Blackmores Sydney Running Festival 2022 [PHOTO GALLERY]

Congratulations to all our participants that joined us at the 2022 Blackmores Sydney Running Festival!

2022 was a fantastic return for the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival, which celebrated its 20th anniversary. Over 35,000 running enthusiasts gathered early on a sunny Sunday morning to walk and run across the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge and cityscape.

It was undoubtedly a year of breaking records, with the fastest marathon time ever run on Australian soil being claimed by Moses Kibet (Kenya) in a time of 2:07:03. Coming in a close second place was Cosmas Matolo Muteti (Kenya) with a time of 2:07:05 and Chalu Deso Gelmisa (Ethiopia) in third place with a time of 2:07:08 for the Sydney Marathon.

In the women’s event, first place was claimed by Tigist Girma Getachew (Ethiopia), who crossed the finish line in an impressive time of 2:25:10. Letebrhan Haylay Gebreslasea (Ethiopia) followed in a close second with a time of 2:25:45 and Nazret Weldu Gebrehiwet (Eritrea) rounding out the top three with a time of 2:26:14.

The Sydney Wheelchair Marathon saw Jun Hiromichi (Japan) win the title for the men’s event in a time of 01:52:47, followed by Richard Colman from Geelong, VIC, finishing the event in 01:53:28. For the women’s, it was Jacqueline Godfrey who secured first place with a time of 2:28:21 followed by Sara-Ashlee Tair in second place.

This year’s Blackmores Sydney Marathon was an important milestone in showcasing Sydney as a world-class marathon, as its first year as a candidate for the Abbott World Marathon Majors. Blackmores Sydney Running Festival Director Wayne Larden says he hopes the record times achieved in this year’s marathon will ‘’encourage athletes from all over the world to put Sydney on their bucket list’’.

View the full results here.

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