Tag: Gold Coast
Interview: Kate Hollywood
Beijing Olympian and two-time Commonwealth Games hockey gold medalist Kate Hollywood will step up to the 42.195km Gold Coast Airport Marathon at this year’s event.
Race Preview – 2013 Gold Coast Airport Marathon
The planets are aligning for this Sunday’s Gold Coast Airport Marathon (7 July) to attract unprecedented international attention. Teetering race records, the best-credentialed field ever of elite runners, the prestigious IAAF Road Race Bronze Label …
Race Preview – 2013 ASICS Half Marathon
A galaxy of national distance running stars will again be on the start line for Sunday’s ASICS Half Marathon as part of the Gold Coast Airport Marathon weekend (6 – 7 July). The Gold Coast …
Race Preview – Southern Cross University 10km Run
The 2013 Gold Coast Airport Marathon weekend (July 6 – 7) will start with a sensational showdown between a local favourite and one of Australia’s most decorated athletes when upwards of 5900 runners face the …
Event Preview – Suncorp Bank 5.7km Challenge
The Suncorp Bank 5.7km Challenge on Saturday 6 July continues to be one of the most popular events across the Gold Coast Airport Marathon weekend (6-7 July). “The pressure is off for this one,’’ says …
Race Preview – 2km & 4km Junior Dash
A record number of little feet will stride into the footprints of running legends during both the 2km and 4km Junior Dash races this Saturday, 6 July, as part of the Gold Coast Airport Marathon. …
Six-time Paralympian strives for Guinness World Record
Six-time Paralympian Michael Milton has competed on the world’s largest sporting stage but admits his world record attempt at this year’s Gold Coast Airport Marathon (6 – 7 July) could be his toughest challenge to …
Community groups vital to the success of the Gold Coast Airport Marathon
Forty community groups will lend a vital hand in a variety of roles during the Gold Coast Airport Marathon weekend (6 – 7 July) including coordinating aid stations, road marshalling, left luggage and assisting in the recovery area.
Marathon’s domestic and international credentials keep growing
The 35th annual Gold Coast Airport Marathon is on track to host a record number of runners this year, including a band of elite athletes with the credentials to shatter race record times across the 6 – 7 July race weekend.
Japanese elites push for Gold Coast Airport Marathon course records
The fastest Japanese men to run the Gold Coast Airport Marathon will return in July to set up a mouth watering head-to-head battle. Taiga Ito holds bragging rights with the 2:13:16 he set in 2011, but compatriot Yuki Kawauchi was just ten seconds behind that time when he finished fourth on the course last year in 2:13:26.
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