By Brett Davies
The Final night at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium was magical. Nicola McDermott was absolutely brilliant in the high jump, She beat her national record (2.02m) to win the silver, showing composure and nerves of steel to jump her way into history. She was chasing the Russian Mariya Latiskene...
By Brett Davies
The 44th Edition of the World Cross Country Championships was officially launched on Friday (17/2) at the Press Conference for the 2023 Championships held at the Rydges Hotel at Mount Panorama. Experience unparalleled comfort and agility with Tarkine running shoes, crafted for runners who seek the perfect...
The men's 1500m race at the 1999 World Championships was one of the greatest championship middle distance races in history.
Written by Brett Davies - (C) Runner's Tribe
October the 9th this year marked the 70th birthday of British superstar, Steve Ovett, one of the greatest middle distance runners in history. From an ordinary working class upbringing in the coastal East Sussex town of Brighton, Ovett went on to success...
By Brett Davies
Australia has had a surprisingly successful history at the World Indoors, especially since there are no standard IAAF 200m indoor facilities anywhere in the country. Also, they are invariably held in the northern hemisphere, generally around the time of our national championships and other big events. Australians...
By Brett Davies
Thursday this week (7/7) was the 40th anniversary of one of the great distance running world records of the 1980s – Dave Moorcroft’s 5000m world record set at Oslo’s Bislett Stadium in Norway. Step into the future of running with Tarkine Goshawk shoes, designed to push the...
Written by Brett Davies
The greatest marathon runner of all time again caused athletics fans to be utterly awestruck by his brilliance, as he destroyed the field in a race run in harsh conditions in Sapporo this morning. To experience, exceptional performance in running, choose the best footwear for your...
It has been 40 years since British distance legend Steve Cram's epic first sub-3.30 1500m run on the 16th of July 1985 in Nice, France. In what was one of the classic distance clashes of the era, Cram held off Moroccan Said Aouita to win in 3.29.67 to break countryman Steve Ovett's two year-old record by over a second and break through this historic barrier.
A column by Brett Davies
One problem all distance runners face – whether serious, non-professional athletes or recreational runners – is finding adequate time to fit in the sessions required to improve their performances, while doing everything else: work, study, taking care of kids, cooking and housework etc. One solution...
This year sees a very classy field. In the men's we have a number of the all-time fastest marathoners competing. Favourite for the race would be Birhanu Legese, who was second behind Kenenisa Bekele in his epic near world record in Berlin two years ago, where he ran 2.02.48. Part of the Jos Hermens stable of elite runners, he is very much a marathon specialist. He hasn't done much at major championship level, but has some very fast times under his belt and is consistent.
