By Anneliese Rubie | Australian Athlete
The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games really did live up to its name, the ‘golden’
games so to speak. There was green & gold absolutely everywhere. Australia
produced more gold medals than any other country. There was a constant golden
glow about everything because of the beautiful QLD...
An attempt to run the fastest ever backward marathon highlights how wrong-way locomotion could assist in rehabilitation and athletic training.
Original post - Friday, April 13, 2018 - 11:15 - Peter Gwynne, Contributor (Inside Science). Published on Runner's Tribe with permission.
(Inside Science) -- The Boston Marathon is not only the world’s oldest...
Following the recent passing of Dick Quax, we chat to half-a-dozen athletics stars of yesteryear to share their memories of the former world 5000m record holder and 1976 Olympic silver medallist.
Rod Dixon – The 1972 Olympic 1500m bronze medallist and 1983 New York Marathon winner
“I’d heard of Dick Quax...
Top 10 Australian Sprinters of the Past Decade
From Australian Athlete - A 180 page bookazine celebrating Australian Athletics.
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1. Steve Solomon: Making an Individual Olympic Final at just 19 years of age gives Steve the nod as the best sprinter, male or female of the past decade. Add...
Inside Running 30: Ben Wisbey
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Today, UN Environment and the IAAF have announced a new partnership to address the issue of air quality which is leading to 7 million deaths across the world. The partnership will be supported by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) who will be working to create an air...
FARAH CRUISES TO HIS SIXTH VITALITY LONDON 10,000 TITLE IN GLORIOUS BANK HOLIDAY SUNSHINE
Sir Mo Farah recorded his sixth Vitality London 10,000 win today – easing his way to victory over a host of up-and-coming domestic talent.
Farah won the race, which doubles as the British 10km Championships, in...
In a stellar weekend for Australian athletics, Rheed McCracken set a new world record in the T34 100m at the IPC Grand Prix at Nottwil, Switzerland clocking 14.80.
“I really surprised myself actually with that one, I was hoping to go fast today but wasn’t really expecting that to be honest. After the...
Former world 5000m record holder and Olympic Games silver medallist Dick Quax died on Monday 28 May 2018 aged 70 after suffering for some time with cancer.
A formidable runner over distances from 1500 metres to the marathon, Quax was one of the outstanding New Zealand and international athletes through the 1970’s.
Quax...
