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By Athletics New Zealand @AthleticsNZ Bays Athletics Night of 5’s, AUT Millennium Stadium – 20 December 2016 Aaron Pulford put the demons from the Zatopek 10,000m to rest as he sped to victory in the elite men’s 5000m in 14:15.84. Eric Speakman provided the perfect pace for the first 3000m leaving Pulford...
An updated set of guidelines has been submitted to the Russian Athletics Federation (RUSaF) for those athletes wishing to apply to compete internationally in 2017. The guidelines, submitted in English and Russian, outline the criteria that athletes must meet to be able to apply for permission to compete in international...
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (31-Dec) -- Sarah Pagano and Andy Vernon dominated the 38th edition of the NYRR Midnight Run here in Central Park.  Running the four-mile course in comfortably cold conditions while a colorful fireworks display boomed overhead, Pagano successfully...
Dame Valerie Adams DNZM Valerie Adams has been appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year honours for services to athletics. From humble beginnings in South Auckland the 32 year old has risen through the ranks of athletics to dominate the women’s shot put...
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (30-Dec) -- Jerry Schumacher, who quietly turned the Nike-sponsored Bowerman Track Club into one of best middle and long distance training groups in the world, has been voted the FloTrack American Distance Coach of the Year for 2016.  The...
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (21-Dec) -- Olympic medalists and Rio 2016 Olympians Shalane Flanagan, Meb Keflezighi and Galen Rupp will lead the home country charge at the 2017 Boston Marathon, organizers reported today, just three of a strong American team which will toe...
With another successful year nearly behind us, the IAAF would like to wish everyone in the global athletics family a festive holiday season and a happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year. We thank you all for supporting our sport in 2016, a memorable 12 months of competition that was...
Athletics NZ Weekly Round-up 19 December 2016 By Athletics New Zealand @AthleticsNZ AUCKLAND Athletics Auckland Meeting, Mt Smart Stadium – 17 December 2016 Estonian heptathlete Mari Klaup added an international flavour to the weekly meeting on Saturday. The 26 year old who finished 21st in the heptathlon at the 2013 Moscow world championships was...
Just a fortnight after the IAAF’s membership gave an overwhelming 95% vote in favour of constitutional reform recruitment of four senior positions for the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) is underway. At the core of the reforms the Athletics Integrity Unity will be a fiercely independent organisation with responsibility for the...
The current beer mile world record holder, Canada's Corey Bellemore, won his first-ever FloTrack World Championships on Saturday in Austin, Texas. The event involves running four laps of a 400m loop, drinking 4 beers in total.  Both world records (men’s: 4:34.35, women’s: 6:08) remain untouched after this year's event. On the...
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