Tag: Kurt Fearnley
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FEARNLEY DETERMINED TO HAVE ANOTHER CRACK IN NEW YORK
With his marathon season done and dusted for 2016, Kurt Fearnley is enjoying a short break. The 35-year-old has just returned home from finishing second in New York. It was the fifth straight time he was narrowly beaten by Switzerland’s Marcel Hug in a major race. “This year has been both a challenge because of…
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FEARNLEY AIMING TO OUTCLASS HUG IN THE BIG APPLE
He’s finished behind Switzerland’s Marcel Hug at every major race this year, but Kurt Fearnley is determined to turn the tables at the New York Marathon.
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NARROW LOSS FOR FEARNLEY AT CHICAGO MARATHON
Newcastle’s Kurt Fearnley has fallen agonisingly short in his quest to win back-to-back Chicago Marathons. Just three weeks after finishing second to Marcel Hug at the Paralympics, Fearnley again became engaged in an intriguing battle with his rival. The Australian made a big push on the final hill, and led in the closing stages. Fearnley…
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FEARNLEY SWITCHES FOCUS FROM RIO TO THE WINDY CITY
He’s just competed in his fifth and final Paralympics, but wheelchair racing great Kurt Fearnley hasn’t finished making his mark on the world stage. The 35-year-old will fly to Chicago on Saturday to try and win a sixth marathon in the Windy City.
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ELLIOTT MISSES OUT, FEARNLEY ON TRACK, AT PARALYMPICS
In the Paralympics, after finishing third in her heat, Newcastle’s Maddison Elliot has missed out on a medal in the final of the S8 100m butterfly, finishing fourth. Meanwhile Kurt Fearnley’s off to a flying start, powering home to take out his 5000m heat. The final gets underway tomorrow night just after 11 o’clock.
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NEW TRAINING REGIME WORKING WONDERS FOR FEARNLEY
Wheelchair athlete Kurt Fearnley is enjoying his best build up to a Paralympics since Athens, with victories in the Gold Coast Marathon and City to Surf. We caught up with the 35 year old before he flew to a pre-Rio training camp in Florida.
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RAE EN ROUTE TO RIO
Rae Anderson departs for Florida tomorrow for two weeks of training ahead of the Rio Paralympic Games. The 19-year old, who has cerebral palsy, will compete in the T37 discus and javelin.
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FEARNLEY WARMS UP FOR RIO WITH CITY-TO-SURF WIN
Meanwhile, the Hunter’s Kurt Fearnley was first across the line in the wheelchair race, defending his title in just over 28 minutes. It’s a great confidence boost for the 35-year-old, just three weeks out from the Rio Paralympics, where he’ll compete in four events. (VISION ONLY)
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FEARNLEY, DAWES AND CLEAVER NAMED ON PARALYMPIC TEAM
The Australian Paralympic Committee has announced a 44-member athletics squad to compete in Rio this September, which includes the likes of four-time Paralympian and world champion, Angie Ballard. Kurt Fearnley has been named team captain, he’ll be joined by fellow Hunter athletes, Christie Dawes and teenager, Erin Cleaver.
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OLYMPIC PREPARATIONS ON TRACK FOR FEARNLEY AND DAWES
Newcastle athletes Christie Dawes and Kurt Fearnley have sent an ominous warning to their Rio Paralympic rivals, by dominating their respective divisions at today’s Gold Coast Marathon. Dawes smashed Louise Sauvage’s race record from 1998, while Fearnley also set a new mark, beating his nearest rival by 12 minutes. (VISION ONLY)