“To break the (Australian) record requires an athlete with a number of very specific attributes. Firstly, they need to have the right physiology and ability. Secondly, they need to avoid injuries. And thirdly, they need to be tough and committed enough to go overseas and race like buggery. Cross-country,...
Former Irish athlete and 5,000m world champion Eamonn Coghlan travels to Kenya's highlands to uncover a little-known story - the role of Irish missionaries in securing Kenya's dominance in world athletics. He meets Brother Colm O'Connell, a modest priest who played a major role in fostering Kenyan distance running...
Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei has broken the world 10km record at the Birell Prague Grand Prix on Saturday (9). The 23-year-old Kenyan clocked 29:43 to smash through the 30-minute barrier and break her own previous record of 30:04, also set in the Czech capital, at the Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon...
Take a Virtual Tour with 2 x Olympian David McNeill, of the Main Yarra Trail in Melbourne, between Eaglemont and Westerfolds Park, looping around the back of the Rosanna Golf Course.
A 60-minute sunrise beach run is the next RT Virtual Runs video to be published very soon.
TYPE
MARK
COMPETITOR
DOB
COUNTRY
VENUE
DATE
World Records
3:50.07
Genzebe DIBABA
08 FEB 1991
ETH
Monaco (Stade Louis II)
17 JUL 2015
World Leading 2018
3:56.68
Genzebe DIBABA
08 FEB 1991
ETH
Chorzów (POL)
08 JUN 2018
IAAF World Championships Record
3:58.52
Tatyana TOMASHOVA
01 JUL 1975
RUS
Paris Saint-Denis (Stade de France)
31 AUG 2003
Olympic Games Records
3:53.96
Paula IVAN
20 JUL 1963
ROU
Seoul (Olympic Stadium)
01 OCT 1988
IAAF World Championships Record
4:00.84
Maryam Yusuf JAMAL
16 SEP 1984
BRN
Athína (Olympic Stadium)
17 SEP 2006
Area Records - AFRICA
3:50.07
Genzebe DIBABA
08 FEB...
USA's Keni Harrison has broken the 100m hurdles world record* at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in London, clocking 12.20 (0.3m/s).
She won her heat earlier in the evening in 12.40, but went significantly quicker in the final. Her winning time took 0.04 off her previous PB and 0.01 off...
Event 18 Men 1 Mile Run Int'l
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World: W 3:43.13 1999 Hicham El Guerrouj, MAR
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