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The Beyond Barriers Virtual Run (21 September to 12 October 2025) - Go Beyond to break down barriers and empower young people facing challenges!
In 2025 Beyond Barriers Virtual Run will cover a huge 971 kilometres, starting at the line of one of our great supporters and a Abbott World Marathon Major, the TCS Sydney Marathon and finishing at the line of another great Run Beyond supporter and major Australasian marathon, the Ballarat Marathon. With the help of all last year's Virtual Runners, we managed to almost double the number of schools participaing in the Project in 2025. The funds generated from this years Beyond Barriers Virtual run will ensure the Run Beyond Project can continue to provide a framework which these teachers, and more, can use to connect with and empower young people beyond the finish line in 2026.
The Run Beyond Project empowers students by asking them to go beyond their comfort zone. Our students aren't runners. They're high school students from a variety of circumstances who commit to undertaking our program in order to develop personal and social capabilities that see them not only get to the finish line of their Goal Race, but thrive beyond this, personally and as contributing members to their communities.
We have graduated over 500 students through our program so far, including 122 indigenous students, 53 students from refugee backgrounds, and 33 who have been in out-of-home care, as well as students impacted by numerous other factors such as exposure to discrimination and long-term parental unemployment.
About the Run Beyond Project
The Run Beyond Project was founded in 2015 when teacher and marathon enthusiast, David Criniti persuaded 5 of his Chester Hill High School students, all from refugee backgrounds, to go beyond what they thought possible and train for a half-marathon. It quickly developed into a program used by teachers in schools across Australia to help young people progress towards a goal, and acquire valuable skills which can be applied to enable them to excel in all areas of their lives, beyond the context of running.
Take the challenge to make a difference!
Beyond Barriers Team Challenge
To show your support of The Run Beyond Project and help us enable more students beyond 2025, see if your team can notch up the 971km it takes to get from Sydney, home to one of our major supporters - Sydney Marathon to Ballarat, home of another major supporter - Ballarat Marathon. That's just over a marathon a day!
Set your own challenge...whether it be a very dedicated team of 2 clocking up a half marathon each a day or a full team of 10 running for 4.5 kms each per day! Each and every team member is a valuable runner and will have a positive impact!
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