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Joanna Guelas

Major status, major magic for Aussie marathon stars

Jess Stenson will fly the Australian flag in a top international field in the Sydney Marathon. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

It's hard not to sense the enormity of this year's Sydney Marathon, says Australian athlete Jess Stenson.

At least 35,000 are set to take on the first running of the Sydney Marathon as a World Major on Sunday, with the elite field to be the best in quality since the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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