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Australia and the Men’s 800m – 4 part series Part 1 – Australia’s Standing in the 800m Part 2 – Why have we underachieved? Part 3 – How we can become better Part 4 – Coe as a Junior Part 4. Cracking the Coed An Analysis of Seb Coe’s Junior Performances...

Australia and the Men’s 800m – 4 part series Part 1 – Australia’s Standing in the 800m Part 2 – Why have we underachieved? Part 3 – How we can become better Part 4 – Coe as a Junior Part 3. How does Australia become better at 800m? "The Kenyan secret...

Australia and the Men’s 800m – 4 part series Part 1 – Australia’s Standing in the 800m Part 2 – Why have we underachieved? Part 3 – How we can become better Part 4 – Coe as a Junior Part 2. Why has Australia underachieved in the 800m? It is very...

Australia and the Men’s 800m - 4 part series Part 1 - Australia's Standing in the 800m Part 2 - Why have we underachieved? Part 3 - How we can become better Part 4 - Coe as a Junior Part 1. Australia’s Standing in the Men’s 800m Something is Rotten in...

"If I am still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a board and knock me down, because that means I didn’t run hard enough." -Steve Jones Training of Famous Runners, Steve Jones  A lot of the below information about the training of Steve Jones was taken from...

During the early nineties, Queenslander Simon Doyle was a serious player at a global level over 1500m. Doyle that year won three Grand Prix races and finished 4th at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland. In 1991, Doyle finished 12th at the World Athletics Championships final in Tokyo. It was...

Strategies for managing pain in distance running Part 2 of 2 - Read part 1 (here) Written by Daniel Quin – Runner’s Tribe Managing injury pain is really only one part of pain management in distance running. The pain of fatigue, heat, dehydration, and muscle micro-tears is a bigger daily challenge. Because...

Written by Daniel Quin – Runner’s Tribe In Melbourne we are about to enter another Australian Football League finals series and narratives will be formed around Joel Selwood overcoming supposedly epic pain to participate. Or perhaps someone will do a Dermott Brereton and endure after a bone-crunching hit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8X_O4ajyzE The mythology that...

Enda Iten - The Best Running Shoe for the All-Around Pavement Pounder - Gear Patrol 2016, 2017 https://gearpatrol.com/2017/05/17/best-running-shoes-of-2017/ via https://gearpatrol.com/ Purchase your pair today https://www.endasportswear.com/ Enda Iten Technical Features   4mm Drop: The difference between the thickness of padding at the heel and under the forefoot can make a big difference on the way you run. Put too much...

By Daniel Quin – Runner’s Tribe There is a certain comfort in doing something when injured. Most athletes are familiar with ice, tape, therabands, strengthening exercises, balance plates, water-running belts, and I even have a repurposed dogball. Each of these tools help to provide structure for rehabilitation and a physiotherapist...