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Runner's Tribe Jess Trengove has run a fabulous PB of 2:25:59 to finish 4th at Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. This moves the South Australian distance super star up to 6th on the Aussie All-time list, equal with the late Kerryn McCann. Bahrain’s Mimi Belete set a new course record and...
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Mark Korir won a three-way Kenyan contest and took the 35th edition of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon with a time of 2:06:48. The 28 year-old beat fellow Kenyans Martin Kosgey and Cybrian Kotut who ran 2:07:22 and 2:07:28 respectively. Mamitu Daska took Frankfurt for the second time after winning in...
China showcased its prowess in race walking at the Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup, securing double victories with impressive performances from Qian Haifeng and Liu Hong.
Robert Chemosin could hardly have made a more fitting statement with regard to this year’s motto of the Vienna City Marathon: Theatre of Emotions. Asked about the significance of his victory the 27 year-old said that „this marks the beginning of a new life for me“. In blustering winds...
Brad jogs around the Canberra mara course and still doesn’t slow down. Julian finds appreciation in his run/walks, and the process of slowly getting back into it. Brady does a manual Mona and more speedwork for the Bendigo Dragon Mile. Catriona Bisset breaks 2 minutes in the 800m at Uni, clocking the...
More Gold than Ever in Pre Classic's Bowerman Mile (The 42nd Prefontaine Classic, a member of the IAAF Diamond League of elite international track & field meets, will be held May 27-28 at historic Hayward Field.)             Eugene, Oregon – The best mile race in the world is...
Leanne Pompeani chasing history at Nagoya marathon alongside Izzi Batt-Doyle The rising superstar has got a blistering record in her sights as she attempts a career-first. Australian long distance running star Leanne Pompeani won almost everything in 2024, but she’s about to tackle a different beast altogether. Next month the 28-year-old Asics...
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...
Jack Rayner continued his fine form when taking out the ASICS Half Marathon There was a green and gold glow in the ASICS Half Marathon on the Gold Coast this morning as Australian runners Jack Rayner and Sinead Diver defied wet conditions to win their respective 21.1km races. The in-form distance running...
Olympic Veteran Again Eyes Line Honours In Leonora Veteran Olympian runner Jeff Riseley will lead the cream of Australia’s track athletes to battle it out for line honours at this year’s Leonora Golden Gift Elite Mile. One of Australia's best ever distance runners and a multiple winner of past Leonora Elite Mile...