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With only 100 places available, ‘The Pilliga Ultra; a run to keep the Pilliga Wild’, is a bucket-list, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to run in a unique wild place, and stand united with the local community and Gamilaraay peoples against the destruction of our wild places.
World marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich took 29 seconds off the world record to win the N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon, a World Athletics Elite Label road race, clocking a stunning 1:04:02 in the Turkish city on Sunday (4). The 26-year-old Kenyan, a winner of this race in 2017 and 2019, broke away...
First Australian woman ever sub-4.  Her time of 3:59.67 ranks her number 1 in the world for 2021, as of 2nd April 2021. Her time would have ranked her #3 for the 2020 year and #14 for the 2019 year.
ASICS is today announcing not one but two high-performance running shoes that take the power of human-centric design to the next level. In an industry first, METASPEED™ Sky and METASPEED™ Edge have each been scientifically designed with a distinct type of running style in mind. The new racing shoes help elite athletes to reach the top of their game, because they don’t have to adjust their running style to fit the shoe anymore; instead, ASICS is giving them high-performance shoes that support their running style.
This episode is brought to you by our coffee partners at St. Ali. Brad finally earns his Maccas at the Bankstown Invitational 5K, running 14:44. Julian’s stopped like a deer preparing for the upcoming Easter Half Marathon in Hobart. Brady pulls an all nighter after finishing 4th in the Collingwood Classic 5000m...
SYDNEY– Thousands of runners took to the streets of Western Sydney this morning, taking part in the extraordinary community fun run, NAB RunWest.  Following a turbulent year in 2020, the Western Sydney community turned out in force, with over 4,000 participants crossing the finish line, marking the largest mass participation event in Australia since the pandemic first hit.
surf coast century
Entries have opened for the 10th edition of the Surf Coast Century to be held on 11 September 2021 in Victoria’s Great Ocean Road region. The Surf Coast Century has built a reputation as one of Australia's must-do ultra trail marathons offering 100km and 50km courses.
risbane, Australia; March 27 2021 –  Australian sprinter Rohan Browning(NSW) has made history at the Queensland Track Classic tonight, becoming the first Australian male athlete to qualify for the 100m at the Olympic Games in 17 years. But it wasn’t just Browning that impressed at the Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre, with Catriona Bisset (VIC) and Linden Hall (VIC) both running sub 2 minutes in the 800m to each clock their second Tokyo qualifiers.
Melbourne, Australia; March 25 2021 –  Australia’s elite track and field stars continued their quest for qualifiers tonight at the penultimate leg of the Coles Summer Series, the Melbourne Track Classic. Commonwealth Games silver medallist Matthew Denny (QLD, Ben Thomson) made his return to the throwing circle after a string of injuries, including two rib injuries and a strained Costochondral joint, put a startling halt to his season in November. Throwing 60.56m to take the win, his form in his comeback proves he is still a real contender for his second Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Australia’s most decorated male Olympic track and field athlete Jared Tallent has today announced his retirement from competitive race walking. The London 2012 Olympic gold medallist in the 50km Race Walk ends an 13-year representative career unrivalled by any other Australian able-bodied male track athlete after winning a total of...