Top Aussie performances!

[lebusqp]

Great performances by Jeff Hunt and Nikki Chapple over the weekend in Japan.

Hunt debuted in the marathon at Beppu with a strong finishing 3d in 2.11.

Chapple defeated a top field in a 1/2 marathon with a world class 68mins.

[Em]

I understand that Jeff's performance was also the fastest Aussie debut time as well, just taking over Mona's old mark.

[John's Running On]

Mona has declared Hunt the next great marathon hope. Martin Dent also finished 11th, and both run Commenwealth Games qualifying tiimes.



Incredible time by Nikki Chapple too, looks like my chance of beating her may have passed for now

[lebusqp]

Nikki ran back to back 32+ 10ks so I'd reckon she'll pop mid 31m for a straight out 10k.

She popped a 15.27 5k road last year as well as 32.38 for 10k road 32.29 track 10k and 70mins for a half. I'm pretty sure you can run similar times this year John.

[John's Running On]

Her 5km splits were amazing: 16:06, 16:19, 16:29, 16:14

[Em]

The women's world record for the HM is 66:25 (Lorna Kiplagat), Nikki Chapple deserves to be very proud of herself, I can't wait to see how she progresses.



Australian distance running is looking quite exciting at the moment.

[Stu Mac]

Great stuff by Nikki & Jeff!



Also in the last week or so, Ryan Foster set a new Aussie 1km Indoor record, 2:19.60





http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2010/01/19/record_run_paces_lions.aspx

[Em]

Another one over the weekend, Michael Shelley in his debut Marathon in Rotterdam ran 2:13:03 for 12th place

[lebusqp]

That's a solid debut for Michael. His 10k/HM performances and his physique suggest he has sub 2.10 potential.

Good to see Patrick Makau run so well, he's run some terrific 1/2 marathons, I think he now sits at number 4 on the all time list for the marathon.

[John's Running On]

Great effort by Michael, except the online coverage i watched was in dutch and i was all at sea. Only got to see glimpes of his run, but yes, definately a sub 2:10 runner, be good to see his next one. Maybe Gold Coast? Does have a sub 63min half there, would be a good place to do it

[Em]

Lisa Weightman won the Nagano Marathon this morning in 2:28.42, a PB of over 2 minutes.



Kate Smyth was 7th in 2:29.27

[Stu Mac]

London Marathon, marathon debut for Clint Perrett (SAC):



13th Perrett, Clint (AUS) 02:18:15

[runningrupert]

And at the Penn Relays in the US, our Distance Medley team finished 5th in the "USA vs World" race.



Birmingham 2.55 for 1200m (despite losing a shoe at 200)

Wroe 44.8 for 400m

Gregson 1.47 for 800 (went out too hard)

Riseley 3.59 for 1600m



Oh, and the crowd was 54,000.... mainly there to see Mr U. Bolt anchor a 4x100 relay in 8.79....

[supersam]

Awesome run by Ryan Gregson last night... new Aussie 1500m record: 3:31.06!

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Awesome run by Ryan Gregson last night... new Aussie 1500m record: 3:31.06!

I was trying to update this as a Facebook status update but stupid IPhone timed itself out. This is seriously brilliant, more so for a 20 year old probably not yet at his peak. I think, Sam, it warrants a separate thread.

[lebusqp]

Good to see Buster on the comeback trail, a nice soft 7.50.9 win at a BMC meet in England.

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Good to see Buster on the comeback trail, a nice soft 7.50.9 win at a BMC meet in England.

looked very smooth doing it too...5K Diamond League in Sweden next week, up against C. Birmingham. Likely to be a fast field, let's see what they're dragged through in.

[Stu Mac]

My $$$s on Collis, but either way, isn't it great to see more than one Aussie running some good times - let's keep fighting for those CG spots!

[lebusqp]

Can't see Buster going much faster than 13.20. Collis, maybe a 13.05!!
We've got some depth at the verysharp pointy end of our distance guys at the moment. Buster running into some form to add to that depth is pretty exciting.

[John's Running On]

Everyone forgot to mention my blistering 9:07.4 for 3000m at BMC in UK

[tiger boy]

Everyone forgot to mention my blistering 9:07.4 for 3000m at BMC in UK

We were waiting for the race report first

[Stu Mac]

Sad to read that Jeff Reisley has withdrawn from the Comm Games, surgery this week.

[John's Running On]

Had been struggling with that injury for quite some time before he snapped it. Im unsure, is it an injury you can easily come back from? Its never nice to see one of our Ferny Creek training group breakdown, wish him a speedy and successful recovery.