Did anyone run the full or the half, or any of the other events? Personally I did the marathon and it was a great experience, didn't quite hit my goal time but I'm still really happy with my effort and it was a great day! Loved the course change having done the half last year.

I AM! Missed out by 2 minutes last year and scraped in with 30 seconds to spare this year.

Hey Runners, if you are injured or can't run on Saturday the 3rd of October but still want to take part in the Beechwrorth Beer Run we would love have you come and volunteer for us! We have kep spots that still need filling and you can score a FREE or discounted entry into other Tour de Trail Events. If you are located in or near Beechworth in Victoria and want to take part we would love to have you! https://tourdetrails.ivolunteer.com/bbr_2026

Hey Runners, if you are injured or can't run on Saturday the 24th of October but still want to take part in the running icon - Great Ocean Trail Ultra we would love have you come and volunteer for us! We have key spots that still need filling and you can score a FREE or discounted entry into other Tour de Trail Events. If you are located in or near The Great Ocean Road in Victoria and want to take part we would love to have you! https://tourdetrails.ivolunteer.com/gotu_2026

I've been running most of my life from school cross country and track to fun runs and marathons as an adult (most recently a marathon overseas), so I've always been connected to the running community as an insider.

Now as an MBA student at Sydney Uni, I'm researching how people get to the start line of their first big race. Where you found your training advice, who you actually asked, what you spent money on, and what you'd do differently.

If you can spare 5 min for a survey that's anonymous and strictly for my university assignment it would help heaps. Nothing is being sold and I'm not collecting contact details unless you offer them.

https://forms.gle/3nmqZjBDEdrApYSE6

If you've done any race at any distance, then you're exactly the right fit! Happy to post a summary of the results back here afterwards, if there is interest. I've been surprised by the responses to date and it might help inform others.

Hey there, I'm no longer participating in this coming sunday's puffing billy 13.5k run so I'm giving my bib away. If you want to do the run let me know.

It's a beautiful course and you get to take the train back for free!

I'm trying to decide between Ballarat, Hobart, Newcastle and Canberra for 2027 - any suggestions from someone who has run any of these?

Did any of you run in it, if so how'd you go? Friends and family run in it? Missed out but hoping for next year?

Hi fellow runners, I’ve recently got into running and try to do so every alternative day after work. I usually go around 8PM and it’s already dark by then. Both the side streets from mine have multiple houses with dogs who keep barking from inside the fence - mind you the fences are barely tall enough. A few nights ago one of them managed to escape their house while I had just left my place and came running towards me and had me cornered for a good 5-6 mins. Luckily I was facing the dog when he sneaked up on me. It kept barking and lunging towards me until a car passed by a few mins later when it got distracted and I could escape. I couldn’t see a collar on it and hence called the council later on since I knew what house it was from.

Since then I’ve had a fear that what if one of them escape their house fence and attack me while I’m minding my business running. I wanted to know how do y’all deal with such situations and how to be safe ? I don’t have any alternative route to get out of my street which doesn’t have dogs.

Thanks in advance.

If it’s not the right place to ask this question, please guide.

14C and calm at the start on the 30th, about as good as it gets. I ran Sydney last year and built a free km-by-km pacing tool for the course if anyone wants it: runritmo.com/sydney. Happy to answer course questions if anyone's racing.

Hi all,
I’m very new to running and trying desperately to find a supportive high impact bra for a solid, large busted woman. Any suggestions? I didn’t like muscle nation bras and the one I liked from Lorna Jane is now no longer stocked.
Thank you 🙏🏻

What is everyone training for? Have you just started training for Melbourne Marathon? Are you nearly ready for Sydney? Do you have an ultra trail race coming up? Let us know!

Are there any new mums out there? My son is 3 weeks old and I’m trying to re-establish a running routine. I was running 6 days/week, 8 - 10km each day, before pregnancy. I’m not expecting to be able to do that now obviously but would like to be able to incorporate a regular run into 5 or so days of the week. Would be interested to hear how others manage? TIA

Edit: Thanks for the help. Ive made an event for any like minded people who are in the same pickle I am, its a 40k in Litchfield but can be whatever is needed. https://www.runningcalendar.com.au/event/litchfield-40k/

I have very little time to upkeep this place, so open to somebody else being a mod?

There's a performance of several intersecting monologues set in a gym showing this month at The Old Fitz in Woolloomooloo, for anyone who's interested (just a short walk from King's Cross station).

They're all about exercise of course, and one of them is about a runner who is very into science and the effect running has on his body (all factual). It's a pretty good dark comedy - I recommend it!

More info can be found here: http://www.sitco.net.au/whats_on.html

Hi, working on the style of this place. Don't know CSS at all but got to start somewhere.

If you have a cool photo of some running theme, I can put it up in the top left of the screen. See /r/soccer for an example. I can also put a logo in above the search bar. Does anybody have a logo to suggest. It all takes some time but is doable.

Going for a gold/yellow colour combo. Better suggestions?