Athletics
Georgina Schwiening moving up in the marathon world
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Monday, 27 March 2023 09:06 Former world junior duathlon champion explains how her big leap forward to 2:26:18 for 26.2 miles was built on years of steady graft When George Schwiening took five minutes and seven seconds from her marathon PB to go to seventh on the UK all-time list in December, the Cambridge athlete’s reaction was refreshingly humble. She tweeted her delight at her…
Win for Brit Jackie Stretton at Lake Garda Marathon
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Sunday, 26 March 2023 11:33 Springfield Striders runner takes surprise win at the X-Bionic Lake Garda 42 event in Italy on Sunday Nestled in the northern mountains of Italy, Lake Garda is a spectacular body of crystal-clear water stretching for 52km from north to south and 17km from east to west, Paul Bramley reports. Surrounded by majestic mountains and rolling hills, it’s been a popular…
Camille Herron breaks 48-hour ultra-running record
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Sunday, 26 March 2023 02:41 American endurance athlete smashes women’s world mark at Sri Chinmoy 48-hour track race in Canberra Camille Herron completed a distance of 435.336km/270.505 miles by completing 1088 laps of a 400m track at the Sri Chinmoy 48-hour race in Canberra, Australia, this weekend for a world record, Adrian Stott reports. The 41-year-old from Oklahoma passed the record a little over 45…
Innovative Podium 5k continues to strike right chord
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Saturday, 25 March 2023 06:36 Collaboration with SportsShoes has paid dividends with events becoming more popular, regular and crucially engaging An athletics event at a go-kart track, four levels underground below the main shopping centre at Canary Wharf, shouldn’t theoretically work. Given the Epic Karting circuit in Docklands had an abundance of tight turns, the surface was designed for rubber tyres rather than shoes and…
How Neeraj Chopra is inspiring a nation
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Saturday, 25 March 2023 06:41 The Olympic champion’s ability to throw the javelin has propelled him to superstardom in his home country and helped a generation of Indian athletes to believe The doors of the arrivals hall opened and life changed forever for Neeraj Chopra. When he walked out into New Delhi airport, Olympic gold medal in hand, he could see the thousands of well-wishers…
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Thursday, 23 March 2023 10:51
World Athletics to exclude transgender women from female events
Thursday, 23 March 2023 04:21
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Wednesday, 22 March 2023 02:58
New Zealand marathon record-holder Zane Robertson given eight-year ban
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Tuesday, 21 March 2023 09:23
World age-group best for Lucy Elliott – UK results round-up
Monday, 20 March 2023 03:05
Masterful BMAF wins for Potter, Walker and McKenna
Monday, 20 March 2023 05:26
British 5km record falls to Sam Atkin in Lille
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Hellen Obiri and Jacob Kiplimo claim NYC Half titles
Sunday, 19 March 2023 04:00
Innes FitzGerald enjoys runaway win at English Schools Champs
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Harsh new rules for track and training venues
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Maurice Greene: my greatest race
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How they train: Nicole Yeargin
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How they train: Natasha Cockram
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Raven Saunders banned until 2024 for missed doping tests
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