ST. PAUL, Minn. – Four Olympians will add international spice and proven talent to the professional fields at the Medtronic TC 1 Mile to be held Thursday evening, May 9 in downtown Minneapolis. New Zealand’s Nick Willis (right, PhotoRun), the Olympic 1500 meter silver … [Read more...]
RRCA honors dedicated individuals
March 13, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Since 1971, the RRCA has honored dedicated individuals for their outstanding service to the RRCA and the sport of distance running through the National Running Awards Ceremony. We are delighted to announce the 2014 RRCA Distance Running Hall of Fame Inductees and the 2013 … [Read more...]
Combined Events Championships 2014
February 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
New Zealand Combined Events Championships, Douglas Track & Field, Waitakere – 15/16 February 2014 Nicholas Gerrard regained the New Zealand decathlon title with a solid performance and personal best score of 7375 for the ten events over the weekend. … [Read more...]
Aaron Pulford wins 10000m
January 27, 2014 By 1 Comment
New Zealand 10,000m Championships, Mt Smart Stadium – 26 January 2014 Aaron Pulford was back in the winners circle after an absence of three years with a convincing run to collect his first senior track title winning the 10,000m in 29:47.09. … [Read more...]
Sylvia Potts Memorial 2014
January 20, 2014 By 1 Comment
Five years on and Angie Smit is running stronger than ever, chalking up her fifth straight victory in the Sylvia Potts Memorial 800m for women. … [Read more...]
Tomas Walsh goes long
December 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
CHRISTCHURCH Athletics Canterbury Meeting, Rawhiti Domain – 30 November 2013 Tomas Walsh threw an outstanding personal best shot put of 20.30m, adding 21cm to his Canterbury record. The performance was just eight centimetres short of Jacko Gill’s New Zealand resident and … [Read more...]
6th in Chiba Ekiden
November 25, 2013 By
JAPAN Ekiden Relay, Chiba – 23 November 2012 New Zealand finished a creditable sixth in the international relay staged over the marathon distance of 42.195km. … [Read more...]
Gibbs amazing treble in Brazil
October 28, 2013 By
Sally Gibbs collected three gold medals at the championships, adding the W50 10,000m in 37:11.48 to the 5000m won earlier and on the last day of the championships she won the W50 marathon in 2:54:13, the fastest marathon over all the women’s age groups. … [Read more...]
Smith again in course record
October 14, 2013 By 2 Comments
For the second consecutive year, New Zealand Olympian Kimberley Smith asserted her dominance at the Boston Athletic Association Half Marathon, claiming victory in a course record time of 1:09:14 Monday morning NZ time. … [Read more...]
Argentinian wins Lydiard Marathon 2013
September 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Lydiard Legend Marathon, Shadbolt Park New Lynn – 14 September 2013 Running enthusiast Agustin Scafidi from Argentina made the most of his three week holiday in Auckland by winning the annual Lydiard marathon around the tough Waitakere Ranges course on Saturday. … [Read more...]
