Runner's Tribe

Written by Mark Tucker - Runner's Tribe “If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live” (Lin Yutang). If you have ever raced in the evening, you will no doubt understand...

KIPLAGAT, KIRUI PREVAIL IN BOSTON MARATHON DEBUTS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (17-Apr) -- Making their first appearances at the Boston Marathon, Kenya's Edna Kiplagat and Geoffrey Kirui ran to victory today in the...

The following world records have recently been ratified… World record Women's 2000m: 5:23.75 Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) Sabadell 7 Feb 2017 Previous: 5:25.36 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Edinburgh 8 Jul 1994 World U20 indoor record Women’s 60m hurdles: 8.00 Klaudia Siciarz (POL) Torun 18 Feb 2017 Previous: 8.06 Ulrike...

University student Matt Rizzo made amends for his 5th place disappointment in 2016 to win the richest foot race in Australia today. The white hot favourite, who never looked in doubt off the mark of 7.5m, and was equaled on...

Aus Post Strickland Family Women’s Stawell Gift ABOUT THE STAWELL GIFT The Stawell Gift has been held in all but four years since 1878, and is one of the world’s most famous and prestigious foot races. Run on grass, athletes are handicapped...

Video courtesy of The Stawell Gift. Stawell Athletics Club Men's Stawell Gift ABOUT THE STAWELL GIFT The Stawell Gift has been held in all but four years since 1878, and is one of the world’s most famous and prestigious foot races. Run on...

The two favourites for the 2017 Stawell Athletic Club Stawell Gift will face off in the last semi final tomorrow, with only one to qualify for the richest footrace in Australia. After placing 5th in last years final, Matthew Rizzo...

There is one week to go before the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2017, which will be held in Nassau on Saturday and Sunday 22-23 April. More than 500 athletes from around the world will compete in five relay disciplines in...

By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (15-Apr) -- The elite women's race at the B.A.A. Invitational Mile here this afternoon only had one leader, Canadian Olympian Nicole Sifuentes.  Strutting to the front right from...

By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (15-Apr) -- Boston Marathon weekend started off with a bang here as Maine native Ben True broke his own American record in the 9th annual B.A.A. 5-K in...