a Sunday running chronicle · North Head

Trail Runners

The 2026–27 Edition — every Sunday, the shot and the line. Coffee at Fairy Bower to finish.
The crew at the headland lookout, North Head behind
The lookout, winter 2026

Training Sundays

PrologueThe Autumn BeforeFive Sundays from before the edition had a name. Chapter One · currentWinter 2026June to August on the loop — nine shots in, season open.

Events

Sunday 23 August · run and writtenBeach2BeachThree medals at Newport, one blown calf, and a Friday night that came due. Route, profile and flyover in. Saturday 22 August · VictoriaBallaratIzzy C. ran the 4k cross country at the nationals and finished 25th overall.

The Season

The fieldThe RunnersA card each — portraits going up as they are taken. Who ranThe LedgerThe roll, week by week — streaks live here. The loopThe CourseThe standard 10k, mapped — plus the two fast laps. What to beatThe ClockSeason's fastest per runner on the long and short laps.

More

PhotographsThe GalleryEvery frame, with the slideshow. Straight from the folderSunday’s ReelWhat's landed this week, newest first — cast it over coffee. ContributeShare your shotsStraight from the camera roll — no app, no account. Pin this one. For the organiserThe invite kitQR code, printable table card, the copy-paste invitation.