Race-Day

The TCS Sydney Marathon 2025 was always going to be a management exercise. Tendonitis near the calf, a multi-week eczema flare, three weeks of international travel — by the time race week arrived, the question wasn’t whether to PR but whether the body would hold together for 42km. It did. This is how that happened, and what running the inaugural World Marathon Major actually looked like from inside a broken build.

How you fuel is a key success factor to finish your first marathon. For first-timers, it can be overlooked and make it more difficult than needed. Today, I’ll share how I plan carbs and fluids from long run to race day, and what Kyoto Marathon 2026 added to my notes.