Melbourne Marathon
Sunday, 18th October 2015
Three Olympic qualifiers, a fantastic comeback to racing and an early season sprint highlight - that's what happened over an interesting weekend of racing across Australia.
The top highlights from the Melbourne marathon were the two Olympic qualifiers, where both Jess Trengove and Brad Milosevic both collected...
Victorian All Schools Championships
Although for many junior athletes their grand final is next March's Australian Junior Championships, we are still seeing some exciting early season performances from our junior stars. Over the last 3 days we have been witness to many highlights at the Victorian All Schools Championships, none...
The Sub 4 Minute Miler
Well if Track & Field News can create a list why can't Runnerstribe! After some research, we have created a listing in chronological order of all our male sub 4-minute milers in Australia. The list contains the who's who of Australian middle distance running, which...
Countdown to Selection Meeting - 21 Days and Counting
In just over three weeks time we will know exactly which Australian athletes will be part of our final Olympic team bound for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The problem now for athletes still chasing the required qualifying marks is the fact...
An Olympic year is special in so many ways, something that only comes around once every four years - and to many athletes is the pinnacle of their sport. Athletics is no exception, and for so many of our track and field stars the preparation in the lead up...
Rio Competition Less Than 60 Days Away
It's hard to believe but the Rio Olympic Games are less than 60 days away. The Australian team is far from being finalised, although some athletes are understanding that time is starting to run out if they are to produce the required performances...
Not Every Story Has a Happy Ending
There are now just over two weeks left before we know exactly which additional athletes will be added to the Australian team for Rio. We have been following the journeys of all our Olympic hopefuls, and over the last six months we have certainly...
All Roads Lead to Sydney: A Glimpse of What to Expect at National Championships
IAAF Melbourne World Challenge, March 5
At times you wondered where the highlights were going to come from on Saturday night, and then literally within 5 minutes the crowd was a buzz with super charged performances both...
What We Learned from 'Super Saturday' - Proud to be an Australian
If you have managed to catch any of the IAAF World Indoor Championships over the past 3 days you would have witnessed some tough competition, accompanied by some gutsy Australian results. It hasn't gone to plan for all our...
Welcome to our very first update where we take a look at the teams currently taking shape for both the Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and also the World U/20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The long road to making these teams for many started many years ago, but for...
