Almost 1000 runners took to the trails of kunanyi/Mount Wellington, competing in six races at the kunanyi Mountain Run across the weekend, which ranged in distance from a Vertical Kilometre (1000 metres elevation over 5km) to a grueling Ultra Marathon 66km.
Local Hobart mum and top trail runner, Maggie Lennox, showed some of Australia’s elite trail runners just how it’s done, with a stunning performance in the 25km event of this weekend’s kunanyi Mountain Run.
Sydney, Australia; 18 March - The blue riband event of athletics has long captivated sports fans and the Chemist Warehouse Sydney Track Classic is set to uphold this tradition, with Australia’s fastest man Rohan Browning confirming his start as entries are released for the March 23 meet.
Sydney, Australia; 15 March - Three-time global medallist Eleanor Patterson is poised for a soaring homecoming in her first Sydney competition since 2020, with next Saturday’s Chemist Warehouse Sydney Track Classic celebrating her eagerly awaited return to the city she now calls home.
Sydney, Australia; 9 March 2024 - Off the back of a spectacular fourth-place finish and Australian record at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, Olympic finalist Jessica Hull will now turn her attention to defending her national 3000m title at the Chemist Warehouse Sydney Track Classic on Saturday, March 23.
Glasgow, United Kingdom; 2 March, 2024 - Middle-distance star Jessica Hull has bettered her own Australian 3000m record to finish in a valiant fourth place at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow this morning, sewing up her best individual result at a major championships.
Glasgow, United Kingdom; 3 March, 2024 - As the curtains closed on the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, the spotlight turned to global medallist Kurtis Marschall, who soared to fifth place in the Men’s Pole Vault in Glasgow this morning.
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.
Glasgow, United Kingdom; 1 March, 2024 - Olympic silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers (NSW) is officially on top of the world, becoming the fifth Australian woman to win global gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships when taking out the Women’s High Jump in Glasgow this morning.
Canberra, Australia; 1 March 2024: The first Australian athletes for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships have been named, with Victorian Haftu Strintzos and Canberran local Paige Campbell set to lead the charge in Serbia after storming to victory at Stromlo Forest to confirm their selection alongside distance veterans Liam Adams and Melissa Duncan.
