3.8 km, three directions, a hundred ways to run it. Our guide to Melbourne's most-run loop - the hills, the splits and the coffee after.
The cold is no excuse. We've pulled together the gear, the strategies and the mindset shifts to keep you moving through the Victoria winter.
Merino base, a light shell, gloves you can take off after two kilometres. Most of Victoria's winter running is about the first ten minutes.
Then find people to do it with - a club run at 6am is a lot easier to turn up to than a solo one.
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Gear Guides
The cold is no excuse. We've pulled together the gear, the strategies and the mindset shifts to keep you moving through the Victoria winter.
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Running Tips
The days are longer and the legs are rusty. How to rebuild volume, reintroduce speed and avoid the classic September injury.
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Runner Stories
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Race Day
What to eat, when to leave, what to pin where. A checklist honed over a lot of race mornings so yours starts calm.
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Club Features
From twelve mates on a Tuesday to two hundred runners a week - how one club built a community, and what other clubs can borrow.
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Runner Stories
Saturday mornings are for exploring. Five courses within two hours of Melbourne that repay the early alarm.
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