344: Oslo & Stockholm Diamond Leagues | Launceston Running Festival | Olympic Marathon Team Announcement

344: Oslo & Stockholm Diamond Leagues | Launceston Running Festival | Olympic Marathon Team Announcement

Brad makes a triumphant return to racing taking the win at the Wollongong Half Marathon. Julian chases vert and gets out running with the pram. Brady goes through his paces before a hit out at the Lakeside 10.

Georgia Griffith set a new 3000m National Record of 8:24.20 in her second ever race in the distance, taking the win at the Bislett Games Oslo Diamond League over Likina Amebaw of Ethiopia. Jess Hull placed third in 8:25.82, Rose Davies ran a personal best of 8:35.57, while Lauren Ryan ran 8:42.63. Catriona Bisset closed strongly to claim third place in the 800m with 1:59.29. Oli Hoare solidified his form in the 1500m with a 3:31.08 while Stewy McSweyn 3:38.22 after taking a midrace stumble. Jakob Ingebrigsten took out the race in front of the home crowd in a World Leading 3:29.74, diving across the line in a close finish against the returning Timothy Cheruiyot. Hagos Gebrhiwet broke the Ethiopian National Record in the 5000m in 12:36.73 for the second fastest of all time, ahead of countryman Yomif Kejelcha and with a total of 6 new national records set in that race. Oslo Diamond League Results

Georgia Griffith kept the momentum going with a 3:59.17 to place third in the Stockholm Diamond League 1500m with Laura Muir taking the win in 3:57.99. Linden Hall ran 4:01.01 and Sarah Billings ran 4:10.21. Stewy McSweyn picked up a 7:36.78 in the 3000m, won by Narve Nordas of Norway in 7:33.49. Stockholm Diamond League Results

Launceston Running Festival 10k Isaac Heyne 28:34 just seeing off runner-up Ed Marks at the line, with Seth o’Donnell in third spot. Gen Gregson won the 10km race in 32:03 ahead of Eloise Wellings and Ella Higgins. Brett Robinson won the Half Marathon in 1:03:12 ahead of Liam Adams and Riley Cocks. Sinead Diver was the winner of the half marathon in 1:12:10 followed by Abigail Nordberg and Milly Clark. Launceston Running Festival Results

Canadian Olympian Andrea Seccafien wins Lakeside 10 for Box Hill, ahead of teammate Lissy Duncan and Sarah Klein for Frankston. Dale Carrol for Box Hill won ahead of Ben Chamberlain and Harry Norman in the Men's Open race. Aths Vic Results Hub

Tim Vincent and Tennille Ellis Brisbane Half Marathon. Seiko Makino of Japan and Eve Mure were the respective winners of the Brisbane Marathon. Results

Izzy Batt Doyle wins the net downhill Madrid Vintage 10k in an unofficial national road record time of 30:23. Results

Australian Olympic Marathon team finalised with Sinead Diver, Gen Gregson, Jess Stenson, Brett Robinson and Pat Tiernan selected to represent at the Paris Olympic Games. Athletics Australia Press Release

Listener Question asks how long should you develop as a runner before stepping up to the marathon then Moose contemplates the sport of running’s spot in the mainstream media.

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