Athletics Australia Chief Executive Officer, Phil Jones, has spoken firmly in the wake of the release of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Independent Commission Report.
“The contents of the WADA Independent Commission Report into allegations of doping in athletics is disturbing and Athletics Australia welcome the swift response by the...
Athens Marathon confirms its unique status,
Christoforos Merousis wins classic event
“The Athens Marathon. The Authentic” asserted its status as a unique race despite the problems by financial crisis in Greece. A record number of 16,000 runners went to the start line of this classic race at the very source of...
NSW State 3000m Championships
It was hard to know where to look at the NSW State 3000m Championships in Sydney, as our junior middle distance stars nearly upstaged the overall winners of the Open events. Brilliant wins to Bridey Delaney (9.09.85) and Jordan Gusman (7.58.38), both personal best performances, were closely...
NSW Treloar Shield Round 4 - 17/10/2015
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ELIUD KIPCHOGE AND MARE DIBABA WIN 2015 AIMS BEST MARATHON RUNNER’ (BMR) AWARDS
The world running organisation the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) is delighted to announce Eliud Kipchoge and Mare Dibaba as the male and female winners of the AIMS Best Marathon Runner Award for 2015, as...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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(05-Nov) -- With just 100 days remaining until the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles, veterans Desiree Linden and Dathan Ritzenhein are beginning to buckle down. On a conference call hosted by USA Track & Field and LA...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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NEW YORK (01-Nov) -- For the third straight year, a pair of Kenyans swept the top spots here at the 45th TCS New York City Marathon, as Mary Keitany retained her women's title and Stanley Biwott claimed his first...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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NEW YORK (31-Oct) -- For a trio of athletes based in America, tomorrow's TCS New York City Marathon represents a new and exciting challenge. Olympic silver medalist Sally Kipyego and reigning USA cross country champion Laura Thweatt will be...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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NEW YORK (31-Oct) -- Donn Cabral and Alexi Pappas celebrated Halloween in style here this morning by winning the fourth annual NYRR Dash to the Finish Line 5-K in 14:19 and 15:59, respectively. Cabral successfully retained his title in...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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NEW YORK (30-Oct) -- In the words of his coach Patrick Sang, Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor is a new man, a ferocious competitor ready to soar into the upper echelons of elite marathoning. Having never broken 2:06 for the marathon,...
