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1:39PM
Record Numbers Set to Celebrate Half Century Milestone for NZ's Oldest Marathon Many runners decide to celebrate their own 50th birthdays by ‘taking on the lake’ The 50th anniversary of New Zealand’s oldest marathon, the iconic Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon, is on track to break entry records, with over 3,000 people having already signed up to take their place on the starting line next May. 358 views

1:32PM
Two Hour Barrier for the Marathon distance broken The two hour barrier for the marathon was broken on Sunday by a Primary Sports Canterbury Cross Country team. 371 views

7:04PM
NZ Race Walker Passes Away Lesley Cantwell, a member of the Athletics New Zealand team at the Oceania Area Athletics Championships in Tahiti has died in a Papeete Hospital. 632 views

8:55AM
Van Dalen Olympic Selection Confirmed   Lucy Van Dalen has been officially confirmed to the New Zealand Olympic Team after bettering the New Zealand qualifying standard for the 1500m two weeks ago in San Diego. 475 views

12:55PM
Athletics New Zealand - Weekly Roundup USA adidas Grand Prix, Diamond League, New York – 9 June 2012 Valerie Adams continued her winning way with the shot put in the lead up to her defence of the Olympic title. 807 views

2:38PM
Athletics NZ Media Release 24 February 2012 AUSTRALIA Oceania Racewalking Trophy, Constitution Dock, Hobart, Tasmania – 25 February 2012 NSW Athletics, Sydney Olympic Park, 23 February 2012: Madison Gipson 100m 12.44s (0.0) (5). 501 views

11:04AM
Close race in the women for the national 3000m title Fiona Crombie of Canterbury, national 3000m champion in 2009 and 2010 and third last year will go to the starting line on Saturday in Dunedin keen to regain the title. 304 views

3:23PM
Valerie Adams in action in Hamilton Valerie Adams will make her traditional appearance in the shot put at the Porritt Classic Grand Prix series meeting in Hamilton on Saturday. 278 views

11:24AM
Sylvia Potts Classic and NZ Junior 3000m championships Saturday 21 January 2012 Hastings Angie Smit will be going for three years in a row in the Sylvia Potts Memorial 800 metres this weekend, the key event at the Potts Classic meeting in Hastings on Saturday evening. 561 views

3:37PM
Athletics NZ Weekly Roundup AUSTRALIA Brisbane Track Classic, Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre Nathan – 14 January 2012 Bronze medallist at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games Andrea Miller was in fine form winning the 100m hurdles. 525 views

2:48PM
Usain Bolt And Sally Pearson IAAF Athletes Of The Year The 25 year old Jamaican successfully defended his title in the 200m at the World Championships in Daegu clocking 19.40s, the second fastest performance of the year. 275 views

2:44PM
Kimberley Smith amongst some elite company in the New York Marathon Kimberley Smith will have every incentive to run a fast marathon when she lines up in New York on Sunday. 139 views

6:08PM
Athletics NZ Name Team for Chiba Ekiden International Relay Athletics New Zealand has announced the team selected to compete in the International Chiba Ekiden Relay in Japan on 23 November. 243 views

9:25AM
Athletics New Zealand results AUCKLAND Sir Barry Curtis 10km Road Race – 16 October 2011 Australian world junior cross country championship representative in 2009 Harry Summers from Sydney took the limelight in winning the annual event in a personal best of 29m 42s, just 10 seconds outside Dale Warrander’s 2005 race record. 336 views

4:19PM
IAAF World Challenge, Rieti Nick Willis bounced back from his disappointing run in the final of the 1500m at the world athletic championships last week with a second over 1500m at the IAAF world challenge meeting in Italy. 146 views

1:18PM
Athletics New Zealand - Weekly Roundup 13th IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS, DAEGU SOUTH KOREA – 27 August to 4 September 2011 Day 3 29 August: GOLD FOR VALERIE ADAMS Valerie Adams retained her world shot put title with a come from behind win. 290 views

6:49PM
Strong competition for national road relay titles University of Canterbury will be going for their fifth senior men’s title in a row while their senior women’s will be aiming for the hat trick of three titles in a row at the national road relay championships to be staged in Hunua on Saturday. 390 views

4:42PM
13th World Championship In Athletics, Daegu Korea 27 August to 4 September 2011 Day 1 27 August: Decathlon: Brent Newdick got away to a confident start to the two days of competition by winning his heat of the 100m in 11.00s. 179 views

9:47AM
Strong fields for New Zealand Road Championships Stephen Lett, second in the New Zealand cross country championships, steps up to the plate again for the New Zealand road championships to be staged in Wellington on Saturday. 577 views

3:45PM
Blincoe and Robertson added to World Track & Field Champs Team Two further selections have been announced for the New Zealand team competing at the World Track & Field Champs in Daegu, Korea 27 August – 4 September. 128 views

9:12AM
New Zealand Cross Country Championships Halswell Quarry, Christchurch – 23 July 2011 Matt Smith is his only cross country appearance this winter was in stunning form collecting the New Zealand senior 12km cross country title at the Halswell Quarry Reserve on Saturday. 375 views

9:45PM
Stephen Lett keen to add National title to North Island title Stephen Lett will have a good omen on his side as he lines up for the New Zealand cross country championship race at Halswell Quarry in Christchuch on Saturday. 371 views

8:58AM
Athletics New Zealand - Weekly Roundup IAAF WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS Lille, France – 6/10 July 2011 New Zealander Jacko Gill stuns the athletic world with gold in the shot put New Zealand’s 16 year old shot put sensation Jacko Gill stunned the athletic world with a record breaking performance to win the world youth title in Lille France. 732 views

4:26PM
New Zealander Jacko Gill stuns the athletic world New Zealand's 16 year old shot put sensation Jacko Gill has stunned the athletic world with a record breaking performance to win the world youth title in Lille France. 308 views

7:16AM
Athletics New Zealand - Weekly update 330 views

8:47AM
Athletics New Zealand - Weekly update New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs, Tinwald Domain – 18 June 2011 Declan Wilson and Rebekah Greene retained their senior titles at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday. 308 views

5:56PM
New Zealand Cross Country Championships, Tinwald Domain Ashburton Declan Wilson of Auckland Grammar and Matt Baxter of New Plymouth Boys should go head to head for the second year in the senior boys race at the New Zealand Secondary Schools cross country championships in Ashburton on Saturday. 742 views

11:08AM
Valerie Adams wins first comp of the season, sets Stadium record in Oslo Olympic and world shot put champion Valerie Adams had a promising start to her European campaign leading up to the world championships in August with a win over arch rival Nadezhda Ostapchuk in Oslo. 122 views

8:10AM
Athletics New Zealand Teams Announcements 326 views

1:32PM
Athletics New Zealand - Weekly Roundup 151 views

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