USA New York Half Marathon – 18 March 2012 Kimberley Smith finished second in 1h 8m 43 in yesterday’s New York half marathon. Firehiwot Dado of Ethiopia won, eight seconds ahead of Smith. Kara Goucher of USA was third in 1h 9m 12s. Smith, who runs for Providence, is aiming for the London Olympic Games [...]Smith 2nd in … [Read more...]
Adams sets new records at World Indoors
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
IAAF World Indoor Championships, Istanbul – 10 March 2012 Valerie Adams won the World Indoor championships shot put with a personal best indoor performance and national record of 20.54 metres. Adams took the lead in the second round with a throw of 20.48 metres, and held it throughout the competition, unleashing the … [Read more...]
NZ Round Up ending 11th March
March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
USA INDOORS NCAA Championships, Jackson’s Indoor Track, Nampa Idaho – 9/10 March 2012 Lucy Van Dalen from Stony Brook was outstanding winning the mile in 4m 39.76s, beating Aisha Praught of Illinois State who ran 4m 39.85s. Van Dalen easily qualified for the final winning her heat in 4m 40.29s. Two hours after the … [Read more...]
Results from Melbourne Classic
March 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
AUSTRALIA Melbourne Track Classic, Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park – 2/3 March 2012 Friday 2 March 2012: Nick Willis finished third in the 1500m in 3m 39.77s, Hamish Carson was eighth in 3m 45.95s. Angie Smit was third in the 800m in 2m 5.60s. Fiona Crombie fifth in the 3000m steeplechase in 10m 41.20s. Nneka Okpala … [Read more...]
NZ Round Up ending 27 Feb
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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, shot put 13.78m 715, high jump 1.85m 670, 60m … [Read more...]
Adams puts herself back to form
February 16, 2012 By Leave a 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 being happy with her opening attempt, she [...]Adams … [Read more...]
MahiFX Unveils New FX Trading Platform
February 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
MahiFX vision, values, technology and functionality combine to offer retail FX investors enhanced trading experience. MahiFX, the new proprietary-built foreign exchange (FX) trading platform, was officially unveiled at a launch held on the 2nd February at 30 St. Mary Axe in the City of London. The MahiFX … [Read more...]
van Dalen sets record and other news
February 13, 2012 By Leave a 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 11.78s in finishing 7th in the [...]van Dalen … [Read more...]
NZ Round Up ending 05 Feb
February 8, 2012 By Leave a 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 a personal best score of 5905. Cowley added 153 … [Read more...]
Leer holds off Willis in Mile
February 3, 2012 By Leave a 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, Leer winning in 3m 58.45s. The anniversary mile … [Read more...]
