Recent
highlights

• Melbourne Marathon Nothing beats the thrill of running in Melbourne like finishing inside the hallowed turf of the MCG. It's the home of cricket but once a year it also serves runners.

• DC Wonder Woman Run Series When superheroes get together they can change their world - improving fitness one step at a time. The run series began this year in California, attracting thousands of wonder women and a few men.

• GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon This beautiful, seaside island run offers mild undulations and a maximum elevation of only 74 feet. It also takes runners past the British Columbia legislature.

• Marathon des couleurs Promutuel Run in the heart of Quebec, this is a must-do event for runners to observe trees in the conservation park transform into their glorious autumn reds, golds and yellows.

• Blackmores Sydney Running Festival It's one of the world's most scenic marathons, finishing at the Sydney Opera House - and Chris Gee ran it in a wedding dress complete with bouquet, finishing in 5:46:03

• Tough Guy and Gal Challenge If you want a whole lot of dirty fun, these off-road runs are the best. Challenges include swamp crossings, net climbs, barbed wire, native bush trails, tunnels, hurdles, mud mud and more mud.

• Sun-Herald City2Surf One of the world’s biggest timed fun runs, this is 14km from central Sydney to beautiful Bondi Beach, following the waterfront and including the challenge of Heartbreak Hill.

• Brisbane Marathon Festival Sunrise in Brisbane and runners are well on their way over a course that follows the city river, crossing the historic Story Bridge and the modern Goodwill Bridge.

• Ostseeman Glucksburg Suited up and ready to go; swimming in the Baltic Sea, cycling along the coast and running through the best parts of Glücksburg. This is a triathlon to love.

• Prudential RideLondon Cycling for the masses. First held in 2013, it is an annual legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games, offering a range of distances on closed roads around London and Surrey.

• Melbourne Marathon
• DC Wonder Woman Run Series
• GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon
• Marathon des couleurs Promutuel
• Blackmores Sydney Running Festival
• Tough Guy and Gal Challenge
• Sun-Herald City2Surf
• Brisbane Marathon Festival
• Ostseeman Glucksburg
• Prudential RideLondon