Lisa Corrigan’s tips to run faster
Lisa Corrigan is one of Australia’s finest middle distance athletes and current holder of the Australian one mile record, making her a perfect ambassador for the Cancer Council City Mile Dash!
Weightman wins ahead of London
Lisa Weightman has won the Victorian 10km road title at the Big V 10 at Flemington Racecourse. Following her recent selection for the marathon at the London Olympics, Weightman ran impressively to stop the clock at 33:18 ahead of Sophie Barker (34:39) and 1500m runner Melissa Duncan (35:22). “I had a horrendous year last year, so it’s nice to get out and put…
Lisa on the road to London
Preston Athletics Club distance runner Lisa Weightman will compete for Melbourne University at the Big V 10km race at Flemington on Saturday. The Northcote resident has been with the club for three years, but hasn’t been able to compete for it due to injuries and interstate events. Weightman’s Big V 10 run will be a…
Weightman selected for Olympic Marathon
Lisa Weightman has today been selected to represent Australia in the Women’s marathon at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
All athletes selected for the Australian Olympic team are subjected to meeting ongoing form and fitness requirement to compete at the Games.
Well done Lisa!
Men’s 4 x 400m relay team rises in rankings
The men’s 4 x 400m Australian relay team has moved one step closer to clinching a lane in London after clocking 3:01.58 for second place in Daegu, Korea. World Championships bronze medallist Ben Offereins received the baton from Steve Solomon who acted as the lead out man for the Australian team. Offereins handed over to…
4 x 400m relay team chases Olympic berth
Ben Offereins, Alex Beck and Kevin Moore have all been included in the men’s 4 x 400m Australian relay team to race in Philadelphia on the weekend. The team need to place themselves inside the top 16 ranked countries to automatically qualify to compete at the London Olympic Games from July 27-August 12. Australia currently…
Olympic selection hots up
Athletics Australia have continued their conservative approach to their Olympic team selection. Only athletes who have achieved an A-qualifying standard have been selected in the team so far. No marathon runners have been added to the squad which will compete at the 2012 London Games from 27 July to 12 August. Lisa Weightman is widely…
Boyd added to Olympic track and field squad
New Australian pole vault world record holder Alana Boyd is 12 Australians who have been added to the track and field squad for the London Olympics.
The squad now numbers 25 and will likely grow to more than 40 by the June 11 cut-off.
Alana Boyd goes from lowest ebb to new high
It was the leap of faith that saved a family’s track and field legacy.
Two years ago, Alana Boyd’s emotions swamped her at Brisbane airport as she boarded a plane that would take her to a new training base in Perth under leading pole vault coach Alex Parnov.
Boyd breaks Australian record
With a leap of 4.76m, Alana Boyd has tonight broken the Australian Pole Vault record previously held by Kym Howe (4.72m) at the Strive Inter-Club Athletics Meet at the WA Athletics Stadium. In her third competition in as many weeks, Boyd attained the new national mark on her third attempt. After clearing her opening height…