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Tilahun and Jepkosgei win their first career titles in New York in open division, as McFadden and Romanchuk record first American sweep in wheelchair division  New York, March 17, 2019 –Belay Tilahun of Ethiopia and Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya won their New York City racing debuts in the open division...
The Gold Coast Marathon will continue its $40,000 commitment to the development of Australian marathon runner talent, introduced last year as part of the 40th edition celebrations, at this year’s event on 6 -7 July. Organisers are offering a $40,000 prize pool to Aussie men who break 2:10 and their...
On 02 October 2004, a group of 13 mates decided to get together at their local park and go for a run. The venue was Bushy Park in Teddington, an affluent suburb in South West London, and the group decided that 5K would be long enough to make it...
Mar 6, 2019 | 2019 Gift Race The 2019 WesTrac Bunbury Geographe Gift saw some of Australia’s best athletes descend on Bunbury to compete for a share in the $78,000 prize pool. The WesTrac Men’s 120m and the City of Bunbury Women’s 120m, attracted strong fields with $14,000 to be awarded...
Written by Jaryd Clifford Located off the beaten track in outback Western Australia, over 800km north-east of Perth, the town of Leonora exists in relative isolation. Most Australian’s will never set foot there, and many may go their entire life without ever hearing its name. Even Australia’s most accomplished marathon...
Sponsored by Run2PB, listen to the show to learn more about their Sub-20 for 5k program. Brad’s back jogging, doing his exercises, biding his time to get his body right. Julian’s taking in the sights, gets his back straight and cheering Bri in Tokyo. Brady’s comes second to Marty Hore in an...
Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha smashed the world indoor record* for the mile, clocking 3:47.01 at the Bruce Lehane Invitational in Boston, Massachusetts, on Sunday (3). It was third time lucky for the 21-year-old, having narrowly missed out on breaking world indoor records in his two previous races. He finished just 0.01...
Australia will host an IAAF World Athletics Series event for the first time in 25 years, following the IAAF Council’s decision to award the 2021 World Cross Country Championships to Bathurst in New South Wales. The event will be held at one of Australia’s most famous sporting venues, Mount Panorama,...
The IAAF has today launched its new official world rankings system, designed to provide a more effective way of identifying the top athletes in each discipline by rewarding consistency and competition among the world’s best. Athletes’ positions in the IAAF world rankings will be based upon the points they score, determined...
Nine Olympians and Nine Paralympians to Lead Star-Studded Professional Athlete Field as All Four Defending Champions Return for 2019 United Airlines NYC Half on Sunday, March 17                                             ...
                   

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