A stranger approaches you at a pub offering a chance to purchase an axe once owned by Ned Kelly. The implement looks more Bunnings twenty-first century than one that belonged to a man hanged in 1880 you say, to which comes the reply: “well, it has had a few new blades and new handles.”
Athletics NZ weekly round-up 5 December
By Athletics New Zealand @AthleticsNZ
AUCKLAND
New Zealand Secondary Schools Track & Field Championships, Douglas Track and Field, The Trusts Arena, Henderson – 2/4 December 2016
Nick Moulai highlighted the second day of competition with a New Zealand under 17 3000m record of 8:16.77, cutting a substantial...
Frankfurt adds Paris winner Cybrian Kotut to elite field
Reigning Paris Marathon Champion Cybrian Kotut is among a group of athletes added to the elite field of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on 30th October. Last year’s women’s runner-up Dinknesh Mekash Tefera of Ethiopia has also recently joined the field for...
BMW BERLIN-MARATHON WRAP 2016
Kenenisa Bekele wins thrilling duel with Wilson Kipsang and misses world record by just six seconds
Kenenisa Bekele established himself as the second fastest marathon runner ever, winning the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON with a time of 2:03:03 on Sunday. In a thrilling duel the Ethiopian superstar beat Kenya’s...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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FALMOUTH, MA, USA (21-Aug) -- Four thousand, eight hundred miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Stadium, American mile record holder Alan Webb sat watching a television set at his host family's house. Webb didn't bat an eye as...
Australian ultramarathon runner Samantha Gash has started her gruelling 3,800 km record run across India, in a bid to raise money for World Vision projects tackling barriers to quality education in India.
Starting yesterday at one of the driest deserts on earth, Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, she will pass through the...
