Rio's remarkable record week
The 206th IAAF Council Meeting was held today (20) and was chaired by IAAF President Sebastian Coe, who summed up a week of outstanding performances in the Olympic Stadium and on the roads of Rio de Janeiro.
Three world records and the triple triple
The athletics programme of...
At the Payton Jordan Invitational, Linden Hall ran a brilliant world-leading time of 4:04.47 in the 1500m – an Olympic qualifier and six second personal best. A month later she competed in the Pre Classic, Eugene, and continued her outstanding form with a time of 4:01.78. over the distance, improving...
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Olympic and Melbourne Track Club teammates run for further glory today in Rio: Australian Athletics Preview Day 15
With all seven events a final, Australia’s best athletes are set to feature in three of them.
In the men’s 1500m,...
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Kenya Is Golden At Last: Jemima Sungong Wins Kenya's 1st Olympic Gold In Women's ... - https://t.co/7QkhsOps3a pic.twitter.com/frf5PXOkRn— LetsRun.com (@letsrundotcom) August 14, 2016
Congratulations to these amazing women?? 18th...
Zombie 5Ks: Run (If you Dare)
This is the first column from our new US-based (New York) writer, Ryan Nelson. Ryan will be providing weekly race recaps, interest pieces and more from the world of US athletics. Being in the Halloween spirit, Ryan has chosen to explore the growing popularity...
Tomorrow Josh Harris (@_JoshHarris) will take on the world’s best at the Flotrack Beer Mile World Championships. Having recently run a solo 4:56 personal best as part of a time-trial, Harris enters the competition with a ranking of 8th.
Along with defending World Champ Corey Gallagher (@CoreyGallagher4) and superstar Lewis Kent...
Daniel Groenewald and Dr Richard Yin
No doubt about it. We’re in the middle of a running revolution. Start lines are brimming at local 10ks. Running shops are bursting with fancy-coloured light-weight footwear. Every month, there’s a book proclaiming prodigious running feats. There are new ways to run – Pose,...
Semenya sends out Olympic warning
A Day of Distance Dominance: Asbel Kiprop, Conseslus Kipruto, Almaz Ayana & Caster Semenya Earn Big Wins on Track & Field’s Opening Day
Kipchoge heads Kenya's Rio marathon squad but record holder Kimetto out
Running Man challenge: ACT Policing responds to NZ viral dance-off
New meets offer alternatives...
David McNeill took a big step in securing his selection for Rio 2016 by running a 10,000m qualifying time at the Payton Jordan Invite in May 2015 with a time of 27:45.01. Later that year he confirmed his selection by winning the Zatopek:10 (Australian National 10km Championship) in December....
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