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The Commonwealth Games Federation Athletes Advisory Commission (CGFAAC) held its first ever meeting today, on the Gold Coast, Australia, and pledged to instil a culture of pride and purpose in being a Commonwealth athlete. Meeting on the eve of Gold Coast 2018, the seven-member CGFAAC made a specific commitment to...
Stawell Gift Champions Crowned Monday April 2 2018 Stawell, VIC: Two 21-year-olds today claimed the crowns at the Stawell Gift, Australia’s richest footrace. Jacob Despard, a Tasmanian who moved to Victoria in November, won the Stawell Athletic Club Stawell Gift, and Queenslander Elizabeth Forsyth won the Australia Post Women’s Gift. Despard went in to the...
Brought to you by RunnersTribe, your number one source for comprehensive running news from around the world. Julian pitches a potential new segment for the show as he works on strength and hills before his high mileage takes a hit with illness. His morale and workout on Saturday gets a...
31-year-old Athletics legend, Usain Bolt is pursuing his second professional career in sport after securing a trial with German Bundesliga giants, Borussia Dortmund. The Jamaican sprinter has spoken at great length about his ambition to play for a professional soccer team in the past and is well-known for his...
IAAF/TRINIDAD ALFONSO WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS VALENCIA 2018 MEN - POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK 1 116 Geoffrey Kipsang KAMWOROR KEN KEN 1:00:02 SB 2 24 Abraham Naibei CHEROBEN BRN BRN 1:00:22 SB 3 56 Aron KIFLE ERI ERI 1:00:31 PB 4 74 Jemal YIMER ETH ETH 1:00:33 5 72 Getaneh MOLLA ETH ETH 1:00:47 SB 6...
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved VALENCIA (24-Mar) -- A mighty wind blew through this Spanish coastal city today, but it failed to stop Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor or Ethiopia's Netsanet Gudeta Kebede from dominating the 24th edition of the IAAF/Trinidad Alfonso World Half-Marathon Championships here...
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved VALENCIA (23-Mar) -- After turning 43 last December, two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat did not think he would make another appearance at an IAAF World Championships.  Beginning with the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2001, Lagat had qualified...
More than 300 athletes have descended upon the central Mediterranean coast of Spain for the IAAF/Trinidad Alfonso World Half Marathon Championships Valencia 2018, which get underway at 17:05 CET on Saturday 24 March. A record entry of 318 athletes --179 men and 139 women-- are provisionally entered*. Here are some of the ways you...
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved VALENCIA (22-Mar) -- The 21.1 kilometer course for Saturday's IAAF/Trinidad Alonso World Half-Marathon Championships is not only flat and fast, but is arguably one of the most beautiful road race courses in the world. Starting and finishing at the iconic Ciudad De...
IR20: Trevor Vincent - Brought to you by RunnersTribe Julian trains and then plays cat and mouse at Run For The Kids, coming 4th overall and 2nd best again to the Norwich Nemesis. Running power couple Liam Adams & Charlotte Wilson each take out the win on the hilly 15km...