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Murray Wenzel

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Dont lose sight marathon champs legacy warning - The Untold Story

Izzi Batt-Doyle and Andy Buchanan have clocked up plenty of kilometres ahead of the Sydney Marathon. (Pr Image/AAP PHOTOS)

Two-time Olympian Izzi Batt-Doyle is riding running's remarkable surge in the country, but the self-confessed purist wonders if it's become "too trendy" for its own good.

Four years after only about 5000 people crossed the finish line, 40,000 people will run the Sydney Marathon - and another 83,000 missed out in the ballot.

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