Sydney Marathon Preview: Can Kipchoge Win the Newest Major?
Description
This week on The Marathon Handbook Podcast, Michael Doyle, Alex Cyr, and Katelyn Tocci break down the newest World Marathon Major: the Sydney Marathon (00:00 ). We cover the hilly course and its reputation as possibly the toughest major (06:55 ), the race’s rapid rise to global status (13:00 ), and whether adding more majors—like Cape Town or Shanghai—helps or hurts the brand (19:00 ).
Then, we preview the elite fields: Kipchoge at 40 and what a win or loss would mean for his legacy (53:30 ), and Olympic champion Sifan Hassan’s dominance and challengers (45:00 ). Finally, we rank the majors from best to least best in our 2025 power rankings (1:08:00 ).
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