By Grace Kalac - Runner's Tribe
Linden Hall has written her name in the history books after running 4:00.86 at the Prefontaine Classic, surpassing her former coach Sarah Jamieson’s Australian record by 0.07.
Hall finished sixth in the red-hot field, with the first four runners all dipping under the four-minute mark....
Written by Grace Kalac - Runner's Tribe
The Leonora Golden Gift, Australia’s richest outback mile, returns in 2018 bigger than ever. Each year, the event draws middle distance stars from all over Australia to Leonora, a regional mining town in Western Australia. National champions, junior sensations, and Australian representatives alike...
A column by Grace Kalac - Runner's Tribe
It was April 2016 and Melissa Duncan was at the top of her game.
She had received automatic selection into the Australian Rio Olympic team to contest her pet event, the 1500 metres.
Just a few weeks earlier, the Melbourne Track Club...
Super Saturday at Carrara – Aussies represent with pride on the penultimate day of athletics
The Australian Gold Coast 2018 track and field team today continued their medal streak on the field, concluding the final day of competition with two additional medals.
High jump sensation Nicola McDermott lit up Carrara stadium...
Happiness and heartbreak on Day Six at Carrara Stadium
Written by Grace Kalac – Runner’s Tribe – Reporting from the Gold Coast
It was a tumultuous day of athletics on day six of the Commonwealth Games, which left the track and field team with an abundance of mixed emotions.
The men’s 4x100m...
Gregson, Mathews, Williamsz - Aussie trinity of 1500m runners make it to the big dance
Written by Grace Kalac – Runner’s Tribe – Reporting from the Gold Coast
For the first time since 2006, three Australians will don the green and gold in the men’s 1500m final at the Commonwealth Games.
This...
Family ties – Parent-child coaching partnerships thrive on the Gold Coast
Written by Grace Kalac – Runner’s Tribe – Reporting from the Gold Coast
When an athlete wins a medal at a major championships, they often take the time to thank both their coach and their parents for their ongoing support...
Small’s big day - Day 5 morning recap
Written by Grace Kalac – Runner’s Tribe – Reporting from the Gold Coast
Sixteen-year-old Keely Small has raced beyond her years in the women’s 800m heats. She hung on for sixth in a fast-paced first heat, racing superbly to clock 2:00.81 to finish...
When the stories mean more than the medals - LaCaze and Mitchell overcome adversity to run before a home crowd
Written by Grace Kalac – Runner’s Tribe – Reporting from the Gold Coast
There was no way a foot injury and a gangrenous appendix was going to stand in the way...
Written by Grace Kalac – Runner’s Tribe – Reporting from the Gold Coast
In a testing night of Aussie track at Carrara Stadium, para sprinter Evan O’Hanlon has won gold in the T38 100 metres, Celia Sullohern has finished a credible sixth in the women’s 10,000 metres, and Georgia Griffith,...
