City to Surf
City2Surf 2024: Everything you need to know
Forget Paris, the real action will be in Sydney when the City2Surf returns on Sunday for its 54th year, with 90,000 racegoers expected to take part.
- by Nick Newling
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‘Tell em they’re dreamin’: How Michael Caton and friends helped save Bondi Pavilion
A new documentary details the steps a community took to save a beloved asset.
- by Garry Maddox
Perth runners take to the streets for charity in City to Surf spectacular
The 2023 Chevron City to Surf for Activ filled Perth’s streets on Sunday as thousands took to the streets to run from the CBD to City Beach.
Human wave surges through Sydney’s streets to Bondi
Tens of thousands, in costumes and colour, filled Sydney’s streets for the 14-kilometre City2Surf, with the winners posting a time just over 40 minutes.
- by Perry Duffin
City2Surf expected to reach pre-COVID entry numbers as multiple roads are set to close
Roads in Sydney’s city and eastern suburbs will be closed over Sunday as runners make the 14-kilometre trek from Hyde Park to Bondi Beach.
- by Olivia Ireland
Road closures, start times and everything else to know about City2Surf
It’s been three years since the world’s biggest fun run took place along its traditional Hyde Park to Bondi route, with more than 60,000 runners ready to bunch up once more.
- by Angus Thomson
In the year of its 50th race, City2Surf steps it up a notch
Sunday will mark the 50th race of the world’s largest fun run. But a lot has changed over the years.
- by Anthony Segaert
Tackling Heartbreak Hill with a hard hat and high vis vest
A hard hat-wearing, high vis-sporting opal miner isn’t the first person you’d expect to spot running up Heartbreak Hill on a Sunday morning.
- by Anthony Segaert
‘It doesn’t discriminate’: How Former Biggest Loser trainer faced his biggest fear
On August 14, Shannan Ponton will be joining tens of thousands of others in the City2Surf, the first time the fun run is happening since 2019.
- by Amelia McGuire
As a queer migrant, Brian didn’t feel welcome playing sport. Until he found his own group
When Brian Murphy emigrated to Sydney from Ireland in 2013, he didn’t always feel welcome among the city’s sporting communities. Then he found Sydney Queer Irish.
- by Angus Thomson
On the road again: City2Surf returns after two years of running virtually
Running in a crowd is far more fun, especially if your running gear consists of a glittering red-and-gold costume, says William Bond.
- by Angus Dalton