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Replay: Nike's Breaking2 sub-two-hour marathon attempt The BREAKING2 run will take place in Monza, Italy on Saturday morning when Eliud Kipchoge, Lelisa Desisa and Zersenay Tadese will all attempt to do what no runner has ever done before: run a complete marathon in under 2 hours. All three racers will...
By Chris Lotsbom; @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (20-Feb) -- In a highly anticipated rematch that drew comparisons to the famed Ali-Frazier bout of 1971, the NYRR Wanamaker Mile battle between Matthew Centrowitz and Nick Willis was the main event that capped an evening of...
The green and gold are toasting another two world champions at Doha 2015 today, after Scott Reardon (NSW) and Angela Ballard (NSW) delivered at the IPC Athletics World Championships to bring the Australian Flame gold medal tally to six. The fastest qualifier coming into the final after a blistering qualifying...
(Sydney, 20 April 2023) Registrations are open for Australia’s most spectacular athletic event, the Sydney Marathon, returning to Sydney’s stunning shores on Sunday 17 September 2023. Thousands of participants of all fitness levels will hit the world’s most picturesque course, to run, walk and wheel across the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge...
Bathurst, Australia; January 18, 2023 -   Kenyan distance great and Olympic silver medallist Paul Tergat has been announced as an ambassador of the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 23, with one month to go until the 44th edition of the global showpiece in Australia. Choose the pinnacle of running...
The best elite women’s field in its history will line up for the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on Sunday. An unprecedented total of seven runners with personal bests under 2:20 will be competing, among them the defending champion and course record holder Tigst Assefa. Last year the Ethiopian carved her express way through the Brandenburg Gate to achieve the sensational performance with 2:15:37.
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (11-Dec) -- Reigning TCS New York City Marathon women's champion Shalane Flanagan will lead a top-quality American elite field into battle at the 2018 Boston Marathon, John Hancock announced today.  The 122nd edition of the race will be held...
Adelaide, Australia; 11 March 2024 -  A triumphant opening day in Adelaide has set the tone for a memorable 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships, with Olympic race walker Declan Tingay returning to top form while Paralympic champion James Turner led the charge for Paris and the nation’s fastest juniors were crowned.
Dina Asher-Smith, the 27-year-old sprint sensation, has unveiled a significant transformation in her coaching and training landscape, heralding a fresh chapter in her illustrious career. Asher-Smith, who clinched the 100m bronze at the 2021 Tokyo Games, has opted to part ways with her longstanding coach, John Blackie, and settle in Austin, Texas, under the mentorship of Edrick Floreal.
Brad jogs around the Canberra mara course and still doesn’t slow down. Julian finds appreciation in his run/walks, and the process of slowly getting back into it. Brady does a manual Mona and more speedwork for the Bendigo Dragon Mile. Catriona Bisset breaks 2 minutes in the 800m at Uni, clocking the...
                   

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