In other Aussie results defending NCAA 1500m champion Jessica Hull has punched her ticket to the NCAA 1500m final, keeping alive her quest to win back-to-back titles. Jess qualified as the fastest automatic qualifier. The final is 5:41 PM Austin time on Saturday.
Melissa Duncan joins Brad about her stellar start to 2019 that saw her headline at the National 5000m Championships, and World Cross Country in Aarhus, Denmark and how she came for running for Shiseido, how the corporate ekiden league works as a competition and in its recruitment as well as how she addresses the challenges of living in Japan.
Matthew Ramsden, just four days after finishing third in the Leonora Golden Gift has won a 1500m at the Lahti Games, Finland. Ramsden defeated well-known Aussie, training partner and good mate Stewart McSweyn, outkicking McSweyn over the last 100m. McSweyn finished third.
This year marks the 26th running of the Rottnest Marathon as part of the Goodlife Rottnest Running Festival. As a destination marathon, we have been recognised the world over as a unique place to run an event, from the pristine beaches and endless views, to the ever appealing and photogenic quokka, Rottnest definitely has something on offer to the whole family. We are proud members of the Association of International Marathons & Distance Races (AIMS) and all races are IAAF / AIMS certified accurate.
AN Olympic glow on the horizon has cemented top-class fields across the men’s and women’s contingents for the 2019 Gold Coast Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, to be held on Sunday 7 July. The elite fields for both events, released today, Global Running Day, confirm a strong international...
Leonora Golden Gift Official Elite Results & Video Highlights
Castor Semenya is free to run the 800m without having to take medication to depress her natural testosterone levels, after the Swiss supreme federal court ordered the IAAF to suspend its testosterone regulations for her with immediate effect. The surprise news – which completely blindsided athletics’ governing body – means that the Olympic champion can compete in distances ranging from 400m to a mile without medication until at least 25 June. However, for now it applies only to the South African and not other athletes with differences in sexual development (DSD).
By Jaryd Clifford Stewart McSweyn and Georgia Griffith asserted their supremacy in being crowned champions of the 2019 Leonora Golden Gift Mile. In front of a passionate crowd, both runners put on a show in their last hit-out before travelling to Europe for the international season. Taking on the strongest field...
Pete Murray – one of Australia’s most well-known singer songwriters – sent Leonora into party mode last night, singing songs from his hit albums, including Feeler, which has sold over half a million copies.
By Jaryd Clifford Leonora has witnessed seventeen years of classic Australian mile racing. This year will be remembered as one of the best in history. The elite milers kicked off the Golden Gift in style last night, putting everything on the line for a coveted spot in the final. All the...
