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By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved HONOLULU, HI, USA (08-Dec) -- With Sunday's 44th Honolulu Marathon fast approaching, San Diego's Cheryl Hile is just like any one of the 30,000 expected participants: filled with butterflies and excitement and ready to toe the starting line at...
No time to waste in final preparations for a great Gold Coast Games as the countdown clock turns to 2017 The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) today concludes its sixth Coordination Commission (CoCom) meeting on the Gold Coast, Australia, after a week offering support and monitoring progress to the Gold Coast...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved HONOLULU, HI, USA (8-Dec) -- For the first time in 19 years, an elite mile will be contested here in Waikiki. The inaugural Kalakaua Merrie Mile is set for Saturday morning, featuring a gender challenge that will blend the...
NITRO ATHLETICS MEDIA RELEASE: Bolt the Bradman of his time says Steffensen Tickets to see Usain Bolt at Nitro Athletics on sale now If Don Bradman was alive and playing at the MCG this weekend, sports fans from around the nation would descend on Melbourne to watch the greatest of all...
ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE: Patrick Tiernan caps off stunning 2016 with Australian 10,00m Championship win The stunning 2016 of Patrick Tiernan (Qld) has continued, with the 22-year-old adding the Australian 10,000m Championship to his athletics resume at the Zatopek:10 in Melbourne (Vic). Set to sit alongside his unprecedented victory at the...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved HONOLULU, HI, USA (07-Dec) -- Nick Arciniaga is aiming to complete one of the toughest doubles in distance running at Sunday's Honolulu Marathon. A week after finishing second at the arduous XTERRA Trail Running World Championship Half-Marathon in Kualoa...
Arne Gabius chooses Hannover for next marathon Organisers of the HAJ Hannover Marathon caused a major pre-Christmas surprise today by presenting German record holder Arne Gabius during a press conference. The 35 year-old will run his next marathon on 9th April in Hannover. The HAJ Hannover Marathon has developed well...
$3.2 million prize money for Finals of 2017 IAAF Diamond League In a major restructure, the IAAF Diamond League has adopted a championship style model with the finalists competing for a prize pool of $3.2 million. From next season, athletes will earn points in the first 12 IAAF Diamond League meetings...
Anne Garrett’s Remarkable Story A Column By Ryan Nelson from the USA for Runner's Tribe Every once in a great while, humanity gets reminded that age is really nothing more than a state of mind. When challenged or motivated, we are all capable of doing amazing things well into our seventies...
NITRO ATHLETICS MEDIA RELEASE: Team Australia Squad of 42 confirmed for revolutionary event series Rio 2016 Olympians Michelle Jenneke (NSW), Cedric Dubler (Qld), Ella Nelson (NSW), Kurtis Marschall (SA), Ryan Gregson (Vic) and Genevieve LaCaze (Vic) are among the 42-strong Team Australia Squad for Nitro Athletics Melbourne confirmed by Athletics...
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