City2Surf announces new 1km race option, from Hyde Park to the Kings Cross Hotel

ONE & DONE: City2Surf organisers have announced a new 1km race option for participants who want the atmosphere of the event without all the unnecessary running.

The new course will begin at Hyde Park before heading straight up William Street to the Kings Cross Hotel.

“We realised a significant number of runners were mainly here for the social side anyway,” said one organiser.

Training plans for the new event recommend one light jog during the week, followed by several days of carb loading.

“It’s such a relief! Now I don’t have to train, or even break a sweat,” says local influencer Hamish Crichton-Gibbs, who has already signed up.

“I can get a selfie and be back on the Negronis by 9am.”