New Zealand Round Up ending 27 February 2012 SCOTLAND National Indoor Combined Events Championships, Kelvin Hall, Glasgow – 11/12 February 2012 Brent Newdick won the senior heptathlon with a score of 5506 points. His performances were: 60m 7.10s 847, long jump 6.99m 811, … [Read more...]
van Dalen sets record and other news
February 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
Eastside 5km River Run, 7 February: Jai Davies-Campbell 16m 9s, Sunil Ritchie 17m 28s, Jerry Loeb 17m 32s. Sarah McSweeney 19m 19s, Kirsten Milne 20m 7s. USA Millrose Games, The Armory, New York – 11 February 2012 Lucy Van Dalen set a New Zealand indoor 1500m record of 4m … [Read more...]
Adams puts herself back to form
February 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
HAMILTON Porritt Classic, Porritt Stadium – 11 February 2012 World and Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams in a lead up to regain the world indoor title was out to 20.19m in front of a captured audience. After a shaky start which saw her purposely foul on not … [Read more...]
NZ Round Up ending 05 Feb
February 6, 2012 By 1 Comment
New Zealand Round Up ending 05 February 2012 PALMERSTON NORTH New Zealand Combined Events Championships, Massey University – 4/5 February 2012 Sarah Cowley cemented her number three New Zealand all time ranking in the heptathlon in winning her fourth national title with … [Read more...]
NZ Round Up ending 29 Jan
January 30, 2012 By 1 Comment
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 … [Read more...]
Leer holds off Willis in Mile
January 30, 2012 By 1 Comment
Cooks Classic, Cooks Gardens – 27 January 2012 Nick Willis had to bow to the strong front running tactics of American training companion Will Leer in the anniversary mile on Friday evening. Willis came from behind over the final 300m to finish second in 3m 58.81s, … [Read more...]
Sylvia Potts Classic 2012
January 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
Sylvia Potts Classic and NZ Junior 3000m championships Saturday 21 January 2012 Hastings Angie Smit will be going for three years in a row in the Sylvia Potts Memorial 800 metres this weekend, the key event at the Potts Classic meeting in Hastings on Saturday evening. … [Read more...]
Miller wins in Brisbane and other NZ news
January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
AUSTRALIA Brisbane Track Classic, Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre Nathan – 14 January 2012 Bronze medallist at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games Andrea Miller was in fine form winning the 100m hurdles. Miller showed a strong comeback after having surgery on her back … [Read more...]
How to calculate the Energy available from foods
January 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
To calculate the energy available from a food, multiply the number of grams of carbohydrate, protein, and fat by 4,4, and 9, respectively. Then add the results together. For example, 1 slice of bread with a tablespoon of peanut butter on it contains 16 grams carbohydrate, 7 grams … [Read more...]
Hay fever or Pollinosis – Upper Respiratory Infections
December 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Hay fever or pollinosis, is an acute seasonal allergic reaction to the air-borne pollens. Hay fever can occur during the spring as a reaction to the tree pollens such as oak, elm, maple, alder, birch and cottonwood. During the summer grass and weed pollens are the culprits. In … [Read more...]
