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At the past two world championships, Eugene22 and Budapest23, there were 108 places available in the 10,000 metres. Guess how many were filled by Australians? One, just one. A big ‘come on down’ to Jack Rayner who ran the 10,000 in Oregon. In Budapest, there were no Aussies.
In a striking display of determination, Peres Jepchirchir, the Olympic marathon champion, has unequivocally quashed any uncertainties about her future by securing a third-world half marathon title in Riga. At 30 years of age, she remains a potent presence on the global stage.
Kiwi middle-distance runner, Samuel Tanner, is well known to those who dig their 1500m running.  A 3:31 1500m guy (finishing 6th at the 2022 Comm. Games), Tanner is a previous collegiate 1500m record holder over 1500m.  Fresh off a semi-final appearance at the Budapest world champs 1500m, we sat down...
Australian athletics has been impacted by the tyranny of distance – and the tyranny of seasons – through 2023. And that won’t change as we enter 2024.
About a fortnight after securing her second 100-mile victory in just three weeks in 2023, Courtney Dauwalter embarked on a casual run. On a late July morning, she meandered along the trails near her Leadville, Colorado home. To her surprise, her legs felt cooperative, despite the lingering fatigue from two arduous trail races.
There’s a lot of noise about shoes right now, a rumble that only intensified when Tigst Assefa ran that other-worldly women’s marathon world record 2:11:53 in Berlin. In case you missed it, Assefa was shod in the very latest adidas super-shoe.
There’s more than a touch of ping-pong – more formally, table tennis – in the relationship between Linden Hall, Jessica Hull and the Australian women’s national record for 1500 metres.
The NIL deal means Amy will race in ON shoes and represent the brand during her NCAA years, and allow her to forge a relationship with ON, as her major sponsor. 
Amy Bunnage is one of Australia’s most exciting and talented young runners. Amy is well known in the Australian running community, after a stellar junior career. During these years Amy won six Australian championships. Experience the perfect blend of agility and support with Tarkine Trail Devil shoes, crafted for those...
                   

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