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Running Brands Worth Investing in 2018

Running is one of the few sports to grow in popularity off track. In recent years it has become a casual non-competitive activity. It has gone from international athletic competitions to the streets. Going for a run is now...

Morgan Mitchell (400m)

OUTDOOR PB's DISCIPLINE PERFORMANCE WIND PLACE DATE RECORDS 100 Metres 12.44 -0.5 Melbourne (AUS) 07 MAR 2015 200 Metres 23.44 +1.5 Canberra (AUS) 12 MAR 2017 400 Metres 51.25 Birmingham (GBR) 05 JUN 2016 800 Metres 2:10.1h Melbourne (AUS) 20 FEB 2014 400 Metres Hurdles 1:04.13 Melbourne (AUS) 05 DEC 2010 4x400 Metres Relay 3:25.71 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 19 AUG 2016   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbK70vvTKjA

Fearnley, Pearson named as Co-Captains for Gold Coast 2018

Reigning 100m hurdles World Champion Sally Pearson (Qld) and three-time Paralympic gold medallist Kurt Fearnley (NSW) are today confirmed as Co-Captains of the Australian athletics team for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Pearson has been selected for her fourth Commonwealth Games next month, where...

Five Training Hacks that Will Help You Run Faster

Do you have a big race coming up? Or, are you just feeling a little stagnant during your runs? Do you need to shake up your training with a new challenge? No matter what your reason for wanting to run...

Report: 2018 Australian Junior Championships Day 5

The fifth and final day of the 2018 Australian Junior Athletics Championships saw competition that was just as hot as the weather with temperatures soaring into the high 30s. Zane Branco (Qld) set a new meet record in the U20 men’s...

Diriba, True Kick to United Airlines NYC Half Titles

By Rich Sands, @sands © Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (18-Mar) -- Slow early paces led to fast finishes at the United Airlines NYC Half here, with Ben True of the Hanover, N.H., and Buze Diriba of Ethiopia...

World Records for Clifford, Roeger, as Day posts a 100m PB in Sydney

Members of Australia’s Commonwealth Games athletics team made the most of the competition as part of their final preparations for Gold Coast 2018 at Saturday night’s Sydney Grand Prix. Following on from another thrilling day of performances at the 2018...

Report: 2018 Australian Junior Championships Day 4

Day 4 of the 2018 Australian Junior Athletics Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre saw more records and qualifying marks for our best young talent. Isis Holt (Vic) has lowered her T35 100m world record to 13.36 in the...

Sometimes there’s not enough precision – A column by Len Johnson

Ours is a sport of precision. Following wind 2.00 metres per second – everything hunky-dory: 2.01 m/s – a different story. Run a 1:59:59 marathon on a course measuring 42.195km and you’re a barrier-breaking hero. If the course comes in...

Shot put road trip continues with Walsh winning again

The Big Shot in Christchurch proved two things on Friday evening -Tom Walsh is hard to beat and Dame Valerie Adams is on the improve. The Athletics NZ International Series rolled through Christchurch for The Big Shot at the Retro...