by nzadmin | Feb 1, 2011 | News
Leading American distance runner Galen Rupp will race a special 10,000m event to be added to the International Track Meet programme on Saturday 26 Feb at QEII Stadium in Christchurch. Rupp, who has a career best 10,000m time of 27:10.74, is likely to shatter the New...
by nzadmin | Jan 21, 2011 | Featured, News
Eight New Zealand athletes feature in the top fifty in the Athletics world rankings for 2010. The ATFS rankings just released have three New Zealand men and five women in the world top fifty in their events. Shot Putter Valerie Adams is the highest ranked at second,...
by nzadmin | Jun 13, 2009 | Marathon, News
Craig Kirkwood won the Christchurch marathon in 2h 26m 17s, on Sunday. He was through the half way in 70m 20s and went on to beat last year’s winner Jeremy Horne from Australia by a minute and ten seconds. Kirkwood had intended running a qualifying time for the...
by nzadmin | Dec 13, 2008 | Marathon, News
MICHAEL RYAN Mike Ryan was a remarkable marathon runner, and among the long list of internationally acclaimed marathon runners New Zealand has produced he stands out as the most accomplished. Ryan won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1966 Kingston Jamaica...
by nzadmin | Dec 13, 2008 | News, Walking
New Zealand walking stalwart and rules expert Jack Tregurtha of Hastings passed away last evening (Thursday) after a short illness. Tregurtha, aged 71, was the president of Athletics Hawkes Bay Gisborne as well as secretary of the centre. He was the guru of race...