Cross country running should move towards a more extreme, edgier style to attract new audiences as well as a new breed of cross country runner to the discipline.
That was one of the main recommendations made by the IAAF Cross Country Committee at its meeting on Saturday (20) in Seville.
Meeting on the...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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(23-Jan) -- The fastest-ever European over the marathon distance, Norway's Sondre Nordstad Moen, will compete in the fifth annual Napoli City Half-Marathon on Sunday, February 4, organizers announced today.
The 27 year-old Moen has a half-marathon personal best of 59:48 and...
Joseph Millar ran an excellent race to win the men’s 200m Commonwealth Games trial in at the Capital Classic meeting, recording 20.68. The winning time was just 0.24 outside the Games B standard. Second was William Smart in 21.55 while Alex Haye finished third in 22.12.
The meeting was relocated...
Three legends to go head-to-head on Sunday 22 April
Bekele announcement is the first to be revealed as part of the Virgin Money London Marathon Elite Week
The three greatest distance runners of their generation will race the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon after Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele today confirmed he will...
Rio Olympian Linden Hall was impressive in the performance of the meet at the Hunter Track Classic, winning the women’s 5000m in a Commonwealth Games A qualifying and world leading time of 15:18.77.
The 1500m specialist finished ahead of the ACT’s Emily Brichacek (15:46.58) and Victoria’s Melissa Duncan (15:52.89).
Hall, Duncan and Brichacek had a comfortable 50 metre gap...
USA's Christian Coleman has just run 60 meters in 6.37 seconds evidently breaking the world record formerly held by fellow American Maurice Greene set at 6.39 in February 1998. Coleman broke the 20-year-old record at the Clemson Invitational in South Carolina. The 21-year-old world 4x100m silver medallist has a PB...
Two of the biggest names in global 1500m running, Matthew Centrowitz and Nick Willis, are both heading to Australia in early 2018.
Speaking to Letsrun.com, Centro’s Father, Matt Centrowitz, indicated that Centro is “100% healthy” and that “he’s gonna open up in Australia sometime in February or March.”
Breaking news regarding...
IAAF President Sebastian Coe visited Puerto Rico yesterday to continue discussions and on this occasion hear first-hand about the devastating damage caused last year by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria and Jose.
Visiting Toa Baja and meeting representatives from six member federations in San Juan, Coe said he was humbled by...
THREE USA RECORDS FOR HUDDLE AT ARAMCO HOUSTON HALF-MARATHON
By David Monti, @d9monti
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HOUSTON (14-Jan) -- The sun had yet to rise over the massive George R. Brown Convention Center here, when 33 year-old Molly Huddle of Providence, R.I., had pocketed three American road...
Beki Smith (NSW) and Declan Tingay (WA) have been crowned Australia’s 10,000m race walking champions for 2018 in Canberra on Sunday morning.
Tingay was promoted to first position following a 60-second time penalty to rival Rhydian Cowley (Vic) who had received a third penalty from the judges late in the race, so the chief judge had little...
