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Kiwi Olympia Nick Willis will attempt to set a new 1500m stadium record at Cooks gardens on Tuesday night.

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Records likely to fall

15 Jan, 2019 5:00am
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Stadium records are set to tumble at the Cooks Classic at Cooks Gardens in Whanganui

The moment of glory in 2006 for Kiwi Nick Willis recording the fastest mile time recorded on Cooks Gardens beating top-notch Australian Craig Mottram.

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Willis cooks up a plan

10 Jan, 2019 1:00pm
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Kiwi Olympian Nick Willis returns to Whanganui to set new records at Cooks Gardens

Andres Hernandez (1865), pictured at New Zealand Schools in Dunedin in early December, moves to Whanganjui this year.

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Major athletics meets loom

4 Jan, 2019 11:00am
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No time to relax as busy time for Whanganui athletes looms

Former national junior champion Rebecca Baker (WHS) is now second seeded senior middle distance runner and Whanganuui's best.

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Looking back to look forward

20 Dec, 2018 2:00pm
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Whanganui athletics guru Alec McNab analyses season performances before looking ahead

The silver medal winning New Zealand Swedish Relay team, Genna Maples, left, Emma Osborne, Tayla Brunger and Analies Kalma celebrate in Cairns.

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Athletes battle tropical rain

13 Dec, 2018 10:00am
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Whanganui athletes in Kiwi team perform at Australian All Schools Champms in Cairns

Genna Maples overtakes young Collegiate rising star Sophie Williams in the 100 metre final. Williams took silver and later bronze in 200m while Maples won both to add to her Long Jump win.

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Athletes rise to the challenge

6 Dec, 2018 8:00am
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So much more to celebrate after the NZSS champs than Whanganui's nine gold medals

Ana Brabyn was all class easily winning the junior 800m at the NZSS Championships in Dunedin.

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Whanganui athletes shine at nationals

4 Dec, 2018 9:30pm
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New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships a medal-fest for Whanganui athletes

Genna Maples in winning form at the North Island Schools at Cooks Gardens in April.

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Hopeful NZSS athletes fly south

29 Nov, 2018 11:00am
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Large contingent of Whanganui athletes head to National Secondary School Champs in Dunedin

Grace Godfrey (captain) and Sophie Redmayne (left) receiving the Junior Teams Award at the Ray White Whanganui Sports Awards at the weekend on behalf of the relay squad. Photo / Stuart Munro

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Whanganui wins Regional League

21 Nov, 2018 10:00pm
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Whanganui athletes win all three regional league meetings to take the club title.

Fourteen-year-old Ana Brabyn (blue) is a young athlete with enormous potential and is clearly one to watch.

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Whanganui rule the regionals

8 Nov, 2018 6:00am
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Whanganui athletes rule the regionals ahead of the national secondary schools champs

The award for the largest improvement in personal best performances came from Jessica Johnstone on club night at Cooks Gardens.

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The pace goes on

1 Nov, 2018 8:00am
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Pace quickens as Whanganui athletes prepare for the busy part of the season

Whanganui's leading middle distance specialists Liam Back and Rebecca Baker make early season statements on Tuesday night.

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Athletes hit early season form

24 Oct, 2018 8:00pm
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Top Whanganui athletes make early season statements on club night at Cooks Gardens

The winning Whanganui boys and girls team at the Rotorua Ekiden Relay at the weekend.

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Athletics season opening sizzles

17 Oct, 2018 8:00pm
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Whanganui athletics season opens with some sizzling performances.

Cooks Gardens will again take centre stage this summer with a plethora of athletics events scheduled in Whanganui.

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Cooks Gardens focal point of busy season

11 Oct, 2018 3:30pm
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Busy athletics season places Cooks Gardens in Whanganui on centre stage

Genna Maples wins the 40m sprint from Sophie Williams (green) and Yasmin Chrisenhusz at Tuesday's Indoor Athletics Team Match at Jubilee Stadium. Photo / Rob van Dort

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Summer athletics season looms

20 Sep, 2018 11:00am
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One Whanganui athletics season ends and another is poised to begin

The early stages of the combined Intermediate Schools, Year 9 and Junior B race. Leaders Wellington East went on to win the Year 9 grade, while Whanganui schools the intermediate and junior divisions.

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Whanganui schools dominate Lakes relays

13 Sep, 2018 10:00am
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Hometown teams won five of the 10 titles at the Round the Lake Relays in Whanganui.

Whanganui's Zach Bellamy ran well on his international debut in the Australian Cross Country Champs as one of the youngest in the New Zealand team.

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Whanganui Athletes shine

30 Aug, 2018 7:44am
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Whanganui runners perform well at the Australian Cross Country Champs

Jakob Ingebrigsten wins the 5000m at the European Championships. Photo / Getty Images

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Alec in heaven

22 Aug, 2018 9:00pm
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Alec McNab in track and field heaven in Europe.

Whanganui middle distance runner Liam Back continues to build his impressive CV with victory in the under 18 New Zealand Cross Country Championships at the weekend.

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Whanganui athletes on point

7 Aug, 2018 8:00pm
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Whanganui athletes shine at the New Zealand Cross Country Championships.

Eliza McCartney is heading for the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham.

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Whanganui runners making their mark - as is Eliza McCartney

29 Jul, 2018 3:00pm
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Eliza McCartney's big chance, while Whanganui athletes make their mark

Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot wins the Men's 1500m at the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at Charlety Stadium, in Paris on Saturday. Photo/ Francois Mori

McNab writes from Paris

5 Jul, 2018 5:30am
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Whanganui athletics guru Alec McNab give insight on European scene

WCS athlete Sarah Lambert ran the race of her life to finish 5th at the NZSS Cross Country Championships and make the national team to compete in Australia in August. Photo/Peter Preston

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Four of 14 not bad

20 Jun, 2018 11:00pm
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Whanganui provide four of 14-strong NZSS cross country team to travel to Australia

Gutsy 13-year-old WCS athlete Josephine Perkins will run in the under-16 grade at the national cross country champs in a lighweight cast after breaking her wrist during football last week.

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Whanganui runners eye podium

14 Jun, 2018 6:15am
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A large group of Whanganui athletes seek podium spots at national schools cross country.

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Collegiate's runners use wet school cross country for nationals warm up

7 Jun, 2018 8:31pm
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Latest athletics column from Alec McNab.

Whanganui Secondary Schools Cross Country Championship Year 9 girls winner Josephine Perkins runs strongly to the line on the Tawhero Golf Course track last week.

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Races run to form

30 May, 2018 10:30pm
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Whanganui athletes compete for national secondary school cross country honours

Rebecca Baker will start as the favourite in the senior girls event in the secondary schools cross country. PHOTO / STUART MUNRO

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Renewed interest boost for cross country champs

24 May, 2018 9:20am
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All eyes on Tawhero for cross country champs

Bruce Tulloh, seen here at the Peter Snell mile race at Cooks Gardens in 2012, died in April. Photo/ File

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Athletics: Bruce Tulloh was an inspiration

16 May, 2018 9:00pm
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Cooks Garden's history with sub-4 minute miles

As the running seasons change, Zach Ballamy has made a smooth transition from track to cross country. Photo by Rob van Dort

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The 2018 Whanganui cross country season is underway

10 May, 2018 11:00pm
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Alec McNab's column looks

Rebecca Baker, is one of two Whanganui athletes rated highly on the New Zealand 1500m under 18 rankings.

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Home of the mile inspires

3 May, 2018 7:00am
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Home of the mile, Cooks Gardens inspires Whanganui athletes

Whanganui athlete Genna Maples has had an outstanding season and heads the female sprint rankings.

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Volunteers drive logistics

25 Apr, 2018 10:30pm
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Volunteers are an essential component of any athletic meeting

Young Whanganui athlete Ana Brabyn is performing well above her age group and is one to watch in the future. PHOTO/Ethan Gillespie

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Whanganui athletes to watch

18 Apr, 2018 11:30pm
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Emerging Whanganui athletes revealed

Tayla Brunger is a Whanganui athlete coming of age with several outstanding performances at the North Island Secondary Schools champs at Cooks Gardens at the weekend. PHOTO/Stuart Munro

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Record-breaking athletes

11 Apr, 2018 10:30pm
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Whanganui athletics team produced a best ever return for the region with 33 podium places

Whanganui High School runner Travis Bayler will attempt the 400 metre/800 metre double at the North Island Secondary Schools Track and Field Champs at Cooks Gardens this weekend.

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800 athletes from 11 regions at Cooks

4 Apr, 2018 12:28pm
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Whanganui's Cooks Gardens the focus hosting the North Island Secondary Schools Champs

Preparing for North Island champs, Ana Brabyn ran her fastest over 800 metres since finishing 5th as a 13-year-old in the NZSS under 16 final in December at Tuesday's club night. PHOTO/Rob van Dort

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North Island champs loom at Cooks

28 Mar, 2018 9:45pm
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The curtain falls on Whanganui athletics club season as North Island champs loom at Cooks

Paris-bound Whanganui athlete Liam Back heads off team mate William Sinclair at the recent Manawatu-Wanganui Championships.

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In-form Back heads to Paris

21 Mar, 2018 10:00pm
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In-form Whanganui teenage sensation Liam Back heads to world champs in France

Rebecca Baker on her way to the New Zealand Schools junior 1500m title last December.

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Multiple medalists at Whanganui School Champs

15 Mar, 2018 10:35pm
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Top stars stand on top of podium two or three times.

Fresh from a podium finish at the New Zealand Championships at the weekend, hometown runners Genna Maples (centre) and Tayla Brunger (right) will renew their rivalry at Cooks Gardens on Wednesday.

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No love lost at Cooks

13 Mar, 2018 9:45pm
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Hot competition expected at Whanganui Secondary Schools athletics champs at Cooks Gardens

World champion shot putter Tom Walsh will be an inspiration to young athletes in Hamilton at the weekend.

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Whanganui athletes off to the nationals

7 Mar, 2018 11:30pm
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the final workouts have 19 Whanganui athletes primed for the nationals in Hamilton.

Liam Back holds off the challenge of William Sinclair in the Manawatu/Wanganui Championship 1500m at Cooks Gardens on Tuesday. Photo / Rob van Dort

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The magic of Cooks

14 Feb, 2018 9:30pm
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Round one of the Manawatu/Whanganui track and field championships at Cooks Gardens

Lanky Manawatu athlete Hamish Kerr easily managed 2.14m to win the men's high jump at thje Cooks Classic in Whanganui on Tueesday, but faltered when attempting 2.18m.

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NZ under-18 1500m smashed at Cooks

24 Jan, 2018 2:59pm
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Wind denied athletes the chance of Commonwealth Games qualifications at Cooks Classic

The 100m sprint takes off at Cooks Gardens on Saturday during the Capital Classic. Expect more tonight at the Cooks Classic.

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Cooks Classic: The Gardens will be Cooking tonight

23 Jan, 2018 9:08am
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After hosting Capital Classic, normal transmission resumes with the regular Cooks Classic.

Genna Maples takes the baton from Tayla Brunger at the Australian Schools Championships in Adelaide. The NZ team took bronze in the Swedish medley.

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Cooks Classic looms

10 Jan, 2018 11:33am
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Busy athletics schedule looms for Cooks Gardens in Whanganui

Emma Osborne in winning form at the Regional Meeting in Masterton.

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The year that was where rankings were earned

21 Dec, 2017 9:00pm
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Alec McNab's last 2017 column on Whanganui's top performing teenagers on national level.

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The lessons learned from Adelaide

14 Dec, 2017 8:07pm
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Different standard of qualification meant different intensity between the school nationals

The New Zealand team which won bronze in the Swedish relay. Emma Osborne, Genna Maples, and Tayla Brunger (all Wanganui Collegiate), and Faith Araba (Hawera).

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Collegiate runners in bronzed Swedish success

11 Dec, 2017 10:30pm
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Unique relay with four different running distances at the Australian Schools Championships

Tayla Brunger preparing for an event during the Australian Schools Championships.

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Whanganui athletes go up a notch in Adelaide

10 Dec, 2017 9:55pm
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Women's runners giving it everything they can at Australian School Championships.

Genna Maples, Alec McNab and Tayla Brunger at the Whanganui Airport at the start of their long journey to Adelaide for the Australian All Schools championships.

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Whanganui athletes need their A game in Aussie

8 Dec, 2017 10:55pm
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Long flight to Adelaide and time to get use to the climate before facing elite competition

Genna Maples (centre) dashes to one her three golds, this time in the junior girls' 100m at the New Zealand Secondary Schools champs in Hawkes Bay at the weekend.

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New heights for Whanganui athletes

6 Dec, 2017 6:30am
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Wanganui Collegiate come home with 6 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze and High School adds gold

Whanganui athlete Rebecca Baker (4th outer) looms up to finish second in the women's 1500m in a personal best time at the Regional League final meeting in Masterton at the weekend.

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Whanganui second at athletic regionals

23 Nov, 2017 7:56am
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The Whanganui female athletes won the women's division but overall the team came second.

The magic of Cooks Gardens makes it one of the best athletic venues in the country and is arguably world class. PHOTO/Rob van Dort

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Cooks Gardens is world class

16 Nov, 2017 5:30am
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Athletics guru Alec McNab waxes lyrical about Cooks Gardens as a world class venue.

Georgia Hulls led her Hastings club side to a narrow win in round two of the Regional League on a blustery Whanganui day. Photo/Supplied

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Big PBs highlight of regional meet

9 Nov, 2017 12:34pm
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Round two of the Regional League meet at the weekend

Junior athlete Liam Back carved four minutes off his 800m personal best on Tuesday's club night to enter New Zealand under-18 rankings for the distance at No 11. Photo / Rob van Dort

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Perfect time to peak

26 Oct, 2017 6:15am
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Whanganui athletes hit form 38 days out from the NZ Secondary Schools Championships.

Jason Myers (left) impressed in the 400 metres stopping the clock at 52.05 seconds for an excellent first up performance at the Wanganui Collegiate Championships on Tuesday.

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Hot early season form

19 Oct, 2017 7:00am
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A chilly opening club night on Tuesday doubled as the Wanganui Collegiate Championships.

The Podiun Rotorua Ekiden Relay provides a good early season challenge and bonding session for the middle distance athletes.

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Whanganui athletic season begins

12 Oct, 2017 5:25am
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Whanganu athletic season begins with club nights starting next week.

Georgina Duncan to Sophie Redmayne at full stretch on way to NZSS Junior record.

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Summer athletics under starter's orders

28 Sep, 2017 7:15am
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Daylight saving heralds arrival Whanganui summer athletics

Rebecca Baker leads her WHS team to victory at Round the Lake Relay last week.

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Athletics indoor insight

21 Sep, 2017 6:00am
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Indoor athletics action returns to Jubilee Stadium

Ashleigh Alabaster on her way to the fastest first lap in the Year 9 event at the annual Round the Lake Relays on Monday. PHOTO/Rob van Dort

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WHS break Wellington stranglehold

13 Sep, 2017 11:40am
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WHS junior girls break Wellington Round the Lake Relay stranglehold

The annual Round the Lake Relay is upon us again next week at Virginia Lake.

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Sport in school vital

7 Sep, 2017 6:00am
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Secondary School sport is vital for New Zealand sport.

Collegiate runner Liam Back has been named in the six strong New Zealand Secondary Schools boys' team to compete in the ISF World Schools Cross Country in Paris next April. PHOTO/Jo Murray

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Alec lodges 16 years of athletic columns

31 Aug, 2017 6:00am
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Alec McNab enters his 17th year writing his weekly Athletics Insight column

Classy athlete Tayla Brunger (2013) is back from injury and working back to the fitness that won her and team mate Sophie Redmayne (2048) 4x400m record-breaking relay gold at the NZSS in December.

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Excitement mounts as summer looms

24 Aug, 2017 7:00am
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Excitement mounts as summer and another athletics season approaches

Athletics Wanganui and Wanganui Collegiate athletics captain Lexi Maples (left) with the world 200 metre Champion Dafne Scippers at Azusa California in April.

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London top world athletics venue

17 Aug, 2017 6:00am
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World athletics live and TV action is inspirational an vital for young athletes.

English distance runner and one of the many Whanagnui Cooks Gardens sub 4 minute milers, Mo Farah in his farewell winning the 10,000 at the IAAF World Championships in London.

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World athletic champs a glorious showcase

10 Aug, 2017 7:00am
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athletes take inspiration from world championships in London