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We thought we would bring back an old RT tradition and have a crack at ranking the top 10 performances for middle-distance and distance running for the 2022 year. Not an easy year for a job such as this, given the depth that Australia currently possesses. Records dropping like flies, and global medals, that just a few years ago seemed like pipe dreams, are becoming the norm.
I love running, and I hate shin splints. After years of dealing with injuries, I was determined not to let shin splints beat me. Here is how I conquered shin splints!
2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination trial: Day 2 results MORNING SESSION Women 800 Metre Open Preliminaries 1, Petty, Angela, NZL, 2:02.78Q. 2, McGowan, Brittany, QLD, 2:04.52Q. 3, Griffith, Georgia, VIC, 2:05.13Q. 4, Small, Keely, ACT, 2:05.68Q. 5, Reid, Lauren, NSW, 2:03.81q. 6, Price, Lillian, QLD, 2:04.09q. 7, Anderson, Katrina, VIC, 2:05.48q. 8, De La Motte,...
The Australian Team (not all pictured above) has been boosted to 60 athletes ahead of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019.
The Queen’s Baton has spent the past five days in The Queen’s backyard, touring England, the first stop of the Europe region. Since Her Majesty placed Her message into the Baton at Buckingham Palace on 13 March, it has traveled to 39 Commonwealth nations/territories, inspiring community pride and exciting people about...
Dane Bird-Smith (Qld) and Rachel Tallent (Vic) are one step closer to a maiden start at the Olympic Games after stunning personal best performances at the Oceania & Australian 20km Race Walking Championships in Adelaide (SA) this morning. To be automatically nominated for selection to the Australian Olympic Team, the...
Timeline 9 November 2015: WADA’s Independent Commission delivered its first report related to their investigations into corruption and manipulation of the anti-doping process concerning the IAAF and Russia. 13 November 2015: IAAF Council provisionally suspended the Russian Member Federation (RUSAF). 17 November 2015: The composition of the IAAF inspection team (IAAF Taskforce)...
A star-studded lineup of athletes poised to captivate viewers worldwide will be unveiled at the ORLEN Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland, and the Millrose Games in New York. Get ready for an exciting demonstration of athletic power.
There is a new podcast in town, brought to you by Sub-4 miler and Olympian, Jon Rankin, and his business parter and former collegiate distance runner, Bryan Green. Check out episode 8 where the two chat to athlete manager Merhawi Keflezighi.  
The contest for medals at the sharp end of the 40th edition of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on October 29 promises both exciting and fast competition. Last year’s men’s champion Brimin Misoi renews his rivalry with runner-up Samwel Mailu, the latter arriving in Frankfurt with recent outstanding form. Among the challengers to both Kenyans should be Guye Adola. The Ethiopian has a personal best of 2:03:46 which makes him among the fastest ever lining up for the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon.
                   

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