#1 Train for the Hills. The entire Sydney Marathon elevation gain is about 1,040 feet, with a big drop within the first 4kms. You can see from the elevation map that you’re going to get very few ...

The Cape Town Marathon and the Shanghai Marathon could join as early as 2026 and 2027, respectively, should each pass two years of candidacy assessments. World Marathon Major criteria includes “every ...

Sydney is the first marathon to be added to the roster since the addition of Tokyo in 2013. The original five cities are New York, Boston, Chicago, London and Berlin.

Since its inception in 2006, the World Marathon Majors—Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, New York, and Tokyo —have become an aspirational checklist for runners across the world. Over 17,200 ...