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Sydney, Australia; 20 March - Under the bright lights of the iconic E.S Marks Athletics Field, the stage is set for the Sydney Track Classic this Saturday night as Australia’s premier athletes gear up for the last dance before the Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships next month.
This weeks episode is sponsored by the McLaren Vale Marathon, it will be run over the weekend of the 29th to the 30th of April.  With a supporting half marathon, 10K, 5K and a kids' mile - there's a run for everyone. Register today at mclarenvalemarathon.com.au - Listeners can use discount code IRP-MVM-20 for 20% off race entry. Prominent figures...
Cedric Dubler (Qld) is the toast of the athletics world after a stunning performance to win the men’s decathlon at the Australian Athletics Championships and ensure his automatic nomination for selection to the Australian Olympic Team. Scoring a personal best and Rio 2016 standard 8114 points after competition in ten...
Keely Hodgkinson, an Olympic 800m silver medallist, made history on Friday night by breaking the long-standing world record for 600m at the Bryggen Sports event in Manchester. This was the third British record to be broken in 24 hours, following Dina Asher-Smith and Sam Atkin's achievements. Hodgkinson clocked 1:23.41, beating the previous record of 1:23.44 set by Olga Kotlyarova of Russia in 2004. She was accompanied by pacemaker Issy Boffey, who had earlier won the women's 800m.
  Eliud Kipchoge will return to the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on 25th September,  four years after his spectacular world record there. The race organisers announced his participation today, confirming the presence of the greatest marathon runner of all time in their event. The Kenyan superstar won Germany’s running showcase and broke...
Julian puts in some finishing sessions ahead of an upcoming time trial. Brad has a cruisy week before he derails Dad Run Club. Brady has shoe problems while navigating the perils of living in a border town. Cross country returns to NSW with the XC Short Course held over 5km in Dapto....
Faith Kipyegon’s bid to crack the four-minute mile barrier came up just short in Paris on June 26, 2025. Lining up at Stade Charléty in front of a supportive crowd and backed by cutting-edge Nike super shoes, an aerodynamic skinsuit and a rotating cast of 13 elite pacemakers, the...
In episode 215 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer shares a conversation with Prof Peter Reaburn Maximising Health & Performance of the Masters Athlete in this expert edition.
Australian ultramarathon runner Samantha Gash has started her gruelling 3,800 km record run across India, in a bid to raise money for World Vision projects tackling barriers to quality education in India. Starting yesterday at one of the driest deserts on earth, Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, she will pass through the...
Fate Tola has good reason to be cheerful after winning German title in Mainova Frankfurt Marathon After Fate Tola had closed the gap on the eventual women’s winner, Ethiopia’s Mamitu Daska, to just 15 seconds at the finish in Frankfurt’s Festhalle, she was asked if she might have made up...