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.

RT Journals The Workout Series | Rowan Walker My three favourite sessions are a mix of what I’ve done for years. I keep things pretty simple and would often do the first two sessions literally week after week, as I built up to a goal race. The Mona Fartlek Basics of the...
Melbourne Track Club | My Journey by Sam Spicer Hi, I’m Sam, I’m 20 years old and this time last year I had no idea about the running community, I didn’t know about Athletics Victoria competition, about training groups, I hadn’t heard of running flats, and thought spikes were only for...
RT Journals The Workout Series | Emily Augustine I've recently joined a new training group (coach - James Fitzgerald) and have enjoyed a good mix of new and different sessions. Evidently I have a few new favourite workouts to add to my existing ones. The first I did one Saturday was 15mins...
RT Journal by Craig Burns | Pressure Cooker of Competition It’s that time of year again. The next 2 months are fuller than a butcher's dog. It seems like every weekend there is a competition to go to and in a way that is a blessing.­ I still need to...
Favourite sessions – Surprise Fartlek RT Journal by Russ Dessaix-Chin | The Workout Series If you want to bring a bit of fun and freshness to training, this session is a great one to include in the collection. I’m sure most of you would have guessed how it works just from...
Tom Fawthorpe RT Journal | The Workout Series My training is mainly based around the old saying of quality over quantity. The main reason behind this is due to injuries I have suffered in the past. When I was a bit younger I didn’t really listen to my body and...
RT Journals The Workout Series | Maudie Skyring I train in Wollongong with my coach Paul Micale. We have a fairly big squad of boys and girls who all push each other hard. I love turning up to training and being able to socialise with all the squad, and...
Prologue: My last Runner’s Tribe blog was in September of 2013, it largely covered the World Cross Country Championships and the domestic season that followed. At times I touched on injuries throughout the piece but never delved into specifics as I wasn't sure of the severity of my predicament. It...
Thanks to Ross and Runners Tribe for giving me the opportunity to provide an insight into how I train and shed some light on some of my favourite training sessions. 2016 has started well with a solid two weeks of training at Falls Creek completed followed by 3 personal...
Runners Tribe: 4 key workouts - Josh Harris Event: Marathon - PB 2:17:08 Otsu (JPN) 05.03.2017 When building up to a Marathon I like to complete a significant amount of time at around Marathon pace, as I've struggled when I've primarily stuck to doing short, higher quality workouts. I include short, quality...