Taber leads NSW female sprint action with championship double
Sixteen-year-old Maya Taber has stamped herself as one of Australia’s most exciting junior sprinters, producing a dominant sprint double at the NSW Junior Championships
20 Mar
by Tim McGrath
61 Years, 5 Months, 16 Days — The Journey of Little Athletics
It was 61 years, 5 months and 16 days in the making. That’s the span between the two most significant dates in the history
20 Mar
by Tim McGrath
Rheed McCracken: Chasing Gold, Finding Himself
Three years ago, Rheed McCracken didn’t want to race anymore. After a decade spent amassing twelve global medals, none of them gold, the relentless
17 Mar
Teenager Daniel Williams storms to 1:44.37 as Australia’s 800m boom continues at Adelaide Invitational
For 45 years after Ralph Doubell’s 1:44.40 Olympic win in Mexico City, breaking 1:45 remained one of the rarest feats in Australian middle-distance running.
15 Mar
by Tim McGrath
800m Debutants and World Champions Headline Australia’s World Indoor Team
Two emerging 800m talents will make their global championship debuts as part of a carefully selected Australian team for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor
14 Mar
by Tim McGrath
“I Live and Breathe Athletics”: Inside Mia Gross’s Love for the Sport
On a quiet Thursday night, Mia Gross might be found at a local athletics meet: not racing, just watching. “If I’m here [in Geelong]
11 Mar
by Tim McGrath
400m Men Sharpen Up Over Shorter Distances
Australia’s leading 400m contenders are tuning their speed at the business end of the domestic season, with Cooper Sherman and Aidan Murphy both producing personal best performances over
08 Mar
by Tim McGrath
Claudia Hollingsworth Breaks Four Minutes at Box Hill, Climbs to No.3 All-Time
Fresh off her victory in the national 3000m titles, Claudia Hollingsworth has shot to number three on the Australian all-time list over 1500m. Running
06 Mar
by Tim McGrath
Vanessa Low: Just Because It Hasn’t Been Done…
In 2006, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Low left her home in Ratzeburg, Germany to go meet friends in a nearby town. It was a trip she
04 Mar
Callum Davies Masterclass in National 3000m Championships
The kick. Wait patiently, and time it. Don’t let the main competition out of sight. Callum Davies executed the script to perfection at the
03 Mar
by Tim McGrath
From Tokyo Turmoil to Hobart Reset: Matt Denny Sets the Tone on the Hill
Six months ago, Matt Denny was sliding across a drenched throwing circle in Tokyo, part of one of the most chaotic finals in World
01 Mar
by Tim McGrath
Morgan McDonald is back where he feels most alive: in the mud, in the mix, and with Mick Byrne again
Morgan McDonald doesn’t talk about cross country like it’s a side quest. He talks about it like it’s the original language of distance running:
24 Feb
“Waking Up From a Good Dream”: Cooper Sherman’s 44.85 and the Ballarat surge
Cooper Sherman still sounds mildly surprised when he says it out loud. Not because he didn’t believe he could do it, but because breaking
20 Feb
by Tim McGrath
Hall runs fastest 5000m by Australian on home soil as Robinson winds back the clock
Box Hill once again proved a happy hunting ground for Linden Hall, who added the 5000m at the Box Hill Burn to her list
19 Feb
by Tim McGrath
Bol blazes as Perth turns up the heat
Backed by a vocal home crowd in Perth, Peter Bol delivered a performance that lifted the stadium and underlined his class. Bol, 32, delivered
15 Feb
by Tim McGrath
Rewriting the Final Act: Peter Bol’s Unfinished Story
“The challenge was to fall in love with the sport I had never fallen in love with in the first place.”
11 Feb