Aged 29, the tall endurance runner has made rapid progress over the past couple of seasons and last month smashed his marathon PB by more than six minutes to record 2:11:07 at the Austrian Marathon Championships in Vienna and dip below the Olympic qualification standard.
First Australian woman ever sub-4.
Her time of 3:59.67 ranks her number 1 in the world for 2021, as of 2nd April 2021.
Her time would have ranked her #3 for the 2020 year and #14 for the 2019 year.
The distance running world has been turned on its head in 2023. It has, by any measure, been one of the most incredible years in the history of the sport, with 12 records - so far - having been broken from 1500m to 100km. This includes men's and women's world records and world bests over distance races on indoor and outdoor tracks and in officially sanctioned road race events.
But Hull wasn't done. In what is perhaps her pet event, the 1500m, most were assuming it was just a matter of time before Linden Hall's mark of 4:00.86 set in 2018 would also fall. In Berlin, conditions were ideal for Hull. A pacemaker was arranged for Scottish star Laura Muir, the rabbit went out on sub-4 1500m pace. Hull sat in behind second place finisher Laura Weightman for the majority of the race. The Steve Cram coached English athlete was just a little too strong for Hull, but it gave her the perfect rabbit, as they raced just milliseconds apart over the final 200m.
Sydney, Australia; 23 March 2024 - Mixing tradition with the new wave of Australian athletics talent, the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Sydney Track Classic at E.S Marks Athletics Field witnessed Australian 3000m champions Cameron Myers and Jessica Hull crowned, and a pair of relay records tumble thanks to the nation’s fastest women.
San Juan Capistrano, California - The TEN Athletics Meet witnessed a spectacular display of talent as Tsigie Gebreselama and Grant Fisher claimed victory in the women's and men's 10,000m races, rewriting records and setting new standards on Saturday (16).
The 19th edition of the Pan American Games wrapped up with an impressive showcase of athletic prowess and a historic double triumph by Joselyn Brea of Venezuela at Santiago de Chile's National Stadium. The venue was once more filled to capacity as fans witnessed an array of outstanding performances on the event's final day.
"This is absolutely huge for Peter, who claims innocence, and I would back him all the way there, knowing Peter," Telford said.
Melbourne, Australia; 8 February 2024 - As the clock counts down to the Olympic Games, the intensity of the Australian middle distance scene is only ramping up, with the stage set for a battle between national record holder Catriona Bisset, Commonwealth medallist Abbey Caldwell and an all-star cast at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne next Thursday.
18-year-old Peyton Craig, has rewritten the Australian U20 record books posting 1:45.77 over 800m at the ACT State Championships on Australia Day. The time eclipsed Paul Byrne's 1995 record of 1:45.91.
