00:00Up before the sun, ready to run.
00:05How are we feeling pre-race?
00:07Excited.
00:08It's very early for me.
00:10While some were still waiting for the coffee to kick in, others were bursting with energy.
00:14We've been training for the past eight weeks, so we're ready today to smash it.
00:18So yeah, really excited.
00:19The Northern Territory's City to Surf kicking off on the Darwin Esplanade for its 52nd year.
00:25I haven't done it before, so just trying to make the distance and do the best I can.
00:29This year's City to Surf is expected to be the biggest yet, with running fanatics, families
00:34and some first-time City to Surfers getting geared up and ready to take on the track.
00:39As dawn broke, it was on your marks, get set.
00:46The 12.5km course leading runners along the Darwin coastline,
00:50before the final push along the nightcliff foreshore, some hitching a ride to the finish line.
00:56Supporters on the sidelines offering a much-needed motivational boost.
01:01It hurts, but it feels great.
01:04How does it feel to make it over the finish line?
01:06Fantastic. Yeah, absolutely fantastic.
01:08Very good. Very proud.
01:11Taking out first place for the sixth year in a row, Tim Hewitt.
01:16Despite setting a blistering pace, the doctor and father of two says running is the easy bit.
01:22What's harder, running or parenting or being a doctor, would you say?
01:26Kids for sure.
01:27Corin Demiot was the first woman over the line.
01:30The weather was beautiful today. They turned it up for us.
01:34A fantastic day and a great turnout.
01:36Whether you were in it to win it, or you just managed to make it over the finish line,
01:41it was all for a good cause, supporting the work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
01:46We might have had record numbers, but we have also had record donations this year as well.
01:51For now, it's feet up before it's time to get training for next year.
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