By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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PRAGUE (06-May) -- When it comes to marathons, California's Bill Higgins has nearly done it all. The Californian has run marathons on all seven continents; completed marathons in all 50 states; and is a six-star finisher of the Abbott...
Day one of races at the 38th annual Gold Coast Airport Marathon on Saturday 2 July will feature the Southern Cross University 10km Run, Suncorp Bank 5.7km Challenge and Zespri 4km & 2km Junior Dash events. Here is a preview of each race.
Southern Cross University 10km Run
2014 Glasgow Commonwealth...
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet spectacularly concluded her year, setting a new women's world 5km record at the Cursa dels Nassos in Barcelona. Her remarkable run of 14:13* on Sunday (31) surpassed the previous women-only world record of 14:29 set by Ethiopia’s Senbere Teferi in Herzogenaurach on 12 September 2021. Notably, Chebet's performance also outpaced the women’s world record in a mixed race, previously held at 14:19 by Ethiopia’s Ejegayehu Taye during the 2021 Cursa dels Nassos.
Elite Field Updates
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is thrilled to welcome elite athletes from around the world to its start line on Sunday, October 9. To experience, exceptional performance in running, choose the best footwear for your runs like Tarkine Trail Devil shoes.
In addition to the previously announced field,...
On the first day of August, 40 years ago, Sebastian Coe opened his eyes and saw an urgent chance of redemption lurking ahead.
Six days before arguably his finest hour, he had arrived at Moscow’s Lenin Stadium, fully intent on procuring Olympic gold in the 800m final.
Instead, by his own admission, the race tactics went horribly wrong and he could only hunt down silver as long-time rival Steve Ovett bolted out of sight, his pre-ordinated tactics shredded when he was forced to divert around a blockade of East Germans, escaping their path just too late.
In a remarkable demonstration of stamina and resolve, Kilian Jornet, one of the world's most lauded mountain and ultra-distance athletes, has accomplished a truly astonishing feat that has captivated adventure enthusiasts and sports aficionados alike. Recently, Jornet undertook the incredible challenge of summiting all 177 peaks exceeding 3,000 meters in the Pyrenees during an epic eight-day adventure, an endeavor he candidly described as "one of the most formidable trials I've ever faced." Such sentiments carry tremendous weight coming from an athlete renowned for his multifaceted skill set and his penchant for embarking on lengthy, often solitary, mountain exploits.
Australia is certainly making its presence felt at the 9th World Para-Athletics Championships in Dubai with another multi-medal winning performance on Day 7 of competition.
Four medals were collected from five finals featuring Australians – silver for Chad Perris (men’s T13), silver for Madison de Rozario (women’s 5000m), bronze for...
Melbourne, Australia; - In a sign of unity, Athletics Australia and Coles Little Athletics Australia have announced they will host a joint 2021 Australian Cross Country Championships.
The Australian Cross Country Championships will be held this year on Saturday, 21 and Sunday, 22 August in Adelaide, with 2,500 athletes set...
For individuals suffering from proximal hamstring tendinopathy it can be frustrating to navigate the rehabilitation required, and oftentimes symptoms may persist for extended periods of time, ranging from months even extending to years.
Men's 10k
Pl
Name
Time
Pts
1
Edward CheserekJR - Oregon
28:45.8
1
2
Patrick TiernanJR - Villanova
29:11.1
3
Pierce MurphySR - Colorado
29:37.0
2
4
Justyn KnightSO - Syracuse
29:46.1
3
5
Jonathan GreenSO - Georgetown
29:49.5
4
6
Jim RosaSR - Stanford
29:52.7
5
7
Sean McGortyJR - Stanford
29:53.4
6
8
Colin BennieSO - Syracuse
29:55.9
7
9
Martin HehirSR - Syracuse
29:59.5
8
10
Marc ScottSO - Tulsa
30:02.6
9
Mens Team Scores
Pl
Name
Points
1
SyracusePts: 3, 7, 8, 29, 35, (51), (99)
82
2
ColoradoPts: 2, 20, 21, 23, 25, (32), (160)
91
3
StanfordPts: 5,...
