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Double Olympic champion David Rudisha is one of four Kenyan track stars set to take centre stage at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting this Saturday, 13 May, when many of the greatest distance runners in the world will be stretching their legs in pursuit of early season points. Rudisha was...
An exciting team of 11 athletes has been selected for the Commonwealth Youth Games athletics in Nassau, Bahamas in July. The team will feature a number of New Zealand's talented youngsters, including distance runners Hannah O'Connor and Katrina Robinson and throwers Connor Bell and Nick Palmer. Hurdler / jumper Kayla Goodwin...
The Brooks International Beer Mile, May 13, 2017 - George Knott Reserve, Clifton Hill, Victoria. On May 13, Melbourne will host the Brooks International Beer Mile. The event features former world record holders, Lewis Kent (Canada) and Josh Harris (Australia). The beer mile, classically a college and athletic club ‘underground sport’...
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PALO ALTO (01-May-2010) -- Galen Rupp came here tonight to the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational to beat Meb Keflezighi's American 10,000m record of 27:13.98. Keflezighi's mark had stood for nine years and Rupp, with the help of two Kenyan...
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Video: Ryan Gregson's Season Best - Men's 1500m IAAF Diamond League Doha 2017 Results 1500M MEN 05 May 2017 19:14 Splits Download (PDF) RankNameResult Q Pts.Q Rank 1 KEN MANANGOI, Elijah Motonei 3:31.90 WL 81 2 KEN KIPLAGAT, Silas 3:32.23 SB 72 3 KEN BIRGEN, Bethwell 3:32.27 SB 63 4 KEN KIBET, Vincent 3:32.66 SB 54 5 KEN CHERUIYOT,...
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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...
Japanese runners-scored a double at the 53rd running of the Rotorua Marathon, taking out both the men's and women's races on Saturday morning. Saeki Makino won the men's race in 2:21:58, the fastest winning time in the race since 2001, while compatriot Yuki Ogawa took out the women's race in...
Ryan Gregson (Vic) and Patrick Tiernan (Qld) are London 2017 bound after ensuring their automatic selection in the men’s 1500m and men’s 10,000m respectively on a big day for Australian athletics across the globe. Stopping the clock in a season best 3:34.56 behind winner Elijah Managoi (KEN, 3:31.90) at the...
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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...
Record-Holders, Olympic Finalists to Clash at Medtronic TC 1 Mile on May 11 Minneapolis Riverfront Course to Host More than 2,500 Runners St. Paul, Minn. – May 4, 2017 – Medtronic TC 1 Mile record-holder Ben Blankenship, a 2016 Olympian from Stillwater, Minnesota, and the man whose mark he eclipsed last...