Further Information 

Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:
3000 metres: 2007 - 4th (2nd Australian)
5000 metres: 1998 - 1st (U20), 2006 - 5th, 2007 – 5th (3rd Australian), 2008 – 8th (3rd Australian)
Cross country: 1997 - 2nd (U20), 1998 - 1st (U20), 2005 - 1st, 2006 - 2nd, 2007 – 3rd, 2008 – 1st
3000m steeple: 1995 - 1st (U20), 1996 - 1st (U20), 1997 - 2nd (open), 1998 - 1st (U20), 1999 - 1st (open), 2000 - 3rd, 2000 (OT) - 4th, 2002 - 2nd, 2006 - 2nd, 2007 – 2nd, 2008 – 1st
Half marathon: 2004 – 1st, 2006 - 2nd

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Commonwealth Games: 2006 - 3000m steeple 4th (8:28.98)
World cross country championships: 1999 - 12km 4th (43:57), 2002 - short course 52nd (13:00), 2006 - short course 42nd (11:28) long course 45th (37:36), 2007 - long course 72nd (40:00), 2008 – long course 104th
World junior championships: 1996 - 3000m steeple 9th heat (9:12.25), 1998 - 11th (8:46.66)
World junior cross country championships: 1996 - 8km 75th (27:48), 1997 - 8.5km - 96th (27:46)
World University Games: 1999 - 3000m steeple 8th heat (8:48.96)
World road running championships: 2006 - 20km 45th (1:01:15)

ANNUAL PROGRESSION:
5000 metres
2005 13:51.17
2006 13:53.96
2007 13:46.87
2008 13:41.78

10,000 metres:
2003 29:49.13
2004 29:17.44
2005 29:16.44
2006 28.38.67
2007 28:49.73

3000m steeple:
1996 9:00.67
1997 8:59.46
1998 8:46.66
1999 8:31.55
2000 8:30.22
2001 8:36.22
2002 8:47.29
2003 8:45.42
2006 8:28.98
2007 8:24.54
2008 8:27.00

Marathon:
2002 2:20:04
2004 2:15:12
2008 2:14.46
2009 2:16.05

EVENTS / PERSONAL BESTS:
1500 metres: 3:44.94 – Sydney, 24/01/08
3000 metres: 8:02.83 - Brisbane, 10/03/07
3000 metres steeple: 8:24.54 - Sydney, 17/02/07
5000 metres: 13:41.78 - Melbourne, 21/2/08
10,000 metres: 28:38.67 - Inglewood (NZL), 21/01/06
Half marathon: 1:02.16 - Gold Coast, 5/07/09
Marathon: 2:14:46 - Fukuoka (JPN), 7/12/08

Interesting Facts

Sporting Career

Martin compiled an excellent junior career in distance running under the guidance of Newcastle-based coach David Rundle and alongside training partners Wayne Bristow and Clinton Mackevicius. He won three Australian junior steeplechase titles, competed at two world junior championships and two world junior cross country championships.

1999 – Made his senior international debut when he competed at the World University Games and senior world cross country championships. Martin just missed selection in the steeplechase for the Sydney 2000 Olympics and graduated to the 10,000m and marathon soon after.

2005 – Martin won the Australian cross country title.

2006 – Martin returned to the steeplechase and finished second at the Canberra meet in 8:42.09 and second at the nationals in a PB of 8:29.98 to secure selection for the Commonwealth Games.

Finished a strong fourth to a Kenyan trifecta at Melbourne 2006, posting a new personal best time of 8:28.98. A week later Martin ran both the short and long course events at the world cross country championships in Fukuoka, Japan finishing 42nd and 45th respectively. In October he was the only Australian male to compete in the IAAF world road running championships in Debrecen, Hungary, finishing 45th.

2007 – Martin opened with a win over 5000m at the Ron Clarke Classic and a second place in the 3000m steeplechase at the Zatopek Classic. He won the same event at the national series meet in Canberra before finishing second in Sydney in personal best time and contesting the 5000m championships at the national series meet in Melbourne, finishing fifth.

Martin undertook the 3000m/3000m steeplechase double at the Australian championships in March, finishing fourth and second respectively in the two events.

2008 – In a huge year Martin finished second in the Zatopek 10,000m, won the Sydney Grand Prix steeplechase (8:27.00), was third Australian in the Melbourne Grand Prix 5000m (13:41.78) and won the national steeplechase title (8:34.34).

During the winter season Martin won a number of major road races, highlighted with his win in the Sydney City to Surf, the first Australian in 11 years to achieve the feat. Martin also won the Australian cross country championships for the second time.

2009 – In July Martin recorded a new personal best time over the half marathon distance, crossing the line of the Gold Coast event in 1:02.16.

He went on to place highest of the four Australians in action in the marathon at the world championships in Berlin, crossing the line in 2:16.05 to place 21st.

In December Martin placed fifth over 10,000m at the Zatopek:10 at Melbourne’s Olympic Park, stopping the clock at 28:28.70.