AUCKLAND Sir Barry Curtis 10km Road Race – 16 October 2011 Australian world junior cross country championship representative in 2009 Harry Summers from Sydney took the limelight in winning the annual event in a personal best of 29m 42s, just 10 seconds outside Dale Warrander’s 2005 race record. Stephen Lett and Ryan … [Read more...]
Muskett record and other NZ news
October 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Further to last week’s Commonwealth 24 hour championships in Wales Val Muskett ran 114km in 12 hours for a new world record for women over 55. Bryan McCorkindale who finished fourth with 222.374km set two world age records for men over 55, for 12 hours and 100 miles. AUCKLAND Throwers Spring Series, Sovereign Stadium … [Read more...]
Commonwealth and other NZ news
September 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
ISLE OF MAN Commonwealth Youth Games – 9/11 September 2011 Greer Alsop of Invercargill won the silver medal in the triple jump with her performance of 12.39m. Alsop also competed in the long jump where she finished fourth with 5.83m. Dalton Coppins won bronze in the 200m in 21.75s. Chei Kenneally won the bronze medal … [Read more...]
Blincoe shows form and other NZ news
August 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
USA Falmouth Mile and 7 mile Road Race, Massachusetts – 13/14 August 2011 Adrian Blincoe showed good form leading into the world athletic championship in Korea with a fourth placing in the Falmouth mile in 3m 55.47s. Staged on the James Kalperis Track, Jordon McNamara won in 3m 54.89s, from Jeff See and AJ Acosta. … [Read more...]
Smith wins in US and other news
August 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Kim Smith wins Providence Half Marathon Running with the lead men’s pack for the first several miles, she eventually dropped back and continued on her own with no competition in sight. A two-time New Zealand Olympian, Smith, 29, holds the U.S. All-Comers record for the 13.1-mile distance of 1:07:36 at the Rock … [Read more...]
