CoolRunning News Current Year

Latest News The latest News is always available on our homepage -- click here. News prior to 2010 is available on our News Page -- click here. April 2018 16 April The People’s Marathoner Yuki Kawauchi Wins the 2018 Boston Marathon December 2012 13 Dec : Leading Australian athletics November 2012 11 Nov : Nipperess just outside 8 minutes at NSW 3000m championships October 2012 27 Oct : Diversion from the well-worn path sees new future for Australian athletics 24 Oct : Athletics Australia adopts athlete-friendly selection policy 14 Oct : Three marathoners earn selection for world championships under new policy at Melbourne Marathon 6 Oct: Lara Tamsett in top 20 at World Half Marathon Championships September 2012 23 Sep: Huffer fourth, Gregson fifth at Fifth Avenue Mile 15 Sep: Harry Summers runs second fastest time around the Tan by an Australian 15 Sep: Athletics Victoria Tan Relays Photos 14 Sep: All-white seeking a Tan 12 Sep: Melbourne premier screening of 'Town of Runners'. All proceeds to the Livestrong Foundation for Cancer research. 9 Sep: Birmingham wins in Rieti July 2012 11 July : Track & Field, the purest of all sports! But who cares for the athletes? 30 July: Paula Radcliffe out of Olympic Marathon 24 July: Legendary Aussie sprinter John Treloar passes away aged 84 23 July: Mariem Alaoui Selsouli, Olympic women's 1500mtrs favourite, tests positive again. 23 July: Marathon wedding. Talk about threshold running. 19 July: No hurdle too high, Cathy Freeman says Sally Pearson should not change a thing June 2012 30 June : Lisa Weightman breaks 10k course record in personal best at Gold Coast 15 June: Runnerstribe's , Len Johnson makes sense about using commonsense and flexibility for London Olympic selection 14 June: Australian athletics team for the London Olympics 9 June: Rudisha's 1:41:74 for 800 metres at New York, look out London May 2012 17 May: Hunt and Dent added to marathon squad 16 May: Here's 2 great reasons all our marathoners should be selected for the London Olympics 9 May: Marathon Man, actor, Dustin Hoffman saves Hyde Park, London jogger's life 6 May: Brown, Corrigan take out Sydney:10 | Photos 2 May: Interview with Ken Green, coach of marathoner Jeff Hunt, stating his case for Olympic selection April 2012 27 April: Thanks to Facebook Brit Lee Merrien Named to Olympic Marathon Team 27 April: Runner killed by train in Pakenham, Victoria 22 April: CoolRunner Jane Trumper (Seris) conquers Simpson Desert                (relevant CoolRunning thread) 21 April : Olympians return to grassroots 21 April : McNeill runs A-qualifier at Mt SAC 19 April: Athletes of stature 19 April: John Landy statue 16 April: Collis Birmingham wins the BAA Invitational Mile 6 April: Deadlier than dehydration and comments March 2012 24 March: An Enduring Athlete: A Column By Len Johnson 22 March: Eliza Curnow: Swimming, Surfing, Mountain Biking; My type of X training 19 March: Personal best for Shelley in New York Half Marathon | Comments 11 March: Trengove qualifies for Olympic marathon 10 March: Betty Cuthbert an inaugural member of IAAF Hall of Fame 10 March: Shelley finds silver lining in despair to champion running for all 8 March: Troop ponders Olympic options 6 March: Full marathon for the Barossa 5 March: Support sought for more water taps on M7, Sydney shared pathway. CoolRunner,OurDogScruff looking to save parched runners 5 March: Mottrum busting a move to London 1 March: New Zealand ultra-distance athlete Lisa Tamati looks after running partner Chris Ord when he collapsed during Run the Planet pursuit February 2012 28 February: Athletics coach divides opinion in pursuit of Olympic gold 24 February: Farmer gives charity a run for its money and Pat Farmer back in Sydney 16 February: Injured Ryan Gregson running out of time for Olympics 13 February: Fun run records torn up 8 February: Lies, damn lies, and statistics: Why Athletics Australia wants to send only half of our marathoners to the London Olympics 4 February: Collis Birmingham wins 5000m in Hobart 1 February: Can Rudisha drag Renshaw or Riseley to Ralph Doubell's national record January 2012 31 January: Rudisha confirms return to Sydney and Melbourne 27 January: Abshero stuns with 2:04:23 debut, Mergia clocks 2:19:31 in Dubai 27 January: News Shaul Ladany: Still king of the road 25 January: News Commonsense prevails, Ethiopia clears Olympic champion Bekele 23 January: News Cliffy Young Movie goes from shuffle to green light 21 January: News 1500m runners Zoe Buckman and Jordan Williamsz impress at the Hunter Track Classic 20 January: News Kenenisa Bekele, Olympic Champion & 35 Ethiopian's suspended from competition, Bekele may miss London Olympics 16 January: News Benita Willis on track for fourth Olympics after marathon second place 16 January: News Pat Farmer's icy world in pole-to-pole run and comments 15 January: News Brichacek wins NSW 5000m title with top 20 performance 14 January: News Pearson clocks 11.25 to dispel injury concerns 11 January: News Qantas sponsor Australian Athletics Tour 9 January: News Two out of two ain't bad for Nankervis 9 January: News Pacing marathon to perfection 8 January: Gregson out of Hunter Track Classic 5 January: Gregson to commence qualifying chase at Hunter Track Classic 5 January: Tom Denniss to run around world 5 January: Media Release Apply for the 2012 Indigenous Marathon Project or Volunteer 4 January: Jana Pittman, Olympic 400 mtr Hurdle hope & former World Champ splits with coach Phil King 1 January: Distance runners see in New Years at Falls Creek | Photos 1 January: The Popularity of Mud Running