I was training in Ireland for a few weeks in 2017 before the World Championships. I’d strained my soleus between races so I was getting some physical therapy at Star Goeghan’s Realta Clinic in Carlow. The local track club was so supportive and kind to show me around and...
Going to college in the USA and transferring schools part 2 of 2
Going to college in America to be a student athlete is full of ups and downs. While I had some great experiences, I also had some not so great experiences and struggled through many days. The first...
My 2010/2011 season did not go off with a bang, nor did it end with one.
Well I guess in a sense it did start with bang. I went up to Noosa to run the 5k bolt after a fairly solid block of training and feeling quite confident I would...
Australian Mountain Running Championships
I have run Australian championships in distances ranging from 3000m (or 1500m as a junior) to half marathon, over steeples, cross country, track and road, but I have never run an Aussie mountain running championship. With the titles being held in Canberra and the course not...
One of the first questions that you ask when you meet someone is, “what do you do?” We each have a role in life which defines who we are, whether it is centred on work, the family or even leisure. Aristotle said that, “We are what we repeatedly do....
Runner's Tribe - Caitlin Murdock, 26 – Middle distance athlete, Brisbane, QLD
Runner’s Tribe – The Workout Series
Written by Caitlin Murdock
In late 2014 after graduating from university, I decided to make a “comeback” to athletics. Having not competed for years I thought I would give it one more go to...
Hi, I’m Rhydian. Over the past decade, I’ve had the honour of putting on the Australian vest a number of times, usually in the 20km walk, including at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. As an athlete who predominantly focuses on the walks as...
Work/life balance: RT Journal by Ellen Schaef
Every employer will ask you in an interview, “So, how do you manage your stress?” My response is always; well, I run. Everyone smiles and nods and ticks that question off but realistically, running makes me more stressed than anything else in my life....
Running is such a funny sport, one minute you can be flying and running really well, the next you can be struck down with an injury. After a solid 2014/2015 track season I was looking forward to getting into the winter grind of training. Unfortunately for me I was...
Where to begin? I have now been in the U.S for a month now, training with the Santa Monica Track Club based in Southern California and it has proven to be a most eventful month, one in which I have really found out a great deal about myself, in...