Athletics Australia announces first five athletes selected for Rio 2016
Athletics Australia is delighted to confirm the first athletes selected by the Australian Olympic Committee to compete for Australia in the Australian Olympic Team for Rio 2016.
The selections, including two distance runners and three walkers, were confirmed after receiving...
Workout Series: Clare Geraghty
For an introduction into Clare's running journey, have a read of her first RT Journal here.
Throughout the RT Journals | The Workout Series, top athletes from Australia and abroad will share with us their current top 3 favourite and most...
Endurance sports’ physical demands explain why certain events favor different body shapes.
Endurance sports' physical demands explain why certain events favor different body shapes.
By: Chris Gorski
(ISNS) -- Olympians competing in the many endurance sporting events have such different body shapes because the physics and physiology of moving fast -- and efficiently...
The Workout Series: James Hansen
Throughout the RT Journals | The Workout Series, top athletes from Australia and abroad will share with us their current top 3 favourite and most beneficial workout sessions. This is a gift to runners of all levels. We hope...
Anaemic to sub 30 | RT Journal By Nick Earl
Anaemic to sub 30 | RT Journal By Nick Earl
Anaemia
I’m standing on the start line of the AV Shield Final 5km at Lakeside Stadium 12th April 2014 thinking, “Is sub 16:30 possible?” With a season's best standing at 16:22...
Athlete of the Month – December, 2015
Big Month of Track and Field
Another month has past and we were again treated to some magical moments from our top Australian track and field stars.
First we had some fantastic performances from our junior athletes at the Australian All...
Ticking over into olympic year | A Column By Len Johnson
Ticking over into olympic year | A Column By Len Johnson
New Year’s Eve signals the end of one year and, if you’ve got the stamina, the arrival of the next. For athletics fans, though, there’s something special about New...
B.A.A.’s Pagano, Winn Sweep NYRR Midnight Run Titles
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
(c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
NEW YORK (01-Jan) -- A pair of B.A.A. unicorns were spotted ringing in the New Year in style, sweeping victories here in Central Park at the 37th NYRR Midnight...
2015 Australian Male Athlete of the Year
2015 Australian Male Athlete of the Year
There were two stand out Australian male performers at the 2015 World Championships, who both picked up silver medals - 50km Race Walking champion Jared Tallent and Long Jump superstar Fabrice Lapierre. When it came down...
2015 Australian Female Athlete of the Year
2015 Australian Female Athlete of the Year
When I look through all of the results from 2015 it's difficult to name just one stand out athlete or just one top ranked performance, but there was an athlete who did show...
