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Legendary Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman OAM became the sixth official Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) Ambassador in Brisbane today. The announcement was made by Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) Chairman, Peter Beattie AC and Premier of Queensland, the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP at a public event in...
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (31-Dec) -- Molly Seidel of Watertown, Mass., and Reid Buchanan of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., won tonight's 39th NYRR Midnight Run here in Central Park in frigid conditions, clocking 21:24 and 19:08, respectively, for the hilly four-mile course.  The temperature at midnight when...
This week's episode is sponsored by Asics, check out the new Gel-Kayano 28 @ www.asics.com.au Julian pops in and out of Cairns to get Ellie through a tough workout. Brad recalls what he asked on the show as the snow hits Canberra. Brady begins a marathon block of training with some trepidation. Stewy...
2018 IAAF Shanghai Diamond League Full Results Men's results 100 Metres - Men Wind: -0.5 m/s Pts 1 Prescod , Reece GBR 10.04 8 2 Su , Bingtian CHN 10.05 7 3 Xie , Zhenye CHN 10.17 6 4 Ujah , Chijindu GBR 10.18 5 5 Young , Isiah USA 10.18 4 6 Guliyev , Ramil TUR 10.20...
Francine Niyonsaba broke the world 2000m record at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial, clocking 5:21.56* at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Zagreb on Tuesday (14). Buy now from the Runner’s Tribe shop The Burundian, who last week won the Wanda Diamond League title at 5000m, followed the pacemakers for...
(c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (08-Oct) -- On a recent afternoon at the Boston Athletic Association's offices here downtown, Emma Bates sat alongside her boyfriend and spoke of the future. Steps to her left stood the Boston Marathon's iconic silver trophy, complete with the famed silver...
The 2024 TCS London Marathon witnessed an extraordinary feat as 76-year-old Jeannie Rice, a remarkable presence in the running world, surpassed her own world record in the women’s 75-79 age bracket. Crossing the finish line in a remarkable three hours, 33 minutes, and 27 seconds, Rice showcased an incredible improvement from her previous record achieved just last October in Chicago, at the age of 75.
STEVE MONEGHETTI: INAUGURAL INDUCTEE INTO BERLIN MARATHON HALL OF FAME Four time Olympian and Commonwealth Games Marathon gold medallist Steve Moneghetti had the dual honour today of opening the Berlin Marathon Hall of Fame and being recognised as one of the two inaugural inductees. This is acknowledgement of Moneghetti’s impact...
Amazing footage Ireland's Paul Robinson running the Antarctica Mile in 4 mins 17.9 secs. The event took place on 25th November 2017 at Union Glacier, Antarctica, and was held in conjunction with the annual Antarctic Ice Marathon. pic.twitter.com/vCEkA16kjA — Richard Donovan (@RichardDonovan7) November 27, 2017 Last week Ireland's Paul Robinson broke...
Rachel Tallent (Vic) has been added to Team Australia for the IAAF World Championships, asGeorgia Griffith (Vic) continued her rapid rise in the women’s 1500m on a big weekend of athletics. Set to join Beki Smith (NSW) and Regan Lamble (Vic), Tallent’s confirmation in the women’s 20km walk ensures a...