Australian squad of eight to compete in Portland
Eight athletes will represent Australia at the IAAF World Indoor Championships Portland 2016 on 17-20 March.
Kirwa could challenge Marugame course record
Ten years have passed since Kayoko Fukushi set the Marugame Half Marathon course record of 1:07:26, but there’s a fair chance it could fall at this year’s edition of the IAAF Silver Label Road Race on Sunday (7).
Australia names teams for eight events at IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015
Australia will field teams in eight of the 10 disciplines at the IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015 on 2-3 May.
Can Mogusu's course record fall at the Marugame Half Marathon?
The Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon course record is a good one, and stands at 59:48 to Kenya’s Mekubo Mogusu, but his compatriot Martin Mathathi will be looking to improve on it at this year’s edition of the IAAF Silver Label Road Race on Sunday (2).
Shot putter Walsh shares spotlight with distance runners at Zatopek:10
The Zatopek:10 is the Melbourne distance running community’s night of nights, the premier distance meeting in a city that loves distance running, but the men and women in spikes were almost upstaged by a shot putter on Thursday (12).
Tariku Bekele bids to make it an Ethiopian Half Marathon hat-trick in Birmingham
After wins for his brother Kenenisa and the great Haile Gebrselassie in British road races in recent weeks, Tariku Bekele will bid to become the latest Ethiopian distance running star to triumph over the Half Marathon distance when he competes at the BUPA Great Birmingham Run on Sunday (20).
Tariku Bekele aims for another strong run in Birmingham
Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist Tariku Bekele will be hoping to add to his family’s recent road-running success when competing at next weekend’s Bupa Great Birmingham Run, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race.
2011 World champion Jeilan continues his comeback in Dublin
Ethiopia’s 2011 World Championships 10000m gold medallist Ibrahim Jeilan continues his comeback after injuries in 2012 ruined his Olympic ambitions and he will compete in the SPAR Great Ireland Run, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, in Dublin on 14 April.
Six of the best for Birmingham, Zhao over 80m in Hobart
Hobart’s Domain Athletics Track, perched high above the Derwent River, offers a wide range of weather conditions.
Birmingham to face top Japanese talent in Chiba
The 48th annual Chiba Cross Country, an IAAF Cross Country Permit meeting and one of the qualifying races for the Japanese team for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, is scheduled to take place on February 10 in Showa Woods in Chiba.
Gelana under pressure but retains Marugame Half Marathon title
Olympic Marathon champion Tiki Gelana successfully defended her crown at 67th Marugame Half Marathon in 1:08:53, five seconds slower than in 2012, but was made to work surprisingly hard for her second victory on Sunday (3).