In his first race of the season 93-year-old super veteran runner Hiroo Tanaka showed that he still has what it takes. Tanaka lined up in three events at the Prefectural Sports and Recreation Festival in Aomori. Tanaka trains four days a week most of the time, but this was his first race since November, 2023, an almost 8-month blank. “I’m not confident at all. Especially about the 400 m,” he said
Catching up on track results from the last few days:After skipping the National Championships, men’s 3000 mSC NR holder Ryuji Miura (Subaru) and 110 mH hurdler Shunsuke Izumiya (Sumitomo Denko) demonstrated fitness at the Paris Diamond League meet. Miura ran a season best 8:10.52 for 7th, with Izumiya 3rd in the final in a 13.16 (-0.6) SB after winning Heat 2 in 13.16 (+0.4). National champion
It may be three weeks until the start of the big dance in Paris, but that did not stop the French capital from hosting a truly memorable afternoon of racing. James Rhodes brings the highlights of the weekend’s action. With the Olympics just around the corner, Paris got itself warmed up for hosting the best […]
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To start the week Lindie Naughton brings us all the Irish endurance action and news from the weekend just gone (Monday 8th July). Sarah Healy (UCD AC) made a massive improvement to her 1500m personal best time when running in one of the greatest women’s 1500m races of all time at the Paris Diamond League […]
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Sophie Wallis and Noah Howlett ran the fastest parkrun times in the UK this weekend (6th July). Our weekly parkrun top ten is now sponsored by the Coggiola Endurance Centre, a residential coaching and performance facility in the Italian Alps. Follow on Instagram for more updates in the new future. Sophie Wallis took it upon […]
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