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By Len Johnson The years 2020 and 2021 have successively been “a year like no other” (even if 2021 seemed depressingly like 2020). I don’t know about a year like no other, but when it comes to Australia and the Track & Field News annual rankings, 2021 was certainly a year...
By Danielle De Francesco. Article re-published with permission from Pogo Physio.   Iron deficiency is a common problem amongst athletes, particularly female athletes, endurance athletes, and those on a plant-based diet. Iron plays several essential roles in the body, including transportation and delivery of oxygen to working muscles, and energy production. Studies...
The 2022 Australian Summer of Athletics will come to an impressive peak in Sydney, with Athletics Australia and Destination NSW confirming that Sydney Olympic Park will host the Australian Track and Field Championships once again. Amongst the backdrop of the home of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, the 2022 Australian...
Athletics Australia President Jan Swinhoe is delighted to announce the permanent appointment of Peter Bromley as Chief Executive Officer.
how then to assess athletics in 2021. There were good things and bad things to be sure and good and bad monarchs still run the sport. But was 2021 a good year, a bad year, or a first taste of some new normal.
World Athletics has today released its 2022 Label Road Race calendar, a schedule comprising almost 200 races in more than 40 countries across each of the sport's six areas. The calendar kicks off with the 10K Valencia in the Spanish city on 9 January and concludes almost 12 months later on...
This episode of the Inside Running Podcast is brought to you by PILLAR Performance – Australia’s first sports micronutrition brand – providing high-strength formulations to support optimal performance and recovery for endurance athletes. Available now at pillarperformance.com.au Brad overloads the calves with some questionable shoe choices. Julian gets his speed back...
It’s estimated that 20 billion pairs of shoes are produced every year, with roughly 300 million pairs ending up in landfills post use. The Ethylene Vinyl Acetate commonly known as EVA, which usually makes up the midsole of most running shoes, can last for as long as 1,000 years...
Women's Marathon Milly Clark has beaten home two-time Olympic finalist Eloise Wellings at the Melbourne Marathon over the weekend.   Clark, who raced the Rio Olympic Marathon in 2016, finishing 18th, now has a qualifier for next year’s world championships and Commonwealth Games. The tough Tasmanian also broke the Tasmanian marathon...
This episode of the Inside Running Podcast is brought to you by PILLAR Performance – Australia’s first sports micronutrition brand – providing high-strength formulations to support optimal performance and recovery for endurance athletes. Available now at pillarperformance.com.au Brad touches on his speed and gets a form check on the treadmill. Julian...
                   

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