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Hailing from Sydney, Wake Forest athlete, Zach Facioni, is a bit of a gun.  A few weeks ago in Sydney, he beat a deep field, clocking 7:51.61 to win the NSW 3000m Championship.  And over the past few years he has been re-writing Wake Forests' record books. We caught up with Zach, to check-in on how he has fared during this global pandemic and what's going on...

Japan’s Fukuoka marathon used to be the best non-championship marathon of the year.You knew when it would be run: the first Sunday in December each year. You knew who would be running: the best six international runners organisers could get on a ‘start at the top and keep going until six men have said ‘yes’’ basis; the best six Japanese runners (few of whom ever said ‘no’ to Japan’s most prestigious race); anyone else around the world who had bettered the 2:27 qualifying time and was willing to pay their own way.The Olympics were the only global championships back then, so most years Fukuoka might bring together the European and Commonwealth champions, the winners of traditional races like Boston and the English AAA championship and others burning with ambition. Before there was a world championships, the Fukuoka marathon was the next-best thing.

Also known as endurance, stamina determines your ability to sustain an effort over time. It can be physical or mental. The latter may be characterized by difficulty focusing, for example.  Whether you’re studying for exams or training for marathons, increasing...

The coronavirus pandemic arrived unexpectedly and has changed all our lives in 2020. Many of us have become furloughed from our jobs, or worse, have been made redundant, and for those of us that still have jobs, we find...

Melbourne, November 30 2020 - The competition calendar for the 2021 Australian Summer of Athletics has today been confirmed by Athletics Australia. Beginning in Melbourne on Australia Day (January 26), with the famous Zatopek: 10, the Australian Summer of Athletics will then travel to the nation’s capital to kick off the State and Territory Championships, before culminating in the nine-day festival that is the 2021 Australian Track and Field Championships on April 12 – 21.  With a total of 20 events taking place between that time, athletes of all levels will have multiple opportunities to compete as they aim to qualify for the 2021 Australian Track and Field Championships, while Australia’s elite athletes also aim to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Right now – 27 November, as this is written – it is exactly 64 years past the mid-point of the athletics’ program at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games. Sixty-four is not an anniversary we usually celebrate, I’ll grant you, but consider two points of mitigation in that regard. Firstly, the four-year Olympic cycle does not lend itself to the five-year rhythm of most anniversary celebrations: the two waves only coincide once every 20 years, which is way too long between drinks.

Love him or just dig him; as Peter Bol, Joseph Deng, and Ryan Gregson will confirm – he is one tough nut to crack, when in shape. We caught up with the 2018 Commonwealth Games 800m bronze medalist, and reigning Australian 1500m champ, Luke Mathews. RT: Luke, good to have you back on RT. In this strangest of years, your absence in Europe was noted and we are all missing your prolific, motivating Strava logs. Assuming ongoing issues with Plantar Fasciits is to blame? What’s the latest? LM: Hey guys! Thanks for having me. Certainly been a tough year to start the least. I hobbled around most of January and February with on going plantar issues, so the delayed Olympics was somewhat a blessing in disguise. I’m not going to say I wouldn’t have made the team if it was on in 2020, but it certainly would have been challenging

Entries are now open for the fourth edition of the Margaret River Ultra Marathon on 1 May 2021 in south-west, Western Australia. After a record field of 1,300 participants turned out for the 2020 (postponed) event last month, organisers are expecting the running community to once again embrace the magnificent course by confirming their entries now and avoid missing out.

The Boys review the Hyperice Hypervolt massage gun in the middle of the episode and for a limited time IRP Listeners can get 15% off the entire range with the discount code IRP15 at checkout at hyperice.com.au Brad stays out...

Keto diet is one of the latest trends to appear in the fitness world. With a rather bold idea at its core, an average keto diet is all about eliminating carbohydrates and getting all of your energy from fats...