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Martinenko and Firsova smash Gold Coast Airport 5km Fun Run Race Records
Harrison Martinenko and Olga Firsova well and truly wrote their names into the Gold Coast Airport 5km Fun Run record books this morning.
Cross country champs show their mettle on road in 4km Junior Dash
Queensland’s Luke Gorski put daylight between himself and the rest of the field early in the piece to dominate today’s Health and Wellbeing Queensland 4km Junior Dash. The former Victorian-now-Queenslander took the race by over 200 metres from Finn Watt and Conor Mathewson who took second and third places respectively after a shoulder-to-shoulder sprint to the line.
2023 Gold Coast Marathon elite field reveal
Four runners with personal bests in the low 2:07s, the defending champion and the charismatic Japanese 2013 winner setting himself for a 10th anniversary crack at the title will lead out a stellar men’s field in this year’s Gold Coast Marathon on Sunday 2 July. And an intriguing entrant sits atop the standings in the 43rd edition of the women’s event and the CPL Wheelchair Marathon welcomes a pair of Japanese elite athletes making their Gold Coast debuts.
A triumphant return for the Village Roadshow Theme Parks Gold Coast Marathon
The Gold Coast triumphed on the mass participation sporting stage on the weekend with the return of the Village Roadshow Theme Parks Gold Coast Marathon which drew 20,000 participants from all over Australia and around the world. Whilst yesterday’s half marathon saw an almost all Australian field take to the men’s and women’s podiums, the crisp and clear conditions proved favourable for our international guests with a trio of international contenders taking out the men’s race and a US first timer to Australia powering home to take line honours in the women’s event.
On the front foot with South Australia’s Riley Cocks … Junior Dash record holder, RunAsOne coach, athlete and 2022 ASICS Half Marathon contender
Winner of the 2010 Junior Dash and current record holder, Riley Cocks (12:29) has run his way through the ranks and will make his first half marathon assault on the Gold Coast this year. We caught up with Riley to talk running, his inspiration, motivation and how he’s stuck at the sport for so long to now coach more than 300 athletes, with almost 80 heading to the Village Roadshow Theme Parks Gold Coast Marathon to compete.
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