#2016
The ultimate goal of every athlete is the Olympics, especially in the sport of athletics. It is a sport which can offer an abundance of self satisfaction - but the “income” and “fame” that most other sports see are outcomes which elude most Australians - therefore, basically rendering the...
When Ross asked me to write a blog for runners tribe I was more than happy to say the least as I've been a fan of the site for a few years now and am a frequent reader of the runners tribe journals. For those of you who don't...
RT Journal by Clara Smith: World Youth Champs Cali
I gathered with twenty talented athletes at the airport – a familiar scene...– to commence this journey representing Australia at the World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia.
I was overwhelmed and fulfilled to be dressed in the yellow and green uniform that...
At the moment it’s that time of the year where I miss the feeling of competitions, and traveling to track classics. At the same time I do appreciate the off-season period of Athletics. Shortly after my return from Europe I had the chance to rest and recover from what...
MAUDIE SKYRING: My Story, from the beginning
When asked to write my first blog, about anything in my running life, I was a little stuck. Where would I begin? So I thought, why not start as the beginning, especially since it wasn’t too long ago.
I began training almost 3 years...
CAS is the one athletics event that, as a school boy, you look forward to all year. The crowd is like nothing you will experience in any other school sports event.
I’ve previously run the 800m and 1500m events but, following some recent encouraging results during the cross country season,...
I had another great 2014/15 summer track season and by the end, had taken 23s off my 10k, 14s off my 5k and 16s off my 3k PB. Although my times are getting down there, I knew I needed another big winter if I wanted to be mixing it...
I enjoy the majority of sports and not because I have a physical education background. For example, kicking or hitting a ball around can be quite a lot of fun and good to watch (and not to mention all the physical and psychological benefits that go with it). Why...
This morning I laced up my runners and walked down the hallway to the gym of the private clinic that I am currently at. I stepped on the treadmill and ran 20 km. To put that in perspective I’ve been in hospital for just under four months and just...
