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BERLIN. The spectacular ISTAF INDOOR meeting on Friday evening in Berlin sets the international indoor athletics season in Germany in motion. Close to 12,000 tickets have been sold for the ISTAF INDOOR, by far the biggest indoor meeting in the world. Spectators in the Mercedes-Benz Arena will see Olympic...
Athletics Australia is excited to announce the teams for the 2019 World Cross Country Championships. This announcement follows the Selection Trials held on Sunday, 27 January at Stromlo Park in Canberra. The men’s team - headed by Patrick Tiernan who at the last championships in 2017, placed an excellent 13th...
Known as the ‘two-nights rule’, many athletes believe that sleeping two nights prior to race day has a positive effect on performance; more of an effect than sleeping the night before. This seems to be particularly true of longer distance runners and triathletes. Some believe this to be total...
Julian runs with former 2:12 marathoner Shane Nankervis, and 1km reps with Brady before getting into an over-distance long run. Brad works through his soreness, but is maintaining fitness. Brady gets in a big long run workout, getting in the mileage. MTC sweep the Australian Cross Country selection trials at Stromlo, Canberra...
By David Tarbotton, view entire article HERE Green and gold singlets were on the line as over 100 athletes arrived at Stromlo Forrest Park to compete at the host venue for the 2019 World Cross Country trials. They were aiming to win a spot on the Australian team at the...
Julian shares his love for Riley Wolff’s photography and has Mona pace his marathon workout. Brad bounces back on Strava, and works his fitness back up despite the humid weather. Brady hits the hilly circuits and a bucks party in Brisbane. Jack Rayner, Sinead Diver, Lisa Weightman and Brett Robinson feature in...
Olympic Finalist Brett Robinson will make his debut at the Bank of us Run The Bridge on February 17, with the course record firmly in his sights. The 27 year old made the 5000m final at both the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2013 World Championship in Moscow.  The four time...
The IAAF Doping Review Board has agreed that the applications of 42 Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes in 2019 under competition Rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended. The application process for athletes seeking neutral status...
Julian eases his way through a niggle. Experiments with race nutrition ahead of Lake Biwa. Brad’s in the gym, sets the course record on his recovery loop and checking his motivation. Brady rolls 400m reps with Julian, nails the Sunday long run. Hobart Marathon is taken out by Dion Finocchiaro and Meriem...
The 2019 IAAF World Indoor Tour, a series of the six finest indoor meetings on the planet, kicks off one week from today with the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on 26 January. Staged over the course of 26 action-packed days, the series includes stops in Karlsruhe (2 February),...