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Australia's Oliver Hoare has beaten a loaded field in the men's Commonwealth Games 1500m final, stopping the clock in a new Games record of 3:30.12.
Australian Jess Stenson has won gold in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham marathon, after twice finishing with bronze medals in the event. Stenson, née Trengove, won bronze at Gold Coast 2018 and Glasgow 2014, but has broken through for the gold in 2022. To experience, exceptional performance in running, choose...
It’s a moment that Peter Bol (WA) has been thinking about since arriving home from the Tokyo Games. Fourth place, coupled with the support of a nation left him wanting more.
Tokyo sensation Peter Bol (WA) will become the first ever Australian to contest the 800m final at the World Athletics Championships this Saturday, but his pathway to the medal round was not without a nervous wait.
How good is being an athletics selector? Normally, you would have to say: “Very good indeed.” The inclusive policy adopted by Athletics Australia for the past decade and more, makes selection pretty much a tick-and-flick process. Win the national? Tick. Achieve the qualifying standard? Tick. Get offered a place via...
Running in the opening Diamond League meeting of Olympic year in Xiamen somebody named Gudaf Tsegay won in 3:50.30, suggesting the reigning 10,000 metres world champion and 5000 world record holder may also be capable of giving dual Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon – and anyone else who emerges in the interim - a run for her money in Paris.
MATT FITZGERALD – Runner’s Tribe Matt Fitzgerald is an acclaimed endurance sports coach, nutritionist, and author. His many books include The Endurance Diet, 80/20 Running, and How Bad Do You Want It?  Recently I had a disturbing experience on social media. I know, I know. Join the club, right? But This one’s worth sharing,...
All Tarkine shoe sales this week receive a free bucket cap and pair of socks! Not Enough? USE CODE: TARKINE20 FOR 20% OFF YOUR ORDER Deal lasts until this Monday. For a while now, I have been trying to reconcile an apparent paradox in Australia’s championship marathon results. It’s a classic...
For this week’s episode, we sat down with elite trail runner Matt Crehan.  Matt is well known on the east coast of Australia, and has some legit results under his belt, including wins at the Margaret River Ultra, the Alpine Challenge Miler and the Brisbane Trail Ultra Miler. Matt...
Anna Mckenna took out the women's race at Margaret River Ultra Marathon over the weekend in a scintillating time. Not only did Anna break the record, but she also finished 3rd overall! Along with the men's winner, Josh Chugg, Anna is currently one of the few ultra distance Australian...
                   

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