2016 Australian Female Athlete of the Year
It was always going to be a difficult task to split two athletes who both had exceptional years. Genevieve LaCaze ended up receiving the nod over the recently retired Alana Boyd, although if Boyd had not be injured at the World Indoors the decision...
Stubbs Shows Rio is Clearly on the Radar
Gold Coast sprinter Aaron Stubbs took another step towards representing Australia at the Rio Olympic Games, only a week after taking home a $12,000 cheque for a narrow win in the Queanbeyan Gift (in a very swift time of 12.14 seconds).
At the Joanna Stone Shield...
Weightman Delivers Rio Qualifier in Houston
Race Report from the Chevron Houston Marathon
What started off as runaways Sunday in the Chevron Houston Marathon by Poland's Artur Kozlowski and Australia's Lisa-Jane Weightman, turned into a pair of Ethiopian victories.
Last year's men's runner-up Gebo Burka passed Kozlowski after the 35K mark, making...
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...
Athlete of the Week - Alana Boyd (Pole Vault)
It's hard to imagine not seeing Alana Boyd included in some type of headline across the Australian domestic season. On Thursday night at the Sunshine Coast we were again witness to world class pole vaulting - with Boyd clearing an exceptional 4.71m. The...
Target 60 - Rio Only Just Around the Corner
There are 106 days until the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, and the excitement continues to build as our Australian Athletics team continues to take shape. We are hoping that the final numbers will total around...
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...
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...
In many ways 2015 has been a breakthrough year for 21 year-old Luke Stevens. A tremendous 46.48s to secure gold at the 2015 Victorian Championships back in February lead to a call up for the National team for the World relay Championships. On the same day as the 400m final at...
NSW All Schools Championships: 8-11th October, 2015
There have been some impressive performances by 15 year-old girls in Australia over the years, none more so than Georgie Clarke's truly amazing 4.06.77 in Hobart back in 2000 - when only 15y7m. This still stands as both the Australian Junior and Youth...
