Person of the Week for May 25, 2020: Dave Whiteside
The Athletics Illustrated Person of the Week honour for the week of May, 25, 2020 is awarded to American runner Dave Whiteside. Whiteside has...
Zach Bitter breaks two world records twice in 10 months
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Phoenix, AZ ultradistance runner Zach Bitter, for the second time in 10 months set double world records in...
Two virtual races to honour tragic events
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Starting Friday, May 8 and to Sunday, May 10 runners can register, donate and run on behalf of...
Person of the Week for May 4: Luke MacDonald and Jody Mattie
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The fourth Athletics Illustrated Person of the Week honour is awarded to Jody Mattie and Luke MacDonald for...
Brogan MacDougall speaks her mind about Steve Boyd firing and her move to the...
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Brogan MacDougall, one of Canada’s top university-level distance runners, decided to transfer from Queen’s in Kingston, ON to...
The global one-hour virtual race
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Friday, May 15 update:
Need more time - you got it - but with a catch!
Original deadline: Sunday, May...
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games officially Postponed
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It’s official, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have been postponed to 2021. The postponement was announced by Japan’s...
The Athletics Association pens letter to IOC to postpone Olympic Games
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The Athletics Association made up of professional track and field athletes is the latest organization to put pressure...
Nations put pressure on International Olympic Committee to postpone Tokyo Games; Canada drops out
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On Friday, the Norwegian Olympic Committee and the Confederation of Sports (NIF) put pressure on the International Olympic...
Movie Review: The Game Changers, short on credibility and science
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The Game Changers is marketed as a documentary on the benefits of a plant-based diet to fuel performance,...
