New Zealand’s greatest Olympian and one of the greatest middle distance runners of all time Sir Peter Snell KNZM, OBE, MBE, died in Dallas USA on Thursday 12 December 2019 aged 80. Obituary: Sir Peter Snell, KNZM, OBE, MBE Snell catapulted on to the international stage at the … [Read more...]
Smith amongst elite in New York
December 4, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Kimberley Smith will have every incentive to run a fast marathon when she lines up in New York on Sunday. The New York Marathon has attracted one of the best fields for some time for the women’s race with nine runners having a personal best of under 2h 25m. Smith set a … [Read more...]
Powerful Field for New York 2012
December 1, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Powerful International Field Expected at 2012 ING New York City Marathon Including two-time race champion Marilson Gomes dos Santos, Morocco’s two-time Olympian Abderrahime Bouramdane, Great Britain’s Olympic marathoner Scott Overall and three-time Olympian Kayoko … [Read more...]
Top line-up for TCS Amsterdam Marathon
November 28, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Netherlands – Tesfaye Abera, Amos Kipruto, Edwin Kiptoo and Zane Robertson have all signed up for the 42nd TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday 15 October. These strong runners should be able to lower the course record of 2:05:21. Class Field for Amsterdam Marathon 2017 … [Read more...]
Weekly Wrap up 16 April 2012
November 27, 2019 By Leave a Comment
THE NETHERLANDS 32nd Rotterdam Marathon – 15 April 2012 Sarah Biss cut five minutes off her personal best in finishing 17th in the Rotterdam Marathon in 2h 39m 20s. Biss went through the half way mark in 1h 16m 21s. She faced tough windy conditions over the second half. Tiki … [Read more...]
German victories at Dusseldorf Marathon
November 27, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Tom Gröschel and Anja Scherl are the winners of the Metro Marathon Düsseldorf. It is the first time in the history of the event that there are two national winners. Both also took the German Championship as this was included in the race. Tom Gröschel clocked 2:13:49 in cloudy but … [Read more...]
Isaias Beyn wins Auckland Marathon 2019
October 21, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Auckland - It was redemption for Eritrean born Aussie Isaias Beyn in taking out the ASB Auckland Marathon on Sunday, learning from his mistakes last year to blast away over the final 10km to defeat a gallant Michael Voss (Rotorua) and Nicholas Sunseri (Queenstown) and post an … [Read more...]
Jonah Smith wins Dunedin Marathon
September 6, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Dunedin - Jonah Smith won the Dunedin Marathon in 2:33:59 while Oska Inkster-Baynes won the New Zealand Half Marathon Championships run in conjunction with the marathon event. … [Read more...]
NZ Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs 2019
June 17, 2019 By Leave a Comment
TIMARU, 15 June 2019 - The 46th National Secondary Schools Cross Country Championship returned to Ashbury Park for the fist time in 30 years. … [Read more...]
Portia Bing sets record and track news
April 8, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Track news and results from abroad and at home. Portia Bing set a New Zealand national 400m hurdles record in Sydney … [Read more...]
