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Nyong’o endorsement comes in the midst of Enda’s crowdfunding campaign to build best-in-class daily trainers in Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya - Academy Award winning actress Lupita Nyong’o strongly endorsed Kenyan running shoe brand Enda in an interview with Complex released Monday. Her support comes one week into Enda’s crowdfunding campaign for...
Perth based 16-year-old Sasha Zhoya has jumped 5.56m in the Men's Pole Vault, which is an U18 world best at Day 1 of the Australian Track & Field Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. The record of 5.55m, which was previously held by Greek athlete Emmanouilt Karalis set in 2016, was easily cleared...
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda is the new World Champion Cross Country after a heroic race in Aarhus, Denmark. With the victory he becomes the first ever athlete from Uganda to win the World Cross title. The talented Ugandan sought redemption after getting caught with an overheated engine just shy...
Back in 2018 we named the first ever Runners Tribe “All-Australian Track and Field team” This year, before the 2019 Australian Athletics Championships, we reveal the qualifying marks needed to be selected as part of this honour roll. Any and all athletes who achieve this select mark at an Athletics Australia...
Brad continues to test the waters with his body, enjoying the running he can manage. Julian & Brady come down with post-Lake Biwa Fever. Chris Rancie asks about a possible scenario for Julian and Doha World Championships launching into the discussion into the new IAAF Ranking systems factoring in for qualification...
Brady pushes through his marathon simulation workout through the wind. Craig Appleby fills in for Julian ahead of Tokyo Marathon, talking about how he’s trained and structured his sessions and what his final preparations and race plan entail. Brad takes the week off to work on his glute and core exercises. Sydney...
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...