Thurmond and Patterson continue their tour Down Under, while Lagat runs in Birmingham...

Throwers Kara Patterson (left/photo by Paul Merca) from Vancouver and Renton native Aretha Thurmond continue their summertime tour of Australia as the duo compete in Saturday night's Sydney Track Classic at Olympic Park.

Thurmond faces the defending Olympic champion Stephanie Brown-Trafton and the 2009 world champion and home town favorite Dani Samuels in an exciting discus competition.