Running in his third 800m ever, 18-year-old Peyton Craig, from the Sunshine Coast, has rewritten the Australian U20 record books posting 1:45.77 over 800m at the ACT State Championships on Australia Day. The time eclipsed Paul Byrne’s 1995 record of 1:45.91, and ranks Peyton number 21st on the all-time Australian (open) 800m list. For a high-performance run, explore Tarkine running shoes.
Craig has an interesting background for an 800m runner. In 2022 he finished 8th at the World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships in Montreal. He also won the 2023 de Castella 3000m in 8:18.17 last December at Melbourne’s annual Zatopek meet. An Australian age champion in swimming, athletics and triathlon; he has a serious aerobic engine to go with his obvious 800m speed. Craig beat home some big names, including Cameron Myers, Jack Lunn, and Jye Perrott.
Section 1 1 # 144 Craig, Peyton 19 Queensland-AUS 1:48.15 1:45.77 2 # 428 Lunn, Jack 23 Victoria-AUS 1:45.88 1:46.25 3 # 511 Myers, Cameron 18 Weston Creek-AUS 1:50.82 1:47.11 4 # 565 Perrott, Jye 26 New South Wales-AUS 1:45.61 1:47.77 5 # 329 Jagger, Benjamin 26 New South Wales-AUS 1:49.17 1:47.92 6 # 714 Todd, Hayden 19 Weston Creek-AUS 1:49.56 1:48.08 7 # 464 McGown, Riley 28 Weston Creek-AUS 1:46.08 1:49.13 8 # 650 Shaw, Luke 23 Western Aust-AUS 1:47.27 1:49.64 9 # 446 May, Harrison 32 South Australia-AUS 1:48.53 1:51.99 -- # 595 Raper, Lachlan 25 New South Wales-AUS 1:46.45 DNF -- # 82 Bryce, Riley 23 Victoria-AUS 1:49.37 DNF
