By David Monti
(c) 2006 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
NOTE: Your editor wrote this story nearly 10 years ago after the 2006 USA Cross Country Championships which were held in sub-freezing conditions after a heavy snowfall in New York City's Van Cortlandt Park. This is the first competition where...
Weightman Delivers Rio Qualifier in Houston
Race Report from the Chevron Houston Marathon
What started off as runaways Sunday in the Chevron Houston Marathon by Poland's Artur Kozlowski and Australia's Lisa-Jane Weightman, turned into a pair of Ethiopian victories.
Last year's men's runner-up Gebo Burka passed Kozlowski after the 35K mark, making...
By David Monti, @d9monti
(c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
(14-Feb) -- With a month to go before the USA Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles, defending champions Meb Keflezighi and Shalane Flanagan are leaving nothing to chance in their training, despite being the fastest qualifiers for the February...
MUNICH // A World Anti-Doping Agency report said Thursday that corruption was “embedded” at the world athletics body piling pressure on its new leader Sebastian Coe.
IAAF leaders must have been aware of the full extent of doping in Russia but did nothing to stop it, and the track and...
An Olympic year is special in so many ways, something that only comes around once every four years - and to many athletes is the pinnacle of their sport. Athletics is no exception, and for so many of our track and field stars the preparation in the lead up...
Athletics Australia is delighted to confirm the first athletes selected by the Australian Olympic Committee to compete for Australia in the Australian Olympic Team for Rio 2016.
The selections, including two distance runners and three walkers, were confirmed after receiving nominations from Athletics Australia.
Eloise Wellings (NSW) and David McNeill (Vic)...
Australian 50km Road Walking Championships - 13/12/2015
Fawkner Park, Melbourne
It was an important day for Chris Erickson as he looked to book his ticket for the 2016 Rio Olympics. In the end he didn't have it all his own way as two other Australian's, in Brendon Reading and Ian Rayson,...
Stubbs Shows Rio is Clearly on the Radar
Gold Coast sprinter Aaron Stubbs took another step towards representing Australia at the Rio Olympic Games, only a week after taking home a $12,000 cheque for a narrow win in the Queanbeyan Gift (in a very swift time of 12.14 seconds).
At the Joanna Stone Shield...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
(c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
(05-Nov) -- With just 100 days remaining until the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles, veterans Desiree Linden and Dathan Ritzenhein are beginning to buckle down. On a conference call hosted by USA Track & Field and LA...
Renowned Coach Renato Canova says new German marathon Record Holder Arne Gabius has the mind to excel in the next two Championship years
By Andy Edwards
Renato Canova knows a thing or two about preparing athletes for the big time in the marathon – and big time in more than one...
