Jack Rayner sports a magnificent 1970s-style moustache. But when the star Australian runner utters the word 'unorthodox', he's not talking about his upper-lip masterpiece. 9WWOS Commonwealth Games
Before making the jump to the marathon, the vast majority of runners spend many years competing on the track and in the shortest road events.
Two sizzling hit-outs on the track this year added to the lure of attacking the shorter distances: a 27:15.35 in San Juan Capistrano that clinched the national 10,000m record, and a 13:06.00 over 5000m in Oslo that gave him the third-fastest time by an Australian in history. He struggled badly in his sole event at July's World Athletics Championships in Eugene, finishing 19th in the 10,000m in 28:16.
"I would like to be competitive on the track. For things like world champs — making the final in that and being competitive. In the 10,000m, as well — it's a really tough event, but I'd love to finish much higher up . In the top 10 in the 10,000m and trying to make the final in the 5000m would be amazing."Breaking that 13-minute barrier would be high up on the list, as well as running a sub-27-minute 10,000m. two things that I would love to tick off in my career.
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