EDs: Not for use until 0630 (AEST) on Sunday, August 11.
SYDNEY, Aug 11, AAP - Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will run Sydney's City2Surf alongside vision-impaired athlete Nathan Johnstone on day seven of the election campaign.
The pair will be among the 85,000 runners pounding the pavement on the 14-kilometre fun run from Hyde Park to Bondi Beach.
Mr Abbott helped guide Mr Johnstone, 27, during a Sydney marathon in September last year.
Mr Johnstone started losing his sight at age 14 after a degenerative disease damaged his retinas, leaving him with only 10 per cent vision.
He's aiming to compete at the Rio Paralympics.
As well as running, Mr Johnstone is a keen triathlete.
Mr Abbott will travel to Canberra on Sunday afternoon to face off against Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in the first leaders debate at the National Press Club.
