In the Atlanta 1996 Olympics, Burundi's Venuste Niyongabo won gold. During his race, the country's civil war that would eventually claim between 200,000 and 300,000 mostly civilian lives and left more than half a million people displaced, stopped so that soldiers on both sides could follow on the radio....
Abebe Bikila Remembered: The First African Great
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"Before Abebe Bikila, there were no runners in Africa, or at least no runners that the world knew about." - Haile Gebrselassie
If there was just one person who has influenced the running world the most, it...
Runner's Tribe recently caught up with 2016 Rio Olympian, 2013 World Champs 800m Bronze Medalist, and Big Bear Track Club Co-founder, Brenda Martinez for this awesome chat. (Phone interview transcribed by Runner's Tribe).
Where are you currently situated, and how is training going?
So I live in Big Bear Lake, which is...
QLD Relay Academy: An Introduction
Australia has a huge history in the relay. We’ve won the Olympics, we’ve won World Championship medals, Commonwealth Games, Universiade, World Junior and Youth medals. The only event group on the program to boast such a record.
In 2012, despite having no individual male sprinter in...
Rachele Schulist on Body Image for Female Runners
By Ryan Nelson- Runner's Tribe
“The truth is, the idea that you have to look a certain way and be thin to be a fast runner is bullshit. It's a lie that a lot of people in the running community buy into.” -...
Runner's Tribe's Ross caught up with the worlds most high profile and prolific distance runner, Meb Keflezighi. Meb is the Michael Jordan of marathoning. Meb is the only athlete in history to win the New York Marathon, the Boston Marathon and an Olympic Medal. A graduate of the University...
Aussie elite runners, Jordan Gusman & Matt Dempsey RT interview at Centennial Park, Sydney after the Bankstown Invitational 1500m. Jordan ran 3:43.00 for 1st and Dempsey 3:45.85 for 3rd behind Jeremy Roff, 3:45.00
Craig Huffer Interview January 2013. Craig David Huffer (born 27 October 1989) is an Australian sub-4 minute miler. Huffer finished off his 2012 season with a 4th placing at the "world's most prestigious road mile" The Fifth Avenue Mile in New York, USA, recording a time of 3:53.5
Now for members only - In early 2016 Runner's Tribe travelled to Katoomba, Blue Mountains, NSW Australia to film Olympian and Australian 10km record holder, Ben St Lawrence, for a chat and to cover his 4x2km Tuesday session. Enjoy RT's Workout Any Day. Filming weekly workouts around Australia and...
RT Interview with Zoe Buckman. Zoe was the first Australian female to make a world champs 1500m final. She accomplished this in Moscow 2013 after winning her semi-final. Zoe already has the 1500m Rio qualifier, which she achieved at the Prefontaine Classic 2015. Zoe trains with the Melbourne Track Club...
