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One of the first bits of “running wisdom” I remember learning is that most records are broken by athletes running negative splits. This means, of course, that the second half is actually faster than the first half. 
This weekend, Boston's TRACK at New Balance will host the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. Get ready for an exciting display of collegiate athletics. Enthusiasts of collegiate sports excitedly anticipate the two-day competition, where the best college athletes in the country will battle to showcase their abilities and willpower.
Most recent post up top. Keep refreshing as this page is updated constantly as the Aussies perform and people tweet, post etc… @usainbolt makes history and wins 3 x #100m #olympic #gold #rio2016 simply phenomenal A photo posted by Runner's Tribe (@runnerstribe) on Aug 14, 2016...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (17-Mar) -- On Sunday, Emily Sisson will make her long awaited half-marathon debut here at the United Airlines NYC Half. She'll line-up alongside training partner and two-time defending champion Molly Huddle as one of the American favorites,...
New York City, March 17: At the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon, Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal of Norway and Abel Kipchumba of Kenya triumphed on a chilly and difficult morning, finishing in impressive times of 1:09:09 and 1:00:25, respectively. Experienced European Athletics cross-country champion Grøvdal made history by becoming the first female winner from Europe since 2010. Meanwhile, Kenya's dominance in the event was further enhanced by Kipchumba, who won the B.A.A. Half-Marathon last November, making history by becoming the ninth male champion in 17 years. Each athlete received a well-earned $20,000 award.
By David Monti, @d9monti and Chris Lotsbom, @chrislotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (28-Jan) -- An all-star foursome of American Olympians --Emma Coburn, Sydney McLaughlin, Brenda Martinez and Jenny Simpson-- lowered the world indoor best for the 4000-meter distance medley relay here this afternoon at the 22nd...
The lure of $1 Million to break the world mile track record has attracted a record international field for the 2017 Lottoland Mitchell Street Million Dollar Mile. Minister for Tourism and Culture, Lauren Moss, today confirmed the men’s elite mile race will be a world-class field with Kenyan champion, Silas...
Young middle distance stars Sifan Hassan and Faith Kipyegon will renew their 1500m rivalry at this year’s Shanghai Diamond League meeting on 14 May, the meeting organisers announced today. Kipyegon beat Hassan to the silver medal at the World Championships in Beijing last summer as world record holder Genzebe Dibaba...
Thanks to Athletics Australia Forty-five of Australia’s best para-athletes are set to realise their Paralympic dream as they prepare for competition in Rio over the next eleven days. Twenty athletes will making their Paralympic debut, with at least one representative from across seven states and territories. Entering his fifth and final Paralympic...
Jack Rayner has obliterated his old 5000m PB by 28 seconds at Oslo's famous Bislett Games, clocking 13:06 to move to 3rd on the Australian all-time 5000m rankings list. Only legends Craig Mottram and Stewart McSweyn have run faster. He moves past close friends Collis Birmingham and Brett Robinson, and is doing so moves Robinson out of the top-10 list.
                   

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