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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.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen has moved to number 6 on the all-time men's 1500m list, winning the Bislett Games in Oslo clocking 3:27.95.  The first time under 3:28 for this amazing Norwegian.
Jessica Hull was pretty excited about smashing the Australian 1500 metres record at the Golden Gala Diamond League meeting in Florence last week. So she should be, too. Hull’s performance continued the rich vein of form she has been in to date in 2023. A bronze medal in the mixed...
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.
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