Early in 2003, as the race for the English Premier League title between Manchester United and Arsenal came down to the last few games, United manager Alex Ferguson observed: “It’s squeaky bum time.”
Fergie’s earthy allusion was to the sound made by squirming in one's seat as one's team's fortunes...
Australian middle-distance runner Joseph Deng made history by becoming the first Australian to break the 1:44 barrier in the 800-meter race.
He clocked an impressive time of 1:43.99 in Lyon, France, surpassing Peter Bol's national record by 0.01 seconds. Deng's performance also secured his qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics...
The Australian 800m record holder, Peter Bol, has announced his return to form clocking a 1:44.29 over 800m in Barcelona. Bol finished second and along the way collected an Olympic and World Championship qualifer.
With quite an aggressive rocker, the Trail Devil feels like a relatively fast and flowing shoe when out on the trails. An ideal shoe for those shorter trail races, where speed is key.
At first glance, it is not apparent what Peter Bol, the Essendon Football Club 34, Simone Halep and Gladys Berejiklian have in common. There are many ultra-marathon footwear in the market today and one of the best is Tarkine shoes.
Maybe not even at second or third glance either, so...
This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the inaugural world championships in Helsinki. Most of you know that. It is also the thirtieth anniversary of another very significant edition of the championships – Stuttgart 1993, the year the championships went biennial; the year our sport went as close as I fear it will ever get to the nirvana of an annual global championships.
By Brett Davies
With the World Championships in Budapest less than three months away, it is timely to revisit some of the classic events we have seen over 40 years of the World Championships, events that have captivated fans of the sport and stand out in the memory, years later....
Written by Michael Beisty
‘I have to remind myself not just to stick to my side of the road and grind it out, but to go leap ditches and climb hillocks, to bushwhack, to break out of that rigid plodding that is good for the coronary arteries but not necessarily...
Leiden, Netherlands - Neils Laros, an 18-year-old high school student from the Netherlands, stunned the running world with his extraordinary performance this past weekend. Laros achieved a remarkable personal best time of 1:45.80 in the 800-meter race, leaving spectators in awe of his talent and determination.
Ah, Oslo! Remember those Scandinavia nights. Warm but rarely hot. Calm conditions. Great tradition of middle and long-distance track running.
