Dr Rob Duffield of Charles Sturt University's (CSU) School of Human Movement is helping Bathurst residents prepare for the Bathurst half marathon and 10 kilometre fun run to be held in April. He is presenting a 10-week fitness and preparation plan that will appear in the local newspaper in the ten-week run-up to the event. “The idea is to gradually and progressively build people up over the first seven or eight weeks so that they can complete the distance, and then work on being able to actually race at a good speed. It’s such a high-profile community event that you find people do want to participate. Anyone can do the training program, but people need to be realistic about their goals - if they have been sedentary for a long, long time, then the half marathon is probably out of the picture, but the fun run is achievable for everyone.”