Achilles helps mum from MS to marathons
Long-time athlete thought running life was over until she met Peter Loft’s team.
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About three months ago, shot putter Valerie Adams could see her Olympic dream literally slipping through her fingers.
Athletics: Tom Walsh builds on success
Shot putter Tom Walsh's biggest challenge when he heads overseas tomorrow for this year's campaign is "trying to stay like a normal Kiwi bloke".
Adams eyes China double header
Two trips to China are occupying Valerie Adams' attention as she leaves New Zealand for another season on top of the sporting world.
Action Weekend: Kiwi go-getter
Kiwi trail runner Anna Frost's commitment to her craft is such that, on her official break from international competition, she has decided to run a marathon just for fun.
College Sport: Student throws himself into world mix
St Paul's Collegiate School student Ryan Ballantyne threw a 5kg shot put 19.08m, breaking the Waikato record, at last Tuesday's central zone athletics championships held at Porritt Stadium in Hamilton.
Athletics: Petty on track to repeat last year's double
Angie Petty is halfway towards repeating her middle-distance double at the NZ track and field championships.
Running fan's 200th-marathon
Ingrid Frost is about to achieve a big feat. She will be the first woman in Australasia to officially run 200 marathons if she finishes Taranaki's Mountain to Surf event on Saturday.
Athletics: When pole vaulting goes wrong ...
Pole vaulting may look like fun, but the smallest mistake can turn the rest of your day pear-shaped very quickly.
US champ breaks Tom Walsh's shot put record
World indoor champion, Ryan Whiting of the USA, broke Kiwi Tom Walsh’s New Zealand allcomers shot put record at a meeting in Christchurch tonight.
Athletics: Willis wants to tick two more off bucket list
Nick Willis is edging closer to retirement but there are two major events that beckon.
Athletics: NZ could host world's best
Negotiations are under way for world indoor shot put champion Ryan Whiting and Commonwealth Games champion O'Dayne Richards to compete against New Zealand's Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill.