the least enjoyable... oh and Barangaroo where, around 36km, it was very exposed to the sun (I'm not fast so was in full sun). This new course does look better and the forecast is for cooler weather.

• MA

  @mattmaccallum8210 · 2 years ago

  I'm so glad they've cut out barangaroo reserve. Running on that gravel last year 12km was horrible. Hoping for not heat wave this year and always happy to spend less time in Centennial park

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• MA

  @Marathon2165 · 2 years ago

  Im so glad I found your video in the search! What a great informative video on the many changes and improvements. I'm coming from Chicago to run the marathon! I can't wait to visit Australia for the first time. I have ran Chicago 11 times since 1997 and have seen it evolve into a major and, in my opinion, the best major.  I look forward to Sydney becoming the next major! 🏃‍♀️

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• SA

  @saradutton6205 · 2 years ago

  This is a great explanation of the course.  Loved it!

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• AN

  @anthonyglaser8972 · 2 years ago

  Thanks for this - I am very happy to see that you think things are much improved. This will be my first visit to Australia (I live in the US) so I am excited about it, and looking forward to the whole experience!

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• RU

  @runmanurunmanu · 2 years ago

  This was a great breakdown!

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• YU

  @YukWahTsang · 2 years ago

  Your video and the comments left by other runners answered a few of my questions including the absent of a half marathon. I think the temperature for September  should be up to 22°c.  Has it been warm in recent years? I'm from the UK so I'm used to running in cooler temperatures. The 2024 course and everything else mentioned in the video does look like they are making the improvements and I send my best wishes for Sydney to become the next Marathon Major.

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• OW

  @owenmcgh · 2 years ago

  I believe the half was canned as the marathon is being moved to an earlier time (the 30°c day last year probably didn't help), and the organisers also obviously want more people to run the full marathon to get to their target of finishers to meet the criteria for the world major qualification. The Victoria Cross metro station is also much closer to North Sydney Oval than the North Sydney train station. The metro line was meant to open this weekend, but there's been some delays due to safety, and no word yet on if it will open before mid-September. I'm sure they'll get the world major qualification and I'm hoping to run the mara in 2025.

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• WO

  @wollymolly · 2 years ago

  Would be cool if they included the path around Barangaroo Reserve. My biggest wish however would be for the race to be moved to a cooler time of the year 10 to 15C would be ideal. 😊

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• IZ

  @izackwu · 2 years ago

  Great analysis! So excited to do my very first marathon in Sydney this year

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• IA

  @ianclifford3947 · 2 years ago

  Glad they have moved the start. Way too many people to try to leave from Milsons Point. It took me 28 minutes to cross the start line. There was good atmosphere in Centennial Park in 23, the heat on that day was so overwhelming it really affected everyone's enjoyment.

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