May 

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• Athletics Victoria's winter series starts with record numbers
  Beautiful weather greeted competitors for the opening of the 2007 AV Winter Series - the Cross-Country Relays in the picturesque surroundings of Jells Park.
• Three more places for Aussies in US
  The efforts of Australian middle-distance runners Madeleine Pape, Lachlan Renshaw and Georgie Clarke continue to impress with the trio finishing with places in US meets over the weekend.
• Birmingham takes Ballarat's Lap of the Lake
  World Cross Country Championships representative Collis Birmingham's pre-winter form has continued with victory in the 2007 Steve Moneghetti Lap of the Lake.
• Athletics Australia to launch The Fitness Show
  The Fitness Show is a weekly 30-minute radio show that explores health, sport, fitness, psychology, lifestyle, diet, goal setting and motivation.
• Talent squad savours Canberra experience
  Athletics Australia's Under 19 Talent Squad was treated to a very special experience in Canberra in late April, highlighted by mentor sessions that will play a critical role in the development of 21 fledgling track and field careers.
• Corrigan named ACT's best
  Middle distance athletes Lisa Corrigan has been named ACT Athletics' Most Outstanding Athlete for 2006/07.
• Hometown award for Deakes
  Champion Australian race walker Nathan Deakes has added a fifth Bendigo Bank Sports Star of the Year award to his growing swag of accolades.
• Fraser claims silver at Paralympic World Cup
  Paralympic silver medallist Amanda Fraser has added another World Cup shot put equivalent to her impressive list of achievements with a throw of 9.86m in Manchester at the weekend.
• Athletics fraternity mourns the passing of Mizan Mehari
  Former Australian distance champion and Sydney Olympic finalist Mizan Mehari, 27, has sadly passed away.
• ACT Athletics to hold AGM
  The ACT Athletics Annual General Meeting and a Special General Meeting will be held at Canberra Southern Cross Club, Phillip on Tuesday, May 22 from 7pm.
• Personal Beasts hits the ground running
  Personal Beasts, the much-anticipated junior e-newsletter of athletics.com.au, has been released.
• Test out athletics.com.au's new results engine
  Whether you're the fastest man in the country, the fastest kid in your age division or a supporter of any level of our great sport, this will have you hooked.
• Roff and Woods run in German double, NCAA regionals start
  Commonwealth Games representative Jeremy Roff and New South Welshman Brad Woods continued their efforts in Rehlingen, Germany overnight, finishing seventh and ninth respectively in a 17-strong 1500m field.
• World Championships warm-up for Australians in Osaka
  Four-time Australian sprint champion Joshua Ross will have the first opportunity to unleash his rejuvenated speed on the international stage when he lines up in the 100m at the IAAF World Athletics Tour meeting in Osaka on Saturday.
• Adams runner-up in Milan race walk
  Australian Luke Adams (1:22:18) has finished in second place in the fourth edition of the World Race Walking Challenge held overnight. Sesto San Giovanni (Milan), Italy set the scene for the 20km event which saw Erik Tysse from Norway claim victory in 1:21:38.
• Sally seeks consistency in Doha
  Fresh from a stunning Australian record and fastest time in the world this year, Gold Coast sprint star Sally McLellan will be aiming for consistency when she lines up in the 100m hurdles at the IAAF World Tour meeting in Doha, Qatar on Friday.
• Telstra A-Series DVDs now available
  Athletics diehards and supporters rejoice - each of the 2007 Telstra Australian Athletics Season's high-profile meets are now yours to own on DVD.
• The view from the Hill
  With a clean bill of health and a renewed desire to compete, Olympic silver medallist Clinton Hill is back in training and aiming for impact on the world stage.
• The countdown starts now
  The 11th IAAF World Championships in Osaka is just 100 days away.
• McLellan smashes Australian record in Osaka
  Gold Coast sprint star Sally McLellan has smashed her own Australian 100m hurdles record in recording the fastest time in the world this year at the World Athletics Tour event in Osaka, Japan, on Saturday.
• There's no doubting Steff
  Since early this year, sprint sensation John Steffensen has vowed that August's World Championships in Osaka will earn Australia a medal on the track. How is he so sure? Because the honour will be his.
• Nine national champions lead World University Games team
  Australia's best developing young athletes will have the opportunity to further gain valuable international experience, with a team of 23 selected to represent the country at the 24th World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand from August 8-18, 2007.
• Donna does it in Doha
  Tasmanian Donna MacFarlane recorded a victory and Sally McLellan the second fastest time in her career at the IAAF World Tour meeting in Doha, Qatar overnight.
• Steffensen returns for showdown with Wariner
  Attention turns to events in the United States this weekend, as John Steffensen prepares to face off against world and Olympic 400m champion Jeremy Wariner in California and Craig Mottram looks to make it a three-peat at the Healthy Kidney 10km in New York.
• Ritzenhein dethrones Mottram in New York
  Craig Mottram's reign at the Healthy Kidney 10km in New York has come to an end overnight, with American Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein taking the honours and breaking the 10-year-old Central Park course record in the process.
• Super mum Rawlinson races to double victory upon return
  Less than six months after giving birth to her son Cornelis, 2003 world 400m hurdles champion Jana Rawlinson (nee Pittman) has returned to international racing in sensational style.
• World record holder Deakes confirmed for Osaka 50km
  World 50km walk record holder Nathan Deakes and a women's 4x100m relay squad are the latest additions to the Australian team for the 11th IAAF World Championships to be held in Osaka, Japan from August 25.
• Deakes' Spanish return
  La Coruna in Spain sets the scene for the fifth edition of the IAAF World Race Walking Challenge this weekend and world 50km walk record holder Nathan Deakes is set to make an impression on his return to competitive race walking after a break of almost six months.
• Runners embrace the next step on the Gold Coast
  Gold Coast Airport Marathon organisers are encouraging people to embrace the next step at this year's 29th anniversary event on Sunday, July 1.
• Michelsson wins La Trobe road race
  As part of Athletics Victoria's winter series, The State 15km Road Championships coincided with Mother's Day and close to 600 competitors were greeted by a warm sunny morning at La Trobe University, Bundoora.
• Troop, Weightman head Sandown Classic fields
  Distance runners from across Australia are set to converge on Sandown Raceway on Saturday, May 26 to compete in the Skins Sandown Classic, Australia's fastest 10km fun run.
• Kenyans dominate on Great Ocean Road
  Kenya has scored the double on Victoria's most picturesque roadway, with David Mutua's win in the Great Ocean Road International Marathon one of the weekend's highlights.
• Canberra Kids Marathon wins world award
  Australia’s Canberra Marathon initiative of utilising a weekly running programme in schools to encourage a healthy lifestyle in children has successfully claimed the inaugural World AIMS/ChampionChip* Award for Innovation in road running, securing a prize of US$10,000.
• Shelley, Weightman victors at Sandown
  Almost 1000 distance runners competed in Saturday�s Sandown Classic, Australia's fastest 10km road race, with Queenslander Michael Shelley and Knox athlete Lisa-Jane Weightman winners in the open division.
• Letherby 10th in Colorado
  Commonwealth Games bronze medallist and marathon stalwart Andrew Letherby has finished 10th in the 2007 BolderBOULDER.
• First Fitness Show free for you
  Want to improve your health, preparation and performance with the help of those who know best? Like to take that first step for free?
• Jump Start to...Arafura!
  Athletics Australia Jump Start to London indigenous squad is hoping to make its mark at the looming Arafura Games, to be held in the Northern Territory capital of Darwin from May 12-19.
• Welcome to Personal Beasts
  We know a personal best is your best effort or result in a particular event - sporting or non-sporting. You may achieve one in a subject at school, in your favourite sport (athletics?) or perhaps on your PS2. So what is Personal Beasts?
• Ryan and Lexy share their thoughts
  Budding middle distance runners Ryan Gregson and Lexy Gilmour took a lot away from Athletics Australia's Under 19 Talent Squad camp held in April.
• From Canberra to Arafura
  The talented Jump Start to London 2012 indigenous squad spent three days at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra before competing in Darwin at the recent Arafura Games.
• South Australia embraces IAAF World Athletics Day
  Aimed at making athletics the No. 1 sport in schools, IAAF World Athletics Day is held every year in many corners of the globe.
• Personal Beasts grills...Jarrod Bannister
  We grill World Championships-bound javelin thrower Jarrod Bannister.
• Who is your athletics superhero?
  What is an athletics superhero? Is it someone who breaks records? Someone who inspires you to try harder? Or someone who helps you along in your sport?
• Josh Hall's banana pancakes
  Josh set a personal best of 2.12m at the Australian Interstate Youth Match (U18) in Brisbane on March 10 and here he provides Personal Beasts with a recipe for his favourite pre-competition meal.
• Knockout your school with a great program
  The Schools Knockout athletics program is a team competition for all schools across every State in Australia.
• Hamish hurls to record haul
  Hamish Peacock is one man you wouldn't want to challenge to a distance throwing contest.
• Caulfield wins All Schools Cross-Country Relays
  The All Schools Cross-Country relays were held at Coburg on May 19 with Caulfield Grammar School winning the overall aggregate by one point from Ruyton Girls School, 44 points to 43.