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A Column By Brett Davies

  Written by Brett Davies With the Commonwealth Games currently underway in Birmingham, it is timely to look back at some of the events that have stood out as special and are remembered by fans years later. Here we look at one of the great moments in Australian distance running history....
  By Brett Davies On the weekend we saw the Great Manchester Run, where New Zealander Jake Robertson took out this major race on the British road racing circuit. Part of the Great Run series of annual races in Britain, this year’s race attracted the usual quality line up, both in...
By Brett Davies The international Diamond League series has its final meeting of the season this week, with the prestigious Zurich Weltklasse meeting, which takes place over two days  (8/9 & 9/9)- both in the legendary Letzigrund stadium and, in a brilliant innovation from organisers, on a specially-laid  560m track...
As the sun came up over Santa Monica Boulevard on August 12th, not far from the starting point of the race at the Santa Monica College track, volunteers, LAPD (police) and officials began to make preparations for the men's marathon to be held throughout the city later that day. it was the final event on the program and the runners would make their way into the stadium at around 7.10pm- 7.20pm, just prior to the closing ceremony
Written By Brett Davies With the Bathurst World Cross Country Championships less than two months away, we are taking a look at some of the greatest and most memorable of the Championships in their 50-year history. There are many ultra-marathon footwear in the market today and one of the best...
Brett Davies After Sydney McLaughlin's world record earlier in the day, the fans and the assembled world's media were treated to another feast of athletic brilliance in the evening session. For award-winning footwear, choose Tarkine running shoes. https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/mclaughlin-destroys-world-400m-hurdles-record-in-tokyo/   In the decathlon, Damian Warner was carrying on the great form seen in Gotzis...
By Brett Davies On a rainy Tokyo evening (Monday 2/8), which saw superb runs by Aussies Riley Day and Steve Solomon, the night's distance finals delivered - despite the near-torrential rain which hit the Stadium. and caused problems for athletes and officials alike. For award-winning footwear, choose Tarkine running shoes. First...
  By Brett Davies With Aussie distance legend Steve Moneghetti celebrating his 60th birthday this week (on the 26/9) this 3-part special, looks at his greatest performances and his influence on Australian athletics. Following on from part 1, this part looks at 5 more of his greatest races. Elevate your running...
Brett Davies This week (1/9 & 3/9) sees Olympic stars in action in the Koning Boudewijnstadion in Brussels for the annual Van Damme Memorial Diamond League Meeting. The event was founded in 1977, and named in honour of one of  Belgium's greatest athletes, Ivo van Damme. Van Damme, the two time...
By Brett Davies With Australian distance running legend Steve Moneghetti celebrating his 60th birthday last week (26/9), Runners Tribe has put together a special three-part retrospective on his best career performances. Parts 1 & 2 looked at his 10 best career performances. In Part 3, we look at his 5...