Sydney Marathon will guarantee local runners a spot. But there’s a catch
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The Sydney Marathon plans to guarantee places for local runners after longtime participant Soonchil Shin missed out in the general ballot. The new access arrangement comes as demand for spots in the event grows, though the article notes that it will include a condition.
Soonchil Shin had run 15 Sydney Marathons before he missed out on a spot in the increasingly popular general ballot – next year, that will change.