Melbourne, Australia; 8 February 2024 - As the clock counts down to the Olympic Games, the intensity of the Australian middle distance scene is only ramping up, with the stage set for a battle between national record holder Catriona Bisset, Commonwealth medallist Abbey Caldwell and an all-star cast at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne next Thursday.
If you have spent any time in the Australian running scene, the name Nic Bideau has more than likely crept into countless conversations. A coach and manager to stars; his no BS attitude, persistence, and pure ambition, has helped generations of Australia’s most talented, reach for their dreams. His training methodology is no secret, but just how he polishes his athletes’ speedwork, conjecture remains. We caught up with Nic, and asked the stuff that many want to know……
West Australian, Peter Bol, has broken his own Australian 800m record at the Paris Diamond League overnight. Bol stopped the clock at 1:44.00, wiping 0.11 of a second from his old mark, to finish second to Frenchman Benjamin Robert.
By Riël Hauman
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(26-May) -- The Comrades Marathon is no stranger to Colleen De Reuck. The USA distance star grew up in a "Comrades house" – father Frank Lindeque ran it fifteen times and brother Colin earned a top-ten spot in 1995 –...
Near perfect conditions greeted the athletes on day two of the Australian Capital Championships, being held in Canberra this weekend. The athletes responded with a host of qualifiers, but none were more impressive and important than men’s 800m where three athletes, clocked Commonwealth Games A qualifiers, bringing the total...
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.
LaCaze Smashes Australian 3000m Steeplechase Record in Paris
One week on from reaching the Women’s 5000m and 3000m steeplechase finals at the Rio Olympics, Genevieve LaCaze (VIC) has backed up another stellar performance at the Paris Diamond League overnight (August 27, 2016) breaking the Australian and Oceania 3000m steeplechase record...
Australian athlete Peter Bol's case is causing concern among experts in sports integrity worldwide after two independent scientific reports commissioned by Bol's lawyers raised questions about the testing methods used in his doping case. Bol, a silver medalist at the Commonwealth Games, tested positive for synthetic erythropoietin (EPO), a performance-enhancing drug, in January. However, last month his B-sample returned an atypical finding, allowing Bol to return to competition as Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) investigates the matter.
"This is absolutely huge for Peter, who claims innocence, and I would back him all the way there, knowing Peter," Telford said.
February the 16th 2019 - The previous record of 3.31.18 was set by Hicham El Guerrouj back in 1997.
Tefera charged towards the line and stopped the clock at 3:31.04, taking 0.14 off the previous record set by Hicham El Guerrouj in 1997.
Kejelcha finished second in an outright personal best...
