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Inside Running 34: Mark Thompson This week’s episode is sponsored by Jaybird Run Bluetooth Headphones - tune in for a product review of the Jaybird Run. Show your support for the Inside Running Podcast via our Patreon, where patrons can help keep the show running and receive different tiers of rewards...
Mary Moraa will grace the renowned Diamond League meeting in Brussels, Belgium, this upcoming Friday, fresh off her recent triumph in the women's 800m competition in Budapest, Hungary. The 'Dancing Queen,' as Moraa is affectionately known, seeks to continue her unbroken winning streak in the center of Belgium's city.
Valary Aiyabei smashed the 2:20 barrier in the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon, achieving the greatest sporting moment in the 38th edition of Germany’s oldest city marathon. The Kenyan won in 2:19:10, a stupendous course record, when she crossed the line in the Festhalle, becoming the 12th fastest woman of all...
BYDGOSZCZ 2016 – IAAF WORLD UNDER 20 CHAMPIONSHIPS Australia’s 55-strong team ready to take on world The wait is over for Australia’s 55-strong team for the IAAF World Under 20 Championships, with competition set to launch at Bydgoszcz 2016 today and continue through Sunday 24 July. Boasting the Rio 2016 bound Kurtis...
By Rich Sands, @sands (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (31-Oct) -- Nina Kuscsik. Kathrine Switzer. Grete Waitz. Tegla Loroupe. Paula Radcliffe. Mary Keitany. The TCS New York City Marathon has a long history of showcasing iconic women's distance runners. But for many years the female stars of...
New South Welshman Ed Trippas has pulled off a last second miracle, posting an Olympic 3000m steeplechase qualifier, on the final day of the Olympic qualification window. Ed produced the run of his life, to clock 8:19.60 to launch himself to number 3 on the Australian all-time list, well inside the Olympic qualifying time of 8:22.00.
Written by Grace Kalac – Runner’s Tribe – Reporting from the Gold Coast While Joseph Deng was initially considered a controversial selection for the Games, the Australian selectors proved their point as the teenager advanced to the men’s 800m final. Deng seized the first non-automatic spot after finishing third in...
Canberra, Australia; 2 March 2024 - Teenage sensation Claudia Hollingsworth has continued her meteoric rise with her maiden Olympic qualifying performance and third consecutive Australian Under 20 record tonight at the Chemist Warehouse Canberra Track Classic, stealing the show alongside training partner Bendere Oboya.
Jessica Hull has continued her good form placing second at the Birmingham DL overnight in the women's 1500m.  Hull clocked 4:03.42, to finish just behind England's Olympic 1500m silver medalist, Laura Muir.
Gary Cantrell, better known by his pseudonym Lazarus Lake, is a legend in the ultra-marathon world as the founder and race director of the Barkley Marathons. This race is infamous for its sheer brutality, and only a handful of people have ever completed the five-lap, 100-mile course within the time limit of 60 hours. Lake's eccentricity and unforgiving style have made him a cult figure in the running community, and his quotes are often seen as sources of inspiration, if not outright terror.
                   

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