Love running? Run the Medibank Melbourne Marathon on October 15, 2017 and fundraise for the Indigenous Marathon Project to raise funds to help Indigenous Australians love it too.
The Indigenous Marathon Project, a program of the Indigenous Marathon Foundation, annually unearths long distance running talent from remote and urban communities across Australia, who receive six months of intensive training to prepare for the New York City Marathon.
A National try-outs tour is conducted early each year from which a squad of young indigenous men and women aged between 18 and 30 is selected. Those selected in the core squad remain in their communities to ensure the positive health message comes back to their people. Runners attend training camps that are based around domestic fun runs throughout the year, which includes Canberra AIS, Gold Coast,Sydney and Alice Springs
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