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Thousands to hit the streets for inaugural Ballarat Marathon
Running fever is descending on Ballarat this weekend, with the inaugural Ballarat Marathon set to take over the city.
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Ballarat Marathon winners: Do Canto and McCartney triumph
The winners of the inaugural Ballarat Marathon have praised the course and crowd support that spurred them to victory. Sydney-based runner Tom Do Canto, who went into the 42.2km marathon a favourite, crossed the line in 2:17:04 - more than two and a half minutes ahead of second place-getter Brady Threlfall. Do Canto went out hard in the first 21.1km, aiming for a personal best at close to or under two hours and 10 minutes, pegging his pace almost step for step with half marathon winner Reece...
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Ballarat Marathon: James Riley's journey back to running with MS
James Riley had thought himself physically incapable of running again when diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Almost 10 years later, Mr Riley heard about the inaugural Ballarat Marathon running festival and could hardly help but to try testing out a run. The Ballarat 42-year-old has just run his first marathon in more than a decade, finishing in five hours and 12 minutes. "I was just proud to be on the starting line, let along crossing the finishing line," Mr Riley said. "It was definitely a...