HURRICANE Sandy did what most athletes have failed to do -- stop Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman in her tracks.
The Sydney Olympics 400m champion was scheduled to run her first marathon in New York in November but was forced to halt her debut when the Big Apple was hit by big trouble, courtesy of the massive storm.
Now Freeman, who turns 40 next month, will run the 42km for the first time at tomorrow's Cadbury Marathon.
The gruelling slog will be a far cry from her dash of less than 50 seconds on that famous September night in Sydney in 2000.
This time Freeman will not be alone.
Step by step, pounding the pavement for hour on end, Freeman will be slogging it out alongside a record 400 field, including runners from near and far afield.
And that's just over the full distance, with 2100 to tackle the event -- from the junior 1km race, the 5km, 21.1km half marathon and the full 42.2km distance.
At least the weather is to be on side tomorrow, with a forecast of cloudy skies overhead and a top of 22C to make ideal running conditions.
In the big one, Hobart's Hanny Allston holds the female record on the current course, completing the wearing event in 2hr 46min and 27sec in 2007, while the ACT's Scott McTaggart set the men's record of 2hr 23min 39sec in 2010.
At the pointy end of the field, Canberra's Matthew French, Barry Keem and Melbourne-based Ethiopian Asheber Germa are expected to battle it out fiercely for victory.
With Tasmania having seen the devastating effect of Mother Nature first hand in the past week, it is sincerely hoped a natural disaster or weather does not foil Freeman's run again.
But even with the focus on the fun run, the recent crisis has not been forgotten with the Cadbury Marathon also supporting the Tasmanian Bushfire Appeal.
All entry money for the junior 1km event will be donated to the appeal, along with money raised by participants through GoFundraise activities.
Race times: Marathon 6am. Half marathon 7am. 5km race 9am. Junior 1km 10am.
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