IAAF Diamond League, Prefontaine Classic Eugene Oregon – 31 May 2013 Double Olympic and triple world shot put champion Valerie Adams started her IAAF Diamond League season with a win in the shot put at the prestigious Prefontaine Classic meeting. In her first major competition since the end of the 2012 season, Adams … [Read more...]
Willis winning streak ends
May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
IAAF Diamond League, Shanghai – 18 May 2013 Nick Willis’ chance of a top three placing was thwarted by a fall at the top of the finishing straight, to end his winning streak of eight straight wins. Willis was moving out from the pole line with 80 metres to run to get around the leaders [...]Willis winning streak … [Read more...]
Furness and Wreford to the Rotorua fore
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
49th Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon – 4 May 2013 Hamilton triathlon coach and personal trainer Erin Furness won the women’s Rotorua Marathon race in 2h 57m 25s, a two minute improvement on her fourth placing last year. Wellington’s Gabrielle O’Rourke, second last year was second again in 2h 59m 50s, with Candice … [Read more...]
Kiwi performances Melbourne
April 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
IAAF World Challenge, Lakeside Stadium Melbourne – 6 April 2013 New Zealand athletes scored two victories at the world challenge meeting in Melbourne, Stuart Farquhar had a season’s best throw of 81.07m with the javelin and Fiona Morrison clocked a personal best of 13.45s in winning the 100m hurdles. This betters her … [Read more...]
Kiwis for IAAF meeting
April 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Fourteen New Zealand athletes have secured starts in the prestigious IAAF World Challenge event in Melbourne on Saturday evening. The meeting is the first of the IAAF 2013 series of fourteen Diamond League and fifteen World Challenge international events. The group includes winners of nine New Zealand senior … [Read more...]
Gregson wins Queen Street Mile
April 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Queen Street Golden Mile – 1 April 2013 Thirty years on and the Queen Street mile still has the magic and excitement as the runners scorch down the City strip in slick times. Ryan Gregson of Australia had the speed when it counted over the final 100m to race home the winner in 3m 48.58s, [...]Gregson wins Queen Street … [Read more...]
Queenstown Biking Excitement
March 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Breath-taking alpine scenery and courses ranging from challenging to recreational will put Queenstown, New Zealand, on the world cycling stage. The 10-day Queenstown Bike Festival (now in its third edition) features more than 25 events ranging from recreational rides, social events and the Tour de Wakatipu to the … [Read more...]
Races ending 17th March
March 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
ROAD RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY Kaiteriteri Gold Half Marathon, 16 March: Phil Costley 1h 13m 26s, Simon Leaning 1h 20m 12s, Brian Kemp 1h 23m 44s. Andrea Malpas 1h 25m 59s, Klaartje van Schie 1h 27m 16s, Colette Read 1h 33m 59s. 10km: Stephen Blair 39m 47s, Ben Tuck 40m 57s. Robyn Deane 41m 13s, [...]Races ending 17th … [Read more...]
Davies runs New York Half
March 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
New York City Half Marathon – 17 March 2013 Battling freezing temperatures Mary Davies finished 15th in the women’s section in 1h 12m 6s, just 16 seconds outside her personal best set in Edmonton Canada last August. Caroline Rotich of Kenya cut a minute off her best time in winning in 1h 9m 9s. Rotich [...]Davies runs … [Read more...]
Willis starts fast in Auckland
March 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
FAST 1500m, AUT Millennium Stadium North Shore – 28 February 2013 Beijing Olympic Games 1500m silver medallist Nick Willis ran a quick 1500 metres in Auckland on Thursday evening. Preparing for an attempt to run a qualifying time of 3m 35.00s at the Sydney Track Classic on 9 March, he came up with an impressive … [Read more...]
