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The dreaded beep test: outdated or still a valid assessment of your fitness?

14 May 2025

The beep test, which aims to measure aerobic fitness, can evoke a sense of dread among amateur and elite athletes alike.

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Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua is pouring cold water on the assumption athletes will make more money playing in Australia's Super Netball than the ANZ Premiership
	10 May: Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua is pouring cold water on the assumption athletes will make more money playing in Australia's Super Netball than the ANZ Premiership... more

Triathlete Hayden Wilde has been hospitalised in Japan after a bike crash
	5 May: Triathlete Hayden Wilde has been hospitalised in Japan after a bike crash... more

Tori Moorby - nee Peters - has claimed silver in the women's javelin final at the latest Diamond League athletics meet in China
	27 Apr: Tori Moorby - nee Peters - has claimed silver in the women's javelin final at the latest Diamond League athletics meet in China... more

Lex Revell-Lewis has expressed his relief at breaking the national 400 metre sprint record set by Shaun Farrell in 1998
	1 Apr: Lex Revell-Lewis has expressed his relief at breaking the national 400 metre sprint record set by Shaun Farrell in 1998... more

One of New Zealand's longest-standing track and field records has fallen in Melbourne
	31 Mar: One of New Zealand's longest-standing track and field records has fallen in Melbourne... more

Teenager middle-distance sensation Sam Ruthe is auctioning his world record running shoes to raise money to support his training partners and coach Craig Kirkwood
	23 Mar: Teenager middle-distance sensation Sam Ruthe is auctioning his world record running shoes to raise money to support his training partners and coach Craig Kirkwood... more

New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs has won her 60 metre heat at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in China
	22 Mar: New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs has won her 60 metre heat at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in China... more

The World Indoor Athletics Championships are under way in Nanjing, China
	21 Mar: The World Indoor Athletics Championships are under way in Nanjing, China... more

The record-breaking New Zealand contingent at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in China has been inspired by a history-making performance back home
	21 Mar: The record-breaking New Zealand contingent at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in China has been inspired by a history-making performance back home... more

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Most Popular Recent Athletics News

05 May: Triathlete Hayden Wilde has been hospitalised in Japan after a bike crash +++++++

10 May: Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua is pouring cold water on the assumption athletes will make more money playing in Australia's Super Netball than the ANZ Premiership ++++++

27 Apr: Tori Moorby - nee Peters - has claimed silver in the women's javelin final at the latest Diamond League athletics meet in China +++++

14 May: The dreaded beep test: outdated or still a valid assessment of your fitness? ++

Athletics NewsLinks

12 May: Aussie relay team wins silver, breaks record (Sydney Morning Herald)

12 May: Disaster strikes jamaican relay team (Sydney Morning Herald)

11 May: Star-studded jamaican team pipped by spain (Sydney Morning Herald)

14 Apr: Bol wins title with record-breaking run (Sydney Morning Herald)

13 Apr: Kiwi sprinter breaks 10-second barrier with wind assistance (Stuff.co.nz)

12 Apr: Teen prodigy myers claims national title (Sydney Morning Herald)

12 Apr: Teen superstar gout gout rocks perth (Sydney Morning Herald)

11 Apr: Gout busts 10-second barrier (Sydney Morning Herald)

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