Sydney's City to Surf attracts 64,000

Over 64,000 people converged into the CBD of Sydney for the start of the annual City to Surf run, not everyone was running for personal bests - some were competing for more altruistic reasons, some just for fun and some never broke into a stride.

Many of the record 64,713 entrants were fundraising for charities or friends whose stories had inspired them.

The gold medals for this year's fun run from Sydney's CBD to Bondi Beach went to Tanzania's Dickson Marwa and New Zealand's Jessica Ruthe.