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Hill, Rowbury Successfully Defend USA Indoor 3K Titles

By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PORTLAND, ORE, (11-Mar) -- Competing on the new emerald green 200 meter oval at the Oregon Convention Center here, Ryan Hill and Shannon Rowbury successfully defended their 3000m national...

Thornton off to Bydgoszcz 2016 with Rio in her sights

A start in the 400m at Bydgoszcz 2016 beckons for Jessica Thornton (NSW), but the 17-year-old has not ruled out a start at the Olympic Games after her stunning performance at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships today. Stopping the clock...

For Rowbury, USA Indoors Is A Chance To Look Past Doping Scandals

https://youtu.be/cf5v5wRrQ3k?list=PLk0O2PCqbITSI_7CTgx870vlSj7aHdxsK By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PORTLAND, ORE. (10-Mar) -- In an on-line video posted earlier this week which has been watched over 68,000 times, reigning USA indoor mile and two-mile champion Shannon Rowbury lamented...
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RT interview with British Olympic Marathoner, Scott Overall

Scott Overall will be running the London Marathon on April 24th, 2016 in order to secure his spot for the Rio Olympics. Despite having run the qualifier twice last year, he must finish in the top 2 at London...

Australian Junior Athletics Championships Day 3 Wrap

It has been a day of drama at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships, with multiple falls in the sprint hurdles delivering elation and heartbreak for those on and off the dais. Doubling as the Selection Trial for the IAAF World...

Australian Junior Athletics Championships Day 2 Wrap

A further four seats on the plane to Bydgoszcz 2016 have been filled on day two of the Australian Junior Athletics Championships. Bringing the number of automatically selected athletes for the IAAF World Under 20 Championships to seven, those confirming their...

Australian squad of eight to battle-it-out at Portland 2016

The Australian team for the IAAF World Indoor Championships has today been boosted by five, with Alana Boyd (Qld), Brooke Stratton (Vic), Brett Robinson (Vic), Melissa Duncan (Vic) and Chelsea Jaensch (Qld) selected to compete. Set to join the already...

2016 Virgin Money London Marathon: The Runners’ Stories

The Virgin Money London Marathon is the world’s largest one-day fundraising event and more than 75 per cent of the 37,000+ runners on Sunday 24 April will be raising money for charity, adding to the incredible total of £770+...

Australian Junior Athletics Championships Day 1 Wrap

The first of more than 1800 athletes have descended on Perth (WA) for day one of the Australian Junior Athletics Championships. Headlined by Annabel McDermott (NSW) and Matthew Ramsden (WA), who achieved automatic selection to the IAAF World Under 20 Championships...
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Video | Georgia Wassall Workout Any Day & Interview

Georgia Wassall is a rising star in Australian and world athletics. At 19 she is one of the most promising middle distance runner's the country has ever seen. In the World Youth Championships 2014 Wassall ran 2.02.71s, to finish...