EMIL ZATOPEK: MY HERO
RT Journal By Mark Tucker
“Zatopek's greatness has surprised mankind. His goodness has illumined mankind. His fullness has elevated mankind.” (Sri Chinmoy)
Words can hardly do justice to the man who I have looked up to and admired ever since I first learnt about him during my early...
A Guide to Training in Kenya
Published by Runner's Tribe with exclusive permission from Sweat Elite - http://www.sweatelite.co/
If you’ve ever thought about heading to Kenya to do some training, meet some of the world’s fastest distance runners and experience an incredibly different culture, we’d highly recommend less thinking and more doing.
It’s...
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Going Han Solo: The Andrew Wheating Story
Andrew Wheating is from “back east”, yet has spent over a decade holding some sort of Oregon-team membership card.
In college,...
The Training of Jim Ryun - ‘Quality & Quantity’
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The first American high school athlete to run a Sub-4 mile, multiple world record holder, Olympic 1500m medallist. Jim Ryun to this day is an American superstar, rivalled by very few before and since.
He was also known...
RT Column By Grace Kalac
At the conclusion of the 2006 Australian Cross Country Championships, an awestruck eleven-year-old Luke Mathews approached sixteen-year-old Ryan Gregson at Hobart Airport, hoping that Gregson would trade state team singlets with him. Mathews, who had won the Under 12s race the day before, had watched Gregson finish...
By Mark Tucker
“I had broken 2:09. I forgot my exhaustion. Within a couple (of) hours, the agony of a world record run would manifest itself. The elation would be replaced by fear. I would be urinating quantities of blood and vomiting black mucous. The race left me so totally...
The Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) is delighted to announce that Ethiopian Marathon Legend Haile Gebrselassie will be honoured with the AIMS Lifetime Achievement Award at the fourth annual AIMS Best Marathon Runner’ (BMR) Awards Dinner Reception to be held in the birth place of the...
With time running out and the pressure mounting with each race, it was with great relief and elation that Australia's Selma Kajan clocked the Rio 800m Qualifier in Barcelona, Spain late last week. Runner's Tribe caught up with Selma for a quick post qualifier Q and A.
RT: How good does it...
Anneliese Rubie went a long way towards booking her ticket to Rio after clocking a crackerjack 51.69 at the world athletics championships last year in Beijing.
Earlier this year at the 2016 Australian Nationals, Rubie needed to finish in the top three to secure her Rio spot, which she did by finishing 3rd....
Current Villanova senior Patrick Tiernan (Toowoomba, Australia) was among Australia's 61 selections to the Olympic team in Athletics. Tiernan will run the 5000 meters in Rio. Runner's Tribe caught up with this gifted athlete on his Road to Rio for this Q & A.
Road to Rio Interview with Patrick...
