TAUPO North Island Cross Country Championships, Spa Thermal Park – 2 July 2011 Stephen Lett of Takapuna continued his dream run over the country this season capturing the North Island cross country title at the Spa Thermal Park on Saturday. Lett moved into another gear on the … [Read more...]
Smith 2nd and other NZ news
June 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
USA Inaugural Boston Athletic Association 10km Road Race, Boston – 26 June 2011 Kimberley Smith finished second in 32m 6s. Race won by Caroline Kilel of Kenya in 31m 58s, with Misiker Demissie of Ethiopia third in 33m 8s. Smith’s best 10km on the road is 31m 23s in Atlanta … [Read more...]
Greene takes title number 2
June 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
For the second year in a row, Rebekah Greene has won the senior girls race at the NZ Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs. She says “I was really happy to have won the cross country two years in a row - it was a good way to end my years of secondary schools … [Read more...]
Schools Cross results and other NZ news
June 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
ASHBURTON New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs, Tinwald Domain – 18 June 2011 Declan Wilson and Rebekah Greene retained their senior titles at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Both ran over a minute faster than last year. … [Read more...]
Adams sets Stadium record in Oslo
June 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Valerie Adams wins first comp of the season, sets Stadium record in Oslo. Olympic and world shot put champion Valerie Adams had a promising start to her European campaign leading up to the world championships in August with a win over arch rival Nadezhda … [Read more...]
Willis in Pre Mile and other NZ news
June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
USA Prefontane Classic, Diamond League, Hayward Field Eugene Oregon – 4 June 2011 Olympic 1500m silver medallist Nick Willis finished tenth in the Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting Saturday, US time. … [Read more...]
Hunter-Galvan makes comeback in Christchurch
June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
SBS Christchurch Marathon and Half Marathon, Lincoln – 5 June 2011. Liza Hunter-Galvan, in her first race back after serving a two-year ban for using performance enhancing drugs, won the women’s section of the Christchurch marathon by a wide margin in 2h 45m 31s on … [Read more...]
NZ news – Lett and Parlane duel
May 31, 2011 By 1 Comment
AUCKLAND Pakuranga Cross Country, Lloyd Elsmore Park – 28 May 2011 Stephen Lett avenged his defeat last year by Alex Parlane by reversing the placings in the annual cross country race on Saturday. … [Read more...]
Jake Robertson improves 5000m PB
May 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
NETHERLANDS Global Athletics, Nijmegen – 25 May 2011 Jake Robertson carved 10 seconds off his personal best 5000m, shot up to number six on the New Zealand all time list and ran a B qualifying time for the World Athletic Championships in Korea in August. … [Read more...]
Goodman new NZ Performance Director
May 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Athletics New Zealand has announced the appointment of Scott Goodman as the sport’s new Performance Director. … [Read more...]
