Local support a driving force for first hometown marathon

Gold Coast marathon man Michael Shelley was a student at Griffith University when he won silver, running second in his second marathon ever at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
He continues to hold in high regard the support he received from the university at that time as he managed a rigorous training schedule with the latter courses of a business management degree from which he graduated in 2011.
Now, as the 34-year-old faces his first marathon on home soil at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, the support from his alma mater endures.
“I know there will be people from my university days at Griffith along the course supporting me on Sunday,” Michael says. “It’s great to see Griffith so involved in the community and supporting my sport as the presenting partner of the marathon at the Games.”
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