by nzadmin | Jan 30, 2012 | Featured, News, Track
AUCKLAND Summer Pole Vault, Mission Bay – 28 January 2012 Athletics came to the beach with a pole vault event, organised by decathlete Brent Newdick, staged within the café on the reserve. French athletes stole the show with outstanding pole vaulting in the tricky...
by nzadmin | Dec 6, 2011 | Featured, News, Track
Jacko Gill improves on his New Zealand senior shot put record – qualifies for London Olympic Games Sixteen year old shot putter Jacko Gill set a new National Record and surpassed the London Olympic Games selection standard with a throw of 20.38m at Sovereign...
by nzadmin | Nov 24, 2011 | Events, Featured, News
New Zealand finished eleventh in the Chiba Ekiden Relay in Japan overnight. The event is raced over the marathon distance of 42.2km in six stages with each team having three men and three women. US based Hugo Beamish had New Zealand ninth after the first 5km in 14m...
by nzadmin | Oct 31, 2011 | Featured, Half, News, Track
Stephen Lett added the New Zealand half marathon title to the national 10km track and 10km road titles that he already holds after a convincing victory in Auckland on Sunday. Lett eased ahead of Scott Winton at 8km and went on to record a personal best of 1h 7m 38s....
by nzadmin | Oct 3, 2011 | Events, Featured, News, Ultra
Further to last week’s Commonwealth 24 hour championships in Wales Val Muskett ran 114km in 12 hours for a new world record for women over 55. Bryan McCorkindale who finished fourth with 222.374km set two world age records for men over 55, for 12 hours and 100 miles....