Weekly Newsletter 28 May 2025

This week's newsletter showcases the Surf Coast Century; along with interesting articles, including everything you need to know about your diet when training for an ultra or a marathon.

Lock in your winter goal with the Surf Coast Century

Enter the Surf Coast Century before winter sets in to take advantage of early bird pricing (price rise this Sunday 1 June)

This is ultra running at its best, with a course design that links in 100km of the most beautiful trails, pristine beaches, and spectacular views along the Great Ocean Road region.

Every year, this event sees everyday people toe the start line. They simply commit to their goal and harness the unwavering belief in themselves to achieve something that most people would never dream of…. And you can too!

2025 NEW UPGRADES include more food at checkpoints, NEW recognition for first-timers, NEW start process to limit congestion, and more!

Saturday 13 September 2025 (14th edition)
Anglesea, Victoria
100km + 50km Solo | 100km Relay Teams of 2-4
www.surfcoastcentury.com.au

Interesting Articles

Training for an ultra or marathon? here’s everything you need to know about your diet

Sports dietitians explain how crucial it is to nail your nutrition strategy in this article at Runners World — plus exactly how to do that.

How to reschedule (and sometimes skip) your long runs

Runners World offers smart strategies on how to move, modify, or skip your longest training run of the week.

How to taper for a marathon

Coach Laura Norris draws her years of coaching experience and the most recent research to answer the questions: how long should you taper for a marathon – and what exactly should that taper look like?

Hill sessions to improve your running

Hill workouts can help make you a stronger, more efficient and more resilient runner. Here's why you should add these three session into your training.

Recent updates

To find out what's been recently updated, check the recent updates page regularly for date changes, event postponements and cancellations. Check out the full calendar of upcoming events.

Until next week...

Have a great running week!

Regards,
Jane & Chris
The Running Calendar Team