An American distance running duo, representatives of Australia’s marathon team for the World Championships, a strong Japanese contingent and four previous race winners will headline the ASICS Half Marathon on the Gold Coast on Sunday 2 July. Leading US distance runner Sara Hall will return to the Gold Coast aiming...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (13-Jun) -- Ole Miss miler Craig Engels drew a lot of attention for his mullet and mustache at last week's NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships. But another man with fleek facial hair stormed to a stellar result,...
US-based three-time Olympian Lee Troop will come out of retirement when he returns to Australia to race the Gold Coast Airport Marathon in honour of his dad Joe who recently overcame brain cancer. Troop, who ended his elite career in 2014, will run alongside Joe in the Southern Cross University...
Athletics New Zealand AUCKLAND Athletics Auckland Grand Prix Cross Country and Teams Championships, Barry Curtis Park East Tamaki – 10 June 2017 National Cross country champion Jono Jackson is on track to defend his title at the end of July, following an impressive slog through the muddy conditions to led his Auckland...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EUGENE, Ore., USA (10-Jun) -- Oregon's Raevyn Rogers didn't settle on making history by becoming the first woman to win five NCAA 800m titles indoors and out. The junior from Houston, Texas, revived the Ducks' national title and triple...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EUGENE, Ore., USA (09-Jun) -- A quartet of newly crowned NCAA running champions walked away with their first outdoor titles here at Hayward Field today. Stanford's Grant Fisher won a thrilling tactical 5000m, while New Mexico's Josh Kerr completed...
Further to today’s announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concerning the Athletics programme of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games the IAAF’s comment is as follows. MIXED RELAYS The IAAF is delighted that the IOC would like to include a Mixed 4x400m Relay in the Athletics programme of the Tokyo 2020...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EUGENE, Ore., USA (09-Jun) -- When Allie Ostrander ventured into the steeplechase this year, some pundits questioned the decision. The injury-prone redshirt freshman at Boise State had always been more of a 5000m runner who was particularly good at...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EUGENE, Ore., USA (08-Jun) -- San Francisco's Charlotte Taylor fought back the urge to strike midway through the women's 10,000m here at the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The decision paid off mightily, as the...
The latest instalment of the Diamond League series, which took place in Rome overnight, saw only one Australian compete in the 13-event program. 26-year-old Tasmanian, Hamish Peacock, contested the javelin throw event alongside a star-studded field, which included four men who boast personal-best throws of over 90-meters. The competition got off...
