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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...
Athletics Australia can confirm that a vote from both Little Athletics Australia and Athletics Australia’s member associations did not achieve the support level required for the unification of the two bodies to become Australian Athletics.
For over three years a team of Australians based out of Fremantle, WA has been developing one of the world's most eco-friendly high-performance shoes. A high mileage runner that doubles as an everyday lifestyle shoe. Tested by Olympians, made to last well over 1000km, lightweight, bouncy, breathable, comfortable, and...
Ryan Gregson has continued his strong late year form, winning the Sydney Harbour 10km last weekend clocking 29:31, to defeat local hero Ben St Lawrence by 8 seconds. Gregson just last month won his first Noosa Bolt title. He is racking up the wins on the road before the track season gets underway.  Gregson is no doubt building a tremendous base of strength, which will put him in good stead for the grueling and ultra-competitive 1500m and 5000m races that await him.
The 10th edition of the Surf Coast Century came to life on the weekend as 800 competitors took to the spectacular course on Saturday 4 December 2021 in Victoria’s Great Ocean Road region. Dreams became a reality for solo ultra trail runners who tackled the 100km and 50km courses, whilst relay...
Olli Hoare has turned heads, again, this time smashing the Australian indoor 5000m record in Boston.  Hoare knocked a whopping 24 seconds off the old mark clocking an astonishing 13:09.96 for the win. The time also slashed 12 seconds off his old pb of 13:22.16.
The first time I went to Japan to run the Fukuoka marathon my feet didn’t touch the ground until the five-kilometer point of the race.
                   

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