I've been pretty lazy over the last two weeks, not giving anyone much of an update on myself, but you can all relax. I am alive, training well, and counting down the final days to what should be an enthralling marathon.
It's been pretty good living in the village, with...
Mountain running alternates between all up hill courses and up and down courses, ranging between 12 and 14km in length. This year is an up and down year, with both the Australian and World Mountain Champs being held on a 4km course, 2km down, then 2km up, with the...
To be successful in this sport a lot of time and dedication needs to go into training. All athletes sacrifice a lot of things in order to be the best athlete they can be. Running is such an individual sport so when you succeed it’s always great to share...
2015 was a pretty good year, I've now started training with Philo Saunders' group and gained a lot of speed surprising myself a bit. It's great to have some good guys to train with and their sessions have really helped me develop.
1) Long Run 60-80mins
No hard training session are...
From the horror of Boston to the joy of the Newcastle Colour Run. The most raw of human emotions have been on display. And running has been at the centre of it all.
I woke up on April 16th to the voice of Kurt Fearnley on ABC radio. This was...
After the Berlin Marathon I decided to take a (very) small break from running, in total it was 6 days of nothing then some steady runs in America (Hall of Fame visit), followed by some runs and leg turn over work in Crete (while on holiday). It was never...
Nick Earl - Race Report - Lake Biwa Marathon
Start (target 2:15:59 - World Champ Qualifier)
Standing behind the pacemakers on the start line next to the Big Moose (Julian Spence) with around 200 other saturating blokes on the Otsu running track thinking ‘I probably should’ve done a long run and...
So I guess I’m not Superman. I pulled up sore after a couple of races and I ended up with a stress fracture in my foot. That’s the way life goes I guess. Everybody has their setbacks so you just have to take the good with the bad. All...
By Bryan Green
Chris Solinsky made the most memorable leap of 2010. In the world of distance running, every year is a leap year. For a few people at least.
One way we can define a year is by who made "the leap." For example, if you ask me about 2007,...
In late 2004 Craig Mottram wrote an Olympic diary from the Athens Olympics. Today, we restore this masterpiece on Runner's Tribe, to inspire the new generation. Many thanks to Neil Macdonald (and Craig) for the below article.
Craig Mottram - One Special Day
For most of us, the 28th of August...
