Brett Robinson has broken the Australian half marathon record at the Marugame Half Marathon clocking 59:57. ⁣The record has stood since 1968, when Darren Wilson clocked 1:00.02 in Tokyo, Japan.  The performance pushes Michael Shelley, the two time Commonwealth Games Marathon champion out of the top-10, he now sits in 11th.

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The new top-10 all-time ranking list is as follows:

  1. Brett Robinson: 59:57
  2. Darren Wilson: 1:00.02.0
  3. Steve Moneghetti: 1:00.06.0
  4. Collis Birmingham: 1:00.56.0:
  5. Lee Troop: 1:01.00.0
  6. Jack Rayner: 1:01.01.0
  7. Pat Carroll: 1:01.11.0
  8. Rob de Castella: 1:01.18.0
  9. Patrick Tiernan: 1:01.22.0
  10. Shaun Forrest: 1:01.25.0⁣

 

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Australian record 59.57

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Other Australian results from the same race include:
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Women:
Sinead Diver – 68:50⁣
Ellie Pashley – 70:35⁣

Men:
Riley Cocks – 63:35⁣
James Coleman – 63:55⁣
Ben Chamberlain – 64:35⁣

All times are unofficial. ⁣