RT Journals

Catch all the latest from all our track and field stars as they discuss everything from their personal training sessions to updates on their athletic journey.

Finding Zen Feet: Running as Meditation By Dan Chabert I’ve gone through all the stages of a relationship with running: the initial crush and lust, the honeymoon phase, the seven-year itch, the near-divorce, and the final, healthy relationship." It took me a long time to get there, though, and for the longest...
Never did I think that I would be going to university , let alone university in America! But somehow, with thanks to my coach Des Proctor I ended up at a community college in 'good' old Fort Dodge Iowa. Where is it? In the middle of nowhere in the...
Back into training post surgery by Jack Davies It’s been a while between drinks. Almost three years since I last wrote for Runner’s Tribe. On April 10th, 2015, I had surgery to remove bone spurs that had grown in my first MTP joint. A successful procedure that fixed my injury problems....
The Dream Roll – Inspiration Written by Richard Colman The word “inspiration” has been used a lot lately to describe people with a disability; I am a believer that not everyone in this world is an inspiration and that people with a disability are no different. I am now out to...
THE HIGH MILEAGE WORKING MAN RT Journal by Julian Spence The challenges facing an athlete with a full-time job attempting to run a high mileage training program. About 18 months ago I realized my running wasn’t really progressing at the rate that I wanted. I’m not the most patient person so the...
The Change: A Runner's Tribe Journal by Tom Fawthorpe In April this year I made the tough decision to move training groups. I was with my old coach John for 13 years, so as you can understand it was pretty hard for me to break the news to him and...
RT Journal by Courtney Powell I’m sorry this blog post is so delayed! I have been a very busy girl with university assignments and exams! Early April, the Powell girls all headed up to Daylesford to celebrate my Nan’s 70th Birthday. During this stay, we had a tarot reader come to...
Simple yet vital lessons that running in the States taught me | By Abigail Regan Thank you to Runner’s Tribe for allowing me to share the lessons I learnt from my recent running endeavors in the States. I was given the amazing opportunity to complete a 3 year Masters degree...
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...
DSUF Podcast with Craig Burns and John Steffensen There is something really special about a young person achieving a remarkable goal, or performing at a high level, or becoming really successful about something they are passionate about. It is this ‘something really special’ that has sparked my interest in high...