The other road events are the men s 20km and 50km walks and the men s and women s marathons. Although the road events finish inside Stadium Australia, their courses take them outside the stadium. There are no heats in the road events - each comprises just one race. Refreshment stations are placed every five kilometres along the route of each road event. Drink and sponge stations are located between each pair of refreshment stations.
Competitors can provide their own drinks.
Walking has its own set of rules. At all times competitors must have at least one foot in contact with the ground, and once a foot hits the ground, that leg must remain straight until it reaches the vertical. Judges are placed around the walking course to check the technique of competitors and they can warn athletes if their technique is suspect. Once a competitor has been warned three times, he or she is disqualified. The Team Athletics Australia has set ambitious targets for the 2000 team, targets which, if met, will make the team Australia's most successful since the 1968 Games in Mexico.