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‘African Speed, African Endurance’ – By Amby Burfoot
British Milers Club Journal - Autumn 2001. Volume 3 Issue 12.
“Yes, a lot of Africans are born at altitude, not all. This gives them some advantage but it is not insurmountable. Remember this. Coe...
Training Diary Flagstaff 2017 – - Dr Philo Saunders - Senior Sports Physiologist: AIS: Australia
This is a detailed look at the 4 weeks training done at Flagstaff, Arizona during the month of May. Flagstaff is based at an altitude of 2100m and I have been going there with athletes each...
Mike Allen Q&A with Runner's Tribe
Mike Allen, PT, ATC is the UCHealth Director of Rehabilitation Services – South Metro Denver.
You've been working with 52-year old Colorado ultra runner Paul Hoover preparing him for his assault on the Leadville 100 this year on August 19. The previous year Paul collapsed at mile...
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Chris Kwiatkowski is the co-author of Matt Centrowitz's self-published memoir "Like Father, Like Son - My Story on Running, Coaching and Parenting". A 2012 graduate from the University of Oregon where he competed for the Duck's on the national stage, Chris holds PBs of 13:51 5000m, 28:56 10,000m, 48:17 10miles...
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...
In the Runner's Tribe workout series we ask the world's best athletes to share and explain some of their key training sessions which were integral to their success. The latest awesome edition is from NZ's Matt Baxter.
Matt Baxter - Runner's Tribe - The Workout Series
Matt Baxter's PB's
3000m 8:14.73...
In mid 2015 Runner's Tribe was given permission to re-publish and offer content suggestions to Inside Science which is an editorially independent non-profit science news service run out of the American Institute of Physics and supported by a coalition of underwriters. RT has been following their stories and articles for...
Hi! My name is Ellen Schaef, I am an 800m runner from New Zealand currently living in Colorado.
For the 16/17 season, I was training well and very consistently under Gregor Gojrzewski at Essendon and I managed to take my 800m time from 2.07.85 to 2.05.30 scoring a selection to...
How to “choose your own adventure” to match your nutrition to your training
By Alex Dreyer - Runner's Tribe
Last month’s blog (click to view) was an introduction into periodisation of your diet to suit certain types of training phases and cycles. This month will focus on the specifics of periodisation,...
The 5 Minute Morning Protocol for Heel Pain - Plantar Fasciitis
By Thomas Do Canto
Almost without exception, everyone I see with heel pain due to plantar fasciitis will have ‘first step’ pain when getting up in the morning or when getting up after being seated for a while. Often...
