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.

By Joshua Papanikolaou Joel Pocklington did not fail an attempt on his way to defending his national pole-vault title yet he could not carry on jumping towards a personal best. Only a few months since losing his father to cancer, Joel battled back from injury to claim his third consecutive Australian...
RT Journal - by Julia Minnucci, Tasmania As the temperature has now dropped to zero, out comes the winter gear found from the bottom of the drawer. The track season has come to a halt and the cross country season is in full swing. Running through the muddy, wet and...
I’m sitting at my desk with a pile of musculoskeletal anatomy notes in front of me, dreading the impending doom that is my last two exams for the semester (I’ve already done six!) and I thought now would be a great chance to procrastinate and churn out another journal...
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...
Hi Everyone I’m very honour that Runners Tribe has asked me to write a bit about my running experiences. This first blog is just about my recent summer as it’s still fresh in my mind, but being more of a cross country / mountain runner, I’ll be writing more about...
I don’t know about you but I find it pretty hard to sit still. It’s April 17th and you’re perhaps a little bit tired from your respective athletics after-party ventures but your itching to do some sort of activity. You can’t run so what will it be… The Coach, Bruce,...
Since my last blog not alot has happened to be completely honest. After travelling back from Perth I raced in the mens 800m the following weekend at the Brisbane Track Classic and had an absolute shocker. At this stage I was feeling pretty flat and after talking to my...
It’s been just under 2 years since my last blog entry…why has it taken so long to put something together? Well honestly I’ve been waiting for that break through run to happen so I’d have a bit more to talk about. Sadly that’s not been the case, but I...
My life over the past week goes something like this...welcome on board your EK180 flight. Dinner. Dinner. Dubai. Dinner. Heathrow. Grey, raining, mud, frozen fingers. Heated towel racks. Hop on, Big Ben, hop off, London Eye. Hot Italian pasta. Warsaw security checkpoint queue. 33-seater and engine roar. White, white, white falling snow...
Aaaah. Ross from Runner’s Tribe recently asked me to write another blog... As I was injured late last year and have spent the past couple of months slowly getting back to fitness, I was at a loss as to what to ramble about. Surely not another blog detailing in fine...