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Eliud Kipchoge took another step on his dream to win all six Abbott World Marathon Majors today by securing an emphatic victory in the 2022 Tokyo Marathon in a new course record of 2:02:40. Returning to Japan just seven months after the unforgettable retention of his Olympic marathon title on...
This week's episode is sponsored by Pillar Performance. To find out more about their range of products, visit www.pillarperformance.com.au. John Landy, the second man ever to run a mile in under 4 minutes, passed away on 24th February 2022, aged 91. John Landy set the world record for the mile...
The O’Keefe Challenge on the Sunday 1st May 2022 featuring distances from 5k all the way to the Full Marathon along the O’Keefe Rail Trail between Bendigo and Heathcote. Find out more at theokeefe.com.au Brad begins a new training program inspired by Jakob Ingebrigsten. Julian runs his Moose Fartlek and chats...
At the World Indoor Tour meeting in Birmingham, Catriona Bisset chased home Keely Hodgkinson in the 800 metres, running 1:59.46. That sliced a massive 2.39 seconds off the previous Australian record which was set by Tamsyn Manou in the heats at the world indoor championships in Valencia. Manou went on to win the gold medal in the final.
Brad puts in some threshold reps before getting sick again. Julian’s exploring all the best places he shouldn’t be in. Brady paces at the Bendigo 5km Frenzy and presents an exciting opportunity. Adelaide Invitational started off with Ben Buckingham running 8:45.33 in his return to the 3000m steeplechase while Cara Feain-Ryan won...
 Australia’s best athletes from the school level through to the elite are set to return to South Australia, with Athletics Australia confirming Adelaide as the host of the 2022 Australian All Schools Championships and the 2024 Australian Track and Field Championships.
Four-time Paralympian Michael Roeger has broken the 5000m T46 world record on home soil, while Olympians Rohan Browning and Peter Bol set the track alight at the Chemist Warehouse Adelaide Invitational tonight.
The past couple of years of Australian women’s 800 has been all about Catriona Bisset. Bisset broke through the two-minute barrier in 2019, before breaking Charlene Rendina’s long-standing national record – set in 1976 - in London that same year.
Julian lays down some fast 400s as he tries to figure out where he is in his training. Brad manages his comeback alongside a ‘full’ working week. Brady recovers from Vic Country Championships and helps prepare the Bendigo 5k Frenzy. South Australian State 3000m Champs taken out by Izzy Batt-Doyle & Isaac...
By Lachlan Moorhouse, Athletics Australia. Re-published with permission.   The Adelaide Invitational is just two sleeps away and the meet is shaping up as an explosive start to the Australian domestic circuit, headlined by loaded sprinting fields and ample middle-distance class. Read Lachie Moorhouse's preview of the action below: Men’s 100m: Rohan Browning (Andrew Murphy) was...
                   

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