Mar 25 2025 137 mins 55
386: Izzi Batt-Doyle | Nanjing Indoor World Championships | Sam Ruthe, the youngest Sub-4 Miler
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Izzi Batt-Doyle returns to fill in and recaps her performance at the Nagoya Marathon and how she’s recovered.
Julian wraps his head around training at pro hours.
Brady clocks the marathon distance out on the Bendigo hills
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Jess Hull won the bronze medal in the 3000m in 8:38.28 at the Nanjing World Indoor Athletic Championships, narrowly beaten to the line by Shelby Houlihan of the USA by .02 of a second, with Freweyni Hailu of Ethiopia winning in 8:37.29. Linden Hall was also in the final running 8:44.99 for ninth place.
Ky Robinson also takes the bronze medal in 7:47.09 behind Jakob Ingebrigsten winning in 7:46.09 and Berihu Aregawi of Ethiopia.
Georgia Griffith just missed the podium of the 1500m final, 4:00.80, an Short Track National Record and significant personal best. The title was won by Guduf Tsegay of Ethiopia in 3:54.86 ahead of compatriot Diribe Welteji and Georgia Hunter Bell of Great Britain.
Olli Hoare ran 3:42.29 to place third in his heat to just miss automatic qualifying for the final. Jakob Ingebrigsten won the final, his second of the championship in 3:38.79 ahead of Neil Gourley of Great Britain and Luke Houser of the USA.
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Abbey Caldwell ran 2:05.15 in the 800m heats, while Sarah Billings ran 2:03.60 in her heat. Prudence Sekgodiso of South Africa won the gold medal in the final in a World Leading 1:58.40 ahead of Nigist Getachew of Ethiopia and Patricia Silva of Portugal.
Josh Hoey of the United States won the gold medal in the Men’s 800m in 1:44.77 to hold off Elliott Crestan of Belgium, with Elvin Canales of Spain in third.
Results via World Athletics
https://runnerstribe.com/latest-news/world-indoor-championships-day-2-wrap-duplantis-extends-reign-ky-robinson-claims-bronze/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJMbK1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRfcA14NwfRgyZo4SNl9HtRLTU-IITPaeG482zfw31Xsev3bNMsOy1CTKg_aem_XLGTSzO2PqjwxjOsuAfDfg
Sam Ruthe of New Zealand at age 15, became the youngest person ever to run a sub 4 minute mile in 3:58.35, alongside pacemakers Sam Tanner and Ben Wall in Auckland.
https://runnerstribe.com/latest-news/15-year-old-sam-ruthe-becomes-youngest-athlete-ever-to-break-the-four-minute-mile/
Klara Dess and Archie Ridgeway win their respective Open 1500m Finals at the NSW State Championships, while Jaylah Hancock-Cameron and Lachlan Raper win the 800m titles.
Aths NSW Results
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Talking points examines some of the well worn tropes in running content, then Moose on the Loose sounds off claiming Strava PBs and pitches a way to combine events for AV athletes and recreational runners.
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