460: National XC Championships | Silesia Diamond League | Novablast 6 Review

460: National XC Championships | Silesia Diamond League | Novablast 6 Review

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Brad returns from Thailand. Julian needs better sleep while hitting the big loops in Canberra. Brady embraces the change of seasons.

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Jess Hull placed second in the 1500m at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland, running 3:55.20 just behind Tsige Duguma, with Sarah Billings running 3:56.73 and Linden Hall 4:01.44. Rose Davies third in the 5000m in 14:55.39 behind Nadia Battocletti and Freweyni Hailu, with Georgia Griffith running 14:59.02 and Lauren Ryan 15:02.73 Diamond League Results

Audrey Werro maintained her form in the 800m over Femke Bol at the Lausanne Diamond League, while Birhanu Balew held off a trio of Americans to win the 5000m. Diamond League Results

Haftu Strintzos won the 2026 National Cross Country Championships held in Ballarat over Yohanes Asmare and Ed Marks, with Victoria the winning team over New South Wales and South Australia. Holly Campbell won her maiden title over Ruby Smee and Jaylah Hancock-Cameron. New South Wales were the winning team in the Open Women’s, ahead of Victoria and Queensland. Australian Athletics Report Results

Yomif Kejelcha set a new World Record at the Buenos Aires Half Marathon, running 56:51 to reclaim the world record World Athletics Report

Jimmy Whelan places 8th at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon in a personal best of 61:19 World Athletics Results

Australian Athletics announces team to represent at World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark

• Women’s Team

• • Half Marathon: Donve Viljoen, Lauren Ryan, Ruby Smee, Rebecca Lowe

  • 5km: Rose Davies, Georgia Griffith

  • 9Road Mile: Linden Hall, Sarah Billings

• Women’s Team

• • Half Marathon: Jack Rayner, Haftu Strintzos, Ed Marks, Liam Boudin

  • 5km: Ky Robinson, Toby Gillen

  • Road Mile: Oli Hoare, Jude Thomas

Press Release

New York City Marathon announced their elite fields for this years edition, to feature defending champions Benson Kipruto and Hellen Obiri, debut from Andreas Almgren as well as Australians Haftu Strintzos and James Nipperess Citius Mag Article

The boys review the newly released Asics Novablast 6, going through the specs, what’s changed in the latest update, how and where they’re wearing it and how it fits in the current landscape.

Whispers wonders whether a social media trend of fishing for attention works, then Moose passes judgement on some listener-submitted Kook or Core.

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