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Sydney Marathon: The 7th Marathon Major
Sydney Marathon ballot opens tomorrow and is the latest marathon to join the World Marathon Majors. The original Six Star medal won't change and they won't be making a 7-star medal, rather waiting for a 9-star option, likely when the two other candidate races (Cape Town and Shanghai) join the fold. It seems that current Six Star Medallists won't get anything at the finish line aside from the standard Sydney Marathon medal which I'm a little disappointed by. I'd love them to reconsider this and offer a clip on for the original Six Star medal. Or an extra t-shirt at the very least (especially...
Sydney Marathon: The 7th Marathon Major
Sydney Marathon ballot opens tomorrow and is the latest marathon to join the World Marathon Majors. The original Six Star medal won't change and they won't be making a 7-star medal, rather waiting for a 9-star option, likely when the two other candidate races (Cape Town and Shanghai) join the fold. It seems that current Six Star Medallists won't get anything at the finish line aside from the standard Sydney Marathon medal which I'm a little disappointed by. I'd love them to reconsider this and offer a clip on for the original Six Star medal. Or an extra t-shirt at the very least (especially...
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As someone who wears my running watch all day everyday (mostly so I don’t forget to put it back on, plus I like getting the HR and sleep data) I love a watch that doesn’t immediately look like a fitness watch. And the look of the Garmin watches wins every time against...
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