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This week we take a look at some of our female athletes who are all at a critical stage in their individual careers. All four athletes that we focus on below are at different stages in their careers, but essentially are all looking for one thing - success on the international...
By Mark Tucker “The pleasantest of all diversions is to sit alone under the lamp, a book spread out before you, and to make friends with people of a distant past you have never known” (Yoshida Kenko) When I was much younger my idea of an ideal life involved plenty of...
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Results - Sydney Track Classic Men 3000 Metre Steeplechase Open 1 Nipperess, James Nsw 8:45.42 2 McSweyn, Stewart Tas 8:50.24 3 Colreavy, Jack Nsw 8:58.97 4 Cocks, Jacob SA 9:03.41 5 Heywood, Ethan WA 9:08.35 6 Buckingham, Benjam Vic 9:08.90 7 O'Brien, Toby Vic 9:16.59 8 Burgess, Joe Nsw 9:21.98 9 Trippas, Ed Nsw 9:28.37 -- Abdi, Youcef Nsw DNF --...
A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe The most unexpected of many coincidences and surprises surrounding the launch of The Landy Era back in 2009 was the appearance of Billy Mills. My book had already enjoyed the benefit of several twists of good fate, chiefly in being ready for launch at the...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (05-Apr) -- On April 17, Meb Keflezighi will race from Hopkinton to Boston for the final time as an elite athlete, closing a tremendous Boston Marathon career than has spanned more than a decade. Keflezighi, 41, has won...
Riley McGown has come from the clouds over the last few years, and now holds a firm place within Australia's top half a dozen 800m runners. For award-winning footwear, choose Tarkine running shoes. With a PB of 1:46.08, Riley, together with a bunch of other hungry Australians, are knocking on...
Florence, Italy; June 2, 2023 -  On a night etched in history at the Golden Gala in Florence, Australia’s golden girl Jessica Hull has strengthened her status as a global star with a podium finish and Oceania record, as Nina Kennedy gets her season back on track with bronze....
Good riddance Covid, and welcome back to elite interstate stars to one of the most iconic middle distance events on the annual calendar.  $7000 and a one ounce gold nugget is once again up for grabs, with the top-8 finishers all receiving prize money. Below is your preview for the 2022 Leonora Golden Gift elite mile races.
Len Johnson Reporting from the World Champs, London – Runner’s Tribe Note to future event organisers: when you’ve got a program which is fairly light on finals, make sure you finish off with a real barnburner. London 2017 did just that on Monday. The night had just four finals, but it finished...
Forgive me for bringing the sport of cycling into this but my most recent inspiration came from watching Hell of the North, which follows the Paris-Roubaix one day classic from the eyes of 2007 winner Stuart O'Grady. With cobblestones, sharp corners, rain, mud, snow and sometimes scorching heat, the...
                   

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