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Athletics: Spring makes for unpredictable season start
Athletes continue to battle the spring gales and changeable weather.

Athletics: Cross Country Championships return to Massey University
Cross country is a demanding sport but one that is available for all and at low cost.

Athletics Insight: It was up to Daniel to complete the Sinclair brother’s trifecta
Three brothers winning their respective grades on the same day.

Top athletes line up for Cooks Classic
Plenty of thrilling action is expected at Whanganui's Cooks Gardens.

International stars to shine in annual Cooks Gardens Classic athletics meeting
The action is not confined to the track and also features class performances in the field.

Athletics takes a look back to look forward - and it's looking good
Whanganui athletes had an outstanding season with the second half yet to come.

Only film of Peter Snell's mile aired
The Whanganui Sports Heritage Trust owns the only film of Snell's record-breaking mile.

Lessons learned from inspirational world champs
Whanganui athletes can draw inspiration from the IAAF World Championships in Doha.

Athletics: Season of two halves
A season of two halves for northern and southern hemisphere athletes.

Sport: Physical and emotional development
Leadership and emotional development are vital for healthy sporting development.

Whanganui athletes' form around the globe
Whanganui athletics coach Alec McNab reflects on form around the globe from England

Whanganui athletes ranked
Young Whanganui athletes have featured significantly in the New Zealand rankings

Alec McNab: Past, present, future
The past, present and future with Whanganui athletics guru Alec McNab.

Willis cooks up a plan
Kiwi Olympian Nick Willis returns to Whanganui to set new records at Cooks Gardens

Races run to form
Whanganui athletes compete for national secondary school cross country honours

In-form Back heads to Paris
In-form Whanganui teenage sensation Liam Back heads to world champs in France

NZ under-18 1500m smashed at Cooks
Wind denied athletes the chance of Commonwealth Games qualifications at Cooks Classic