316: Vic & SA State 5000m Champs | NCAA XC Champs | lululemon gear review  

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Julian lays down some laps on the track before taking caution with his knee.

Harry Norman and Gemma Maini are the Victorian 5000m State Champions, winning their respective races in contrasting styles, Harry Norman winning in 14:13.64 just ahead of Sam Clifford from Tasmania and Cody Shanahan, while Gemma Maini adding to her marathon victory in October in 16:53.70 ahead of Imogen Hume and U/20 title winner Piper Gay.

South Australia also held their State 5000m Championships, taken out by Caitlin Adams in a dominant 15:57 over Tara Palm and Poppy Austin, while Adrian Potter won his title in 14:17.19 over Thomas Dowd and Arron Nitschke.

From Sandy Point To the top of kunanyi/Mount Wellington, Hobart the annual Point to Pinnacle half marathon was won by Aaron Harvey in 1:26:33 ahead of Michael Sutton and Nick Earl. Milly Clark was the first to summit in 1:42:12 just 6 weeks after Melbourne Marathon, ahead of Melanie Daniels and Emily Burns.

Ky Robinson placed 3rd in NCAA Cross Country Championships, while in the women’s Izzy Thorton-Bott was the top Australian coming in at 40th. Oklahoma State and North Carolina State were the top scoring teams, both overcoming the D1 favourite Northern Arizona.

Jacob Kiplimo sets a “World Best” for 15km Road Race, setting the mark of 41:05 at the Zevenheuvelenloop in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Izzy Batt-Doyle was fourth woman overall, running 48:20.

Tim Vincent places 2nd in the Kobe Marathon, shattering his debut time set in the Gold a personal best of 2:12:05

Listener Question of the week asks whether speedwork is overrated for marathon training,

Bri and Viv review some of the latest collection of gear to come from our sponsor lululemon, examining the details in the fit and materials, what they love about each piece of kit and how they’ve been using it in their rotation.

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