New race organisers for Nedbank Series
Johannesburg, Wednesday, 19 April 2006 – In an intrepid move to improve on the organisation of the Nedbank City Marathon and Matha Series, Athletics South Africa (ASA) today announced that former Comrades Marathon race director, Cheryl Winn, will head up the Local Organising Committee (LOC) as new race director for the Series.
Tergat pulls out of London Marathon with an injury
Boston Marathon April 17th 2006
Race Report source Time-to-Run
Men Results Top 100 - 2006
Women Results Top 100 - 2006
Track: Nick Willis set for Reebok Grand Prix
Cheruiyot, Jeptoo Win 110th Boston Marathon Titles
Kenyans take victory in Boston Marathon
Robert Cheruiyot and Rita Jeptoo of Kenya take their respective division titles in winning times of 2:07:14 and 2:23:38. The Men's winning time is a new course record. For the USA it spelled a day of success, in the Men's race, with 3 runners finishing 3rd to 6th with another Kenyan Benjamin Maiyo 2nd in 2:08:21.
USA: BolderBOULDER Team Challenge Gears Up
New Zealand: Rillstone runs fast time in marathon debut
Nina Rillstone of Auckland ran one of the fastest marathons by a New Zealander in her debut at the 42.2km distance, running 2h 29m 46s in the Nagano Olympic Commemorative marathon in Japan on Sunday.
Defar Demolishes Women's World Record at the Carlsbad 5000
Mottram Continues Games Form in Fourth Great Ireland Win
Women: A glossary to sports bras posted 09 April
Radcliffe to miss London Marathon
Paula Radcliffe has pulled out of this year's London Marathon on 23 April with the same foot injury which forced her to miss the Commonwealth Games.
Kosgei, Masai Win Vattenfall Berlin Half Marathon
BERLIN - (April 2, 2006) - If anyone doubted that Paul Kosgei could regain the top flight as a distance runner, those doubts were removed when the 2002 world champion at the distance won the Vattenfall Berlin Half Marathon on Sunday. Kosgei, who broke the Kenyan record, ran 59 minutes, 7 seconds - 22 seconds ahead of his compatriot Evans Cheruiyot.
Malakwen, Makunzi Win Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K
Bekele wins cross country title
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele won the men's short course race at the World Cross Country Championships in Fukuoka for the fifth successive time.
Canada: Moncton awarded 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships
The run-down on sports bras posted 25 March
New Zealand Athletes prepare well for Games
Australia: Telstra Track - Mottram Magic in Melbourne
New Zealand: Hamblyn and Stewart have solid runs
South Africa: Isaiah Nkuna - Doping Release posted 02 March
Johannesburg, Thursday, 2 March 2006 - Athletics South Africa (ASA) today announced that 800m athlete, Isaiah Nkuna (Gauteng North), has been suspended from all athletics competitions with immediate effect, after failing an out-of-competition doping control test in December 2005. Nkuna tested positive for Testosterone. | more |
The last ASA Track & Field Champions Challenge for Season
GB Team for World University X-Country Champs
Africa: Results for the Southern Region Cross Country Champs
Johannesburg, Monday, 27 February 2006 – Athletics South Africa today announced that the South African athletes excelled at the Southern Region Cross Country Championships in Gaborone, Botswana, the past weekend and topped the medals table with a total of 8 gold,4 silver and 2 bronze medals. A total of 8 Southern Region countries took part in the Championships and the standard of competition was high. | more |
Japanese Regain World 24 Hour Run Titles
Kiprotich Sets Course Record at World's Best 10K
New Zealand: Carolynne Tassie seventh in world 24 hour run
Canada: Dana Ellis and Jared MacLeod off to 2006 World Indoors
Athletics Canada team for 2006 IAAF World X-Country Champs
ASA Track and Field Champions Challenge - Oudstshoorn
Africa's Athletic Aims posted 22 February
AIMS (The Association of International Marathons and Road Races) is to help the African continent find its next Tulu, Dinsamo, Loroupe, Thugwane and Tergat, to name a few of the world’s greatest distance runners, and to keep healthy.
South Africa: Team to the World Indoors in Moscow
USA: Hall named Athlete of the Week
Norwich Union GB and NI team for World Indoors
South Africa: Southern Region Cross Country Championships Team
Athletics South Africa today announced that it would send a team of 32 athletes to compete in the Southern Region Cross Country Championships that will be held in Gaborone, Botswana, on Saturday, 25 February 2006.
New Zealand: Blincoe in, Smith out of Commonwealth Team
New Zealand: World cross country team announced
South Africa: Kotov wins Veterans Title at SA Marathon Champs
New Zealand: Experienced Track and Field team named for Commonwealth Games
