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Kenyan Rodah Jepkorir (KEN) held off a strong finishing burst from Tasmanian Milly Clark (AUS/TAS) to take out the women’s Gold Coast Marathon. The 27-year-old broke away from the 30km mark and then lasted to break the tape in 2:27:56, with Clark second (2:28:08) and Eritrea’s Nazret Weldu (ERI) third...
Australian Bill Chaffey returned to the podium of the Wheelchair Marathon Australian Paralympian Bill Chaffey (AUS/NSW) has made a triumphant return to the Gold Coast Marathon, taking out the Wheelchair Marathon, while golden girl Madison de Rozario (AUS/NSW) continued her love affair with the Gold Coast. Chaffey had been an annual...
The second fastest Japanese marathon runner in history became the fastest runner in Gold Coast Marathon history when Yuta Shitara won the IAAF Gold Label race in 2:07:50 this morning. The 27-year-old had an exciting duel with placegetters Barnabus Kiptum of Kenya and Zane Robertson of New Zealand over the...
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...
ACT runner Leanne Pompeani won her second Southern Cross University 10km Run on the Gold Coast this morning becoming only the second woman to win the race more than once in the event’s history. Braving cool squally conditions, the 2016 winner continued her fine form of this year, setting a...
This week’s guest is Eloise Wellings who joins Brad in the first of a two-part interview about both her career in running and philanthropy, starting with the influence her family on her budding running passion.
A multi-billion dollar industry has been built around the sport, and Harris’ work explores the reasons people push themselves to cover incredible distances by foot. Harris is an Australian commercial and advertising photographer whose work takes him around the world. He is also a runner. “People driven to run marathons amaze...
Australia's Jessica Hull has finished 7th in her Diamond League debut at the Prefontaine Classic with a big PB of 4:02.62 making her the fourth fastest Aussie all-time. Also a Tokyo 2020 qualifier. Hull recently signed with the management firm Total Sports US, signifying her move to the professional...
Auckland’s Lisa Cross, in fact, had the first word. A jockey by trade, Cross added the Wellington half marathon to titles in Auckland and Christchurch over the years. She came to Wellington aiming at the race record of 1hr 17min 48secs set by Wellington’s Ruby Muir in 2017. The...
The historic city of Vienna, Austria, will host Eliud Kipchoge’s attempt to break the last great barrier in modern athletics, the sub two-hour marathon, in the INEOS 1:59 Challenge.
                   

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