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Road to Rio: AA Tour – Focus Events (Men’s 1500m)

We continue our look at the events to keep a close eye on at the upcoming AA Tour Meetings. After taking an in depth look at the men's 100m, we decided to focus our attention on the Australian distance...
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Kenyan Workout in Iten

Workout consisted of 8x4minutes with a 2 minute float recovery. Athletes in the video are; Zane Robertson (59.47 Half Marathon), Thomas Longosiwa (Olympic Bronze in 5000m, 12.49 for 5000m) Jairus Birech (7.58 Steeplechaser, Diamond League winner) Wilson Kipsang (Previous Marathon World Record Holder, 58.59...

Ryan Hall: best actor in a supporting role | A Column By Len Johnson

Ryan Hall: best actor in a supporting role | A Column By Len Johnson Ryan Hall never quite achieved the stardom for which he seemed destined, but if the best actor Oscar somehow eluded him, the American marathoner certainly has...

Flashback – 2006 USA Cross Country Championships

By David Monti (c) 2006 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NOTE: Your editor wrote this story nearly 10 years ago after the 2006 USA Cross Country Championships which were held in sub-freezing conditions after a heavy snowfall in New York...

Workout Series | Joshua Torley

2015 was a pretty good year, I've now started training with Philo Saunders' group and gained a lot of speed surprising myself a bit. It's great to have some good guys to train with and their sessions have really...

Lapierre & Jenneke to lead Australian charge at Portland 2016

IAAF World Championships silver medallist Fabrice Lapierre (NSW) will don the green and gold of Australia alongside Michelle Jenneke (NSW), Nicholas Hough (NSW) and Collis Birmingham(Vic) at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland (USA).   One of four initial selections...

Blockbuster Elite Men’s Field for London Marathon

By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (19-Jan) -- Befitting an Olympic Year, organizers of the Virgin Money London Marathon announced a blockbuster men's elite field for the 36th edition of their race --Britain's largest marathon--...

Weightman Rio Bound, Hot Fields at Hunter TC

Weightman Delivers Rio Qualifier in Houston Race Report from the Chevron Houston Marathon What started off as runaways Sunday in the Chevron Houston Marathon by Poland's Artur Kozlowski and Australia's Lisa-Jane Weightman, turned into a pair of Ethiopian victories. Last year's men's...

Running Mechanics | What matters

Running Mechanics | What matters By Mark Blomeley As runners there is so much emphasis placed on where we are landing on our foot. The trend over the past decade is to place a lot of emphasis on forefoot landing...

Boyd 4.71m, Mitchell 52.29s Highlight Big Week of Athletics – StatsCentral Wrap

Athlete of the Week - Alana Boyd (Pole Vault) It's hard to imagine not seeing Alana Boyd included in some type of headline across the Australian domestic season. On Thursday night at the Sunshine Coast we were again witness to world class...