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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...

WADA gets what it wants | A Column By Len Johnson

WADA gets what it wants | A Column By Len Johnson “Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets” went a song from the 1950s musical Damn Yankees and, judging by the outcome this week at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, WADA is...
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Jess Trengove and Eloise Wellings discuss the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

Jess Trengove and Eloise Wellings discuss their selection to compete in the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Filmed on location at the distance running camp in Falls Creek, VIC - January 2016.

Women’s Quartet aims to medal at World Half Marathon Championships

Australia’s best distance runners are lining up for individual and team success at the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships that take place in Cardiff, Wales on 26th March 2016. Recently selected Rio 2016 Australian Olympic Team member Eloise Wellings...

Blessings in disguise | RT Journal By Courtney Powell

Blessings in disguise | RT Journal By Courtney Powell Hi everyone, Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! As some of you may have realised, I missed the Zatopek 10km which I was planning to do. Unfortunately...

Athletics Australia Statement on WADA Independent Commission Report #2

Athletics Australia Chief Executive Officer, Phil Jones, has spoken firmly in the wake of the release of the second World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Independent Commission Report. “The WADA Independent Commission Report issued today alleges a damning level of corruption at the...