Trail running training is challenging and can be particularly difficult for beginners who struggle with steep ascents and for seasoned runners who are at risk of injury due to fast downhills and muscle overload. Balancing volume, vertical meters, speed workouts, cross-training, and strength sessions is essential for success in trail running, but finding the right balance can be a daunting task.
Helen Obiri, a 33-year-old Kenyan and two-time World 5000m champion as well as a one-time world cross-country champion, triumphed in the 2023 Boston Marathon with a time of 2:21:38. Obiri pulled ahead of a group of five top women at the 40-kilometer mark, including American Emma Bates, to claim victory.
Brisbane, Australia; April 16, 2023 - Delta Amidzovski is now a step ahead of athletics royalty in her race to sprint hurdling dominance, with the 16-year-old demolishing the Australian Under 18 record of Olympic great at the 2023 Chemist Warehouse Australian Junior Championships today in Brisbane.
Melbourne, Australia; April 17, 2023 - A strong contingent of Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medallists will lead Australia’s campaigns at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest and the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris this year, with Athletics Australia confirming the first round of team selections today.
Evans Chebet of Kenya has defended his title at the Boston Marathon, surging ahead at Heartbreak Hill to win the prestigious race in a time of 2:05:54. In the women's race, two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 5,000m, Hellen Obiri, won in a sprint to finish in an unofficial time of 2:21:38, completing the Kenyan sweep.
Australian Paralympian Madison de Rozario has secured second place in the women's wheelchair division of the prestigious Boston Marathon, earning her third podium finish in this event. The coveted first place was claimed by American athlete Susannah Scaroni, who triumphed for the first time in this race, finishing five seconds ahead of de Rozario.
Commonwealth champion Olli Hoare has been named the recipient of the Bruce McAvaney Award for Performance of the Year as part of the Athletics Australia Awards for 2022.
Belgium's Bashir Abdi, a world and Olympic bronze medalist, claimed his second Rotterdam Marathon victory by winning the World Athletics Gold Label road race on Sunday (16) in a time of 2:03:47. Tesfu and Chumba continued to run together up until 35km, reaching 1:55:50, but Chumba then started to open up a bit of a gap on her rival in the final few kilometers.
A young prodigy from Queensland has made waves in the world of athletics by shattering a national record in the 200m race
The explosion killed three people, including 8-year-old Martin Richard, 23-year-old Lingzi Lu, and 29-year-old Krystle Campbell, and injured over 200 others. Among those injured, 17 people lost limbs. In the aftermath of the attack, survivors and responders experienced emotional and psychological trauma that surfaced in the following weeks and months.
