From raising morale to the calibre of the individual athletes assembled for the challenge, this will look at the pacemakers themselves and the role they play.
Interview with INEOS 1:59 Challenge Pacemaker Jack Rayner
The nine-time Paralympic gold medallist, who becomes the 41st Legend of Australian sport, has been a trailblazer throughout her career and was the first Paralympian to be inducted as a member of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2007.
Nike has shut down the Nike Oregon Project distance group on Thursday, October 10 2019. The Project was establihsed by Nike in 2001 to support long and middle distance running in America. Nike's co-founder, Phil Knight, always took a keen interest in the Project and was instrumental in its ongoing funding.
Last year’s women’s champion and course record holder Meskerem Assefa will return to run the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon while another world-class Ethiopian distance runner will also be on the start line on October 27: Tsegaye Mekonnen, the junior men’s world record holder in the marathon. In addition to these...
New Zealand pair Malcolm Hicks & Caden Shields finish 27th & 30th respectively in the Men’s Marathon. Full Marathon Results Liam Adams was unable to finish the Berlin Marathon and will reload next year, though may have his standings possibly promoted over the news that Vincent Yator who finished 4th at the 2019 Gold Coast Marathon has been suspended for testing positive drug testing. Alberto Salazar four year suspension for doping offences, consultant Dr Jeffrey Brown after the result of an ongoing investigation, caught over trafficking testosterone and tampering with doping control. The boys discuss the consequences and impact on affected athletes.
For the first time in national colours, Victorian Julian Spence represented Australia proudly in the men’s marathon, finishing in a time of 2:19:40.
Holy shot!! Did we all just witness the greatest ever shot-put competition of all time? Yes. Yes, we did. The event began with the longest ever throw at a world championship. Ryan Crouser set the tone with a 22.36, bettering the previous championship record. By the end, that mark was just...
Day 9 - Basically, the best night of all-round athletics I’ve ever witnessed. You want a local hero returning to form and thrilling the crowd? Barshim did it all. He literally turned the Khalifa stadium into gridlock. With all the whinging going on about the small crowds, Barshim’s appearance in the...
Friday night’s high jump final saw the crowds swell significantly for the first full house at the Khalifa International Stadium, as the Qatari locals flocked to see the home favourite and defending World Champion Mutaz Barshim. But Australia’s Commonwealth Games gold medallist Brandon Starc was looking to upset the party...
