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Jon Rankin's story is movie worthy stuff. On April 9, 2005, he became the 17th African American in history to run a sub 4-minute mile. After graduating from UCLA, he was sponsored by Nike and trained and raced in the US and Europe in preparation for the 2008 Olympics, eventually earning an alternate spot in the 1500 meters.
Australian teenager Cameron Myers has joined an exclusive club of runners to break the four-minute mile, becoming the second-youngest person to achieve the feat after Norwegian superstar Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Myers, aged just 16 years and 259 days, clocked an impressive time of three minutes 55.44 seconds at the Maurie Plant Classic in Melbourne on Thursday, finishing third behind Australia's Commonwealth Games 1500m champion Olli Hoare.
This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2016 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the IAAF Awards Night in Monaco on Friday 2 December 2016.
The IAAF is pleased to confirm a list of 10 men and 10 women nominees who were selected by an...
This week's sponsor is La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre: https://trail.latrobe.edu.au/
Brad puts in a Spotify Fartlek before the downpour leaves him like a shag on a rock.
Julian is set to race in the London Marathon giving insight into current preparations and dodging the Strava-razzi.
Brady goes through his...
Australia had a fantastic opening day of the IAAF U20 World Championships with personal best performances and many athletes progressing to semi-finals and finals. The decathletes and Ash Moloney (QLD) in particular were on fire.
After slipping to third at the end of the morning session, Moloney bounced back in...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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LONDON (19-Apr) -- At 33, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge's marathon career is already the stuff of legends. In nine starts, he has won eight times, including twice here at the Virgin Money London Marathon and at the 2016 Rio Olympics. ...
A cohort of British athletes is poised to challenge their limits at the upcoming Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso on Sunday (Dec 3), eyeing not only personal bests but also aiming to set the stage ablaze with potential record-breaking performances. Among the notable participants are Lily Partridge, Clara Evans, Sonia Samuels, Phil Sesemann, and Mahamed Mahamed. However, the spotlight is firmly fixed on Joshua Cheptegei, the Ugandan sensation who has carved his name in history books with world records in the 5000m and 10,000m disciplines.
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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ZURICH (27-Aug) -- On the eve of her final track race of the season, Kate Grace is both calm and antsy. The 27-year-old Oiselle athlete who trains with the NorCal Distance Project is very excited to race here at...
Ahead of next month’s World Athletics Awards 2021, World Athletics is delighted to announce the five nominees for the 2021 Female Rising Star Award to recognise this year's best U20 athlete.
The nominations reflect the many incredible performances that the sport has witnessed this year, at the World Athletics U20 Championships...
