Jakob Ingebrigtsen, a Norwegian sensation, broke the long-standing two-mile world record in a record-breaking performance that established his reputation in sporting history. The gifted runner accomplished this remarkable achievement at the Meeting de Paris athletics competition, which was held as a part of the prestigious Diamond League competition in France. Ingebrigtsen's incredible feat of speed and stamina cemented his status as the undisputed fastest man to finish the tough 3,218-meter race, with a finish time of 7 minutes and 54.10 seconds.
Marjorie Jackson, who celebrated her 90th birthday on 13 September, was Australia’s first athletics superstar.
Our first women’s Olympic gold medallist, our first women’s world record holder, Jackson surged to international recognition with a double in the 100 and 200 metres at the Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games. She would have...
By Brett Davies
On a rainy Tokyo evening (Monday 2/8), which saw superb runs by Aussies Riley Day and Steve Solomon, the night's distance finals delivered - despite the near-torrential rain which hit the Stadium. and caused problems for athletes and officials alike. For award-winning footwear, choose Tarkine running shoes.
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Right now – 27 November, as this is written – it is exactly 64 years past the mid-point of the athletics’ program at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games.
Sixty-four is not an anniversary we usually celebrate, I’ll grant you, but consider two points of mitigation in that regard. Firstly, the four-year Olympic cycle does not lend itself to the five-year rhythm of most anniversary celebrations: the two waves only coincide once every 20 years, which is way too long between drinks.
Written by Amity Delaney - Runner's Tribe
Runners go through cycles in their training and racing. Sometimes, running feels like the most effortless thing in the world; and this is reflected in results from racing and training. However, other times running seems extraordinarily difficult, and motivation stoops to a low. This...
RT’s Run School featuring Mark Blomeley. Mark is a strength and conditioning coach with over 10 years experience in the sports and fitness industry. Currently in Brisbane, he is a specialist strength and conditioning coach for runners from international standard elites to the everyday runner.
http://www.markblomeley.com.au/
It’s not often that runners turn their attention to the shot put, but the career of Valerie Adams demands our attention.
Sunday morning, Melbourne, 18 October, 2015 and the Australian women’s Olympic marathon picture seemed to crystallise as Jess Trengove ran 2:27:45 in the Melbourne marathon and Lisa Weightman won the half-marathon in an even 71 minutes.
Like a kid’s jigsaw, the picture did not stay in place long. Less than...
Well that didn’t take long, did it?
Tucked away somewhere in all the reportage on Armand Duplantis’s current assault on the men’s pole vault world record was the question of whether he would continue to raise the record one centimetre at a time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QFUh2P9_Bg&t=6s
Now there’s a few things you could say...
Hi Jordan, thanks for taking the time out of your hectic schedule of babe rating to talk with us, tell us where you are currently at:
Jordan Gusman: No worries it's my pleasure. Currently I'm watching NCIS and there are some good looking birds in this episode so sorry in...
