Gusman Records Impressive Sub 4 Minute Mile
An emotionally charged mile in Sydney started off what was a very interesting couple of days of athletics from around the country. The Albie Thomas meeting in Bankstown was the perfect opportunity for Jordan Gusman to produce his very first sub 4 minute...
NSW All Schools Championships: 8-11th October, 2015
It's difficult when you run 3.52.92 in the 1500m as a 15 year-old and end up being upstaged for the performance of the meeting (ed. this could be debated!), but that's exactly what happened to Zach Facioni. The 2015 NSW All Schools was...
2015 Australian Female Athlete of the Year
When I look through all of the results from 2015 it's difficult to name just one stand out athlete or just one top ranked performance, but there was an athlete who did show quality and consistency of results throughout the year. The athlete...
Hall's Amazing Rise to International Stardom
It's hard not to get a little carried away with the success of Linden Hall over the last 4 weeks. Her latest performance at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene (4.01.78) had to be seen to be believed. Not only did she run a controlled...
Big Moves on All-Time Lists after Hunter Track Classic
The Hunter Track Classic has always been known for some quality performances over the distance events, and on Saturday night we were again witness to individual brilliance on the track.
It all started in the men's 800m where 20 year-old Luke Mathews...
Olympic Year Ignites Athletes in Canberra
ACT Championships - Canberra, 7-9 February
It's not hard to be excited when you know that it's an Olympic year, and it's made even easier when our track and field stars are firing on all cylinders. At the ACT Championships in Canberra over the weekend we...
Australian Women's Team for Rio Close to Being Finalised - Target 60
Although we only have 20 Australian female athletes confirmed for Rio, another 8 athletes are on the cusp of also adding their names to the list. Overall we would be ideally looking at a final count to be...
Target 60 - Countdown to Rio Continues
Our hope is that the final number of Australian athletes for Rio will total around 60 individuals, and there are continued signs that this number can be achieved as we approach the final cut off date of July 12 (note: Nominations by AA must be...
Rio not Paved with Gold, but there is a Silver Lining
by Chris Wainwright for Runnerstribe.com
I have seen my fare share of magical Olympic moments in athletics, dating back to 1988 when Debbie Flintoff-King won an amazing gold medal at the Seoul Olympic Games in the women's 400m hurdles. Since that moment...
NSW State 3000m Championships
It was hard to know where to look at the NSW State 3000m Championships in Sydney, as our junior middle distance stars nearly upstaged the overall winners of the Open events. Brilliant wins to Bridey Delaney (9.09.85) and Jordan Gusman (7.58.38), both personal best performances, were closely...
