MONACO Herculis Diamond League Meeting – 20 July 2012 Nick Willis was still over the moon hours after smashing his New Zealand national 1500m record at the Diamond League meeting. Willis finished third in 3m 30.35s, slicing 1.44s off the record set in the same race last year. He also bettered Ryan Gregson’s Oceania … [Read more...]
Adams sets new records at World Indoors
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...]
van Dalen sets record and other news
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...]
Smith sets NZ record in Philly
PENNSYLVANIA USA Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon – 18 September 2011 New Zealand long distance runner Kimberley Smith was in record breaking form in winning the Philadelphia half marathon yesterday. Smith broke her own New Zealand half marathon record by 25 seconds and smashed her New Zealand 20km record en … [Read more...]