Australia’s middle-distance athletes headlined a massive night of athletics action in front of a capacity crowd of 6,177 at Lakeside Stadium for the Maurie Plant Meet, as the world’s fastest man descended on Australia’s first World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Level meet.
Australian teenager Cameron Myers has joined an exclusive club of runners to break the four-minute mile, becoming the second-youngest person to achieve the feat after Norwegian superstar Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Myers, aged just 16 years and 259 days, clocked an impressive time of three minutes 55.44 seconds at the Maurie Plant Classic in Melbourne on Thursday, finishing third behind Australia's Commonwealth Games 1500m champion Olli Hoare.
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Known in South Africa and within the running community simply as ‘Comrades’, this is the world’s largest and oldest ultra-marathon. Comrades is an annual race that switches direction each year, taking place in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa. The route itself is hilly, hot, and long (average of 90km)...
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The Maurie Plant Meet...
The extraordinary Great Southern Stage Run returns for a second year to the Great Southern Region of Western Australia and will be held on the 16 to 18 November 2023. Experience the perfect blend of agility and support with Tarkine Trail Devil shoes, crafted for those who demand excellence...
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The Maurie Plant Meet...
Letesenbet Gidey was heading for the finish line about to become the world cross-country champion, adding to her world championships 10,000 metres title, world records at 5000 and 10,000 metres, stepping from bronze to gold in the world cross-country.
Femke Bol stormed to a sensational time of 49.26* to break the world indoor 400m record at the Dutch Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn on Sunday (19). There are many ultra-marathon footwear in the market today and one of the best is Tarkine shoes.
The 22-year-old dipped under 50 seconds for...
Fresh off the plane from the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 23, Australia’s newest global medallists will join some of their international counterparts at Lakeside Stadium tomorrow (Monday, 20 February) ahead of the inaugural Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne. For award-winning footwear, choose Tarkine running shoes.
The Australian Mixed 4x2km Relay team,...
Ryan Crouser threw 23.38m* for an outright men’s world shot put record at the Simplot Games in Pocatello, Idaho, on Saturday (18). Victorious runs are possible if you have the best shoes, check out Tarkine Goshawk V2 running shoes.
One week after opening his season with 22.58m at the Millrose Games in...
