{"id":76944,"date":"2025-06-05T10:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T02:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/?p=76944"},"modified":"2025-06-06T11:42:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T03:42:42","slug":"lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/","title":{"rendered":"Lachlan Kennedy Breaks 10-Second Barrier in 100m Sprin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"188\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Australian sprinter Lachlan Kennedy has made history by clocking 9.98 seconds in the 100m final at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya, becoming only the second Australian to break the 10-second barrier after Patrick Johnson\u2019s 9.93 seconds in 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"519\">Kennedy&#8217;s landmark run earned him a gold medal and placed him in one of the most exclusive clubs in athletics. The 21-year-old Queenslander, who manages type 1 diabetes, described the race as a moment of pure joy and a culmination of years of effort.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"897\">Despite challenging track conditions, Kennedy felt relaxed and confident, attributing his success to a strong mental state and supportive Australian athletics culture. He expressed excitement for future races and vowed continual improvement, aiming eventually to surpass Johnson\u2019s national record.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"1057\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Kennedy&#8217;s rise highlights the resurgence of Australian sprinting, with emerging talents like Gout Gout and Rohan Browning also making waves.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Kennedy\u2019s milestone not only showcases his own athletic prowess but also signals a promising new era for Australian track and field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1137\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">For a visual of Kennedy&#8217;s historic run, you can watch the race here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa&#039;s Lachlan Kennedy storms to 9.98 100m PB in Nairobi \u26a1\ufe0f | Continental Tour Gold 2025\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/megXeLWHf5o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian sprinter Lachlan Kennedy has made history by clocking 9.98 seconds in the 100m final at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya, becoming only the second Australian to break the 10-second barrier after Patrick Johnson\u2019s 9.93 seconds in 2003. Kennedy&#8217;s landmark run earned him a gold medal and placed him in one of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.8 (Yoast SEO v25.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lachlan Kennedy Breaks 10-Second Barrier in 100m Sprin - Runner&#039;s Tribe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Australian sprinter Lachlan Kennedy has made history by clocking 9.98 seconds in the 100m final at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya, becoming only the second Australian to break the 10-second barrier after Patrick Johnson\u2019s 9.93 seconds in 2003.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lachlan Kennedy Breaks 10-Second Barrier in 100m Sprin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Worldwide running and athletics media.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Runner&#039;s Tribe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/runnerstribe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-05T02:12:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-06T03:42:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/viDhi0y8.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"667\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Runnerstribe Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@runnerstribe\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@runnerstribe\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Runnerstribe Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Runnerstribe Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4897f5a27f67e48e46d5adb8168ee8b5\"},\"headline\":\"Lachlan Kennedy Breaks 10-Second Barrier in 100m Sprin\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-05T02:12:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-06T03:42:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/\"},\"wordCount\":195,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/kennedy2.avif\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/\",\"name\":\"Lachlan Kennedy Breaks 10-Second Barrier in 100m Sprin - Runner&#039;s Tribe\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/kennedy2.avif\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-05T02:12:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-06T03:42:42+00:00\",\"description\":\"Australian sprinter Lachlan Kennedy has made history by clocking 9.98 seconds in the 100m final at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya, becoming only the second Australian to break the 10-second barrier after Patrick Johnson\u2019s 9.93 seconds in 2003.\u00a0\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/kennedy2.avif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/kennedy2.avif\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lachlan Kennedy Breaks 10-Second Barrier in 100m Sprin\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/\",\"name\":\"Runner&#039;s Tribe\",\"description\":\"Worldwide Running Media\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Runner's Tribe\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/rt67-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/rt67-1.png\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"caption\":\"Runner's Tribe\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/runnerstribe\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/runnerstribe\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4897f5a27f67e48e46d5adb8168ee8b5\",\"name\":\"Runnerstribe Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef8f9d5e923e1444e9ccd8861af745107b861cd5cb63451d38ef7730f4b4aa44?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef8f9d5e923e1444e9ccd8861af745107b861cd5cb63451d38ef7730f4b4aa44?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Runnerstribe Admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/author\/runnerstribe21\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lachlan Kennedy Breaks 10-Second Barrier in 100m Sprin - Runner&#039;s Tribe","description":"Australian sprinter Lachlan Kennedy has made history by clocking 9.98 seconds in the 100m final at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya, becoming only the second Australian to break the 10-second barrier after Patrick Johnson\u2019s 9.93 seconds in 2003.\u00a0","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lachlan Kennedy Breaks 10-Second Barrier in 100m Sprin","og_description":"Worldwide running and athletics media.","og_url":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/","og_site_name":"Runner&#039;s Tribe","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/runnerstribe\/","article_published_time":"2025-06-05T02:12:44+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-06-06T03:42:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":667,"url":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/viDhi0y8.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Runnerstribe Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@runnerstribe","twitter_site":"@runnerstribe","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Runnerstribe Admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/"},"author":{"name":"Runnerstribe Admin","@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4897f5a27f67e48e46d5adb8168ee8b5"},"headline":"Lachlan Kennedy Breaks 10-Second Barrier in 100m Sprin","datePublished":"2025-06-05T02:12:44+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-06T03:42:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/"},"wordCount":195,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/kennedy2.avif","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/","url":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/","name":"Lachlan Kennedy Breaks 10-Second Barrier in 100m Sprin - Runner&#039;s Tribe","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/kennedy2.avif","datePublished":"2025-06-05T02:12:44+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-06T03:42:42+00:00","description":"Australian sprinter Lachlan Kennedy has made history by clocking 9.98 seconds in the 100m final at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya, becoming only the second Australian to break the 10-second barrier after Patrick Johnson\u2019s 9.93 seconds in 2003.\u00a0","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/kennedy2.avif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/kennedy2.avif","width":1280,"height":720},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/latest-news\/lachlan-kennedy-breaks-10-second-barrier-in-100m-sprin\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lachlan Kennedy Breaks 10-Second Barrier in 100m Sprin"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/","name":"Runner&#039;s Tribe","description":"Worldwide Running Media","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#organization","name":"Runner's Tribe","url":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/rt67-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/rt67-1.png","width":150,"height":150,"caption":"Runner's Tribe"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/runnerstribe\/","https:\/\/x.com\/runnerstribe"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4897f5a27f67e48e46d5adb8168ee8b5","name":"Runnerstribe Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef8f9d5e923e1444e9ccd8861af745107b861cd5cb63451d38ef7730f4b4aa44?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef8f9d5e923e1444e9ccd8861af745107b861cd5cb63451d38ef7730f4b4aa44?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Runnerstribe Admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/runnerstribe.com"],"url":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/author\/runnerstribe21\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}