Written by Mark Tucker - Runner's Tribe
“If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live” (Lin Yutang).
If you have ever raced in the evening, you will no doubt understand what Yutang was talking about. It can be a challenging...
At What Age do Aussie Female 800m Runners Peak?
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In an attempt to assess the ideal age for female 800m runners, Runner’s Tribe took a look at the 30 fastest female 800m runners in Australian history. Their respective ages were compared.
To view our comparisons...
Key Workouts from Aussie Elites: Part 2
Athlete: Maudie Skyring
Personal Bests
Event
Result
Venue
Date
400m
58.22
Canberra (AUS)
17.02.2017
800m
2:09.35
Glendale (AUS)
28.01.2017
1500m
4:22.16
Sydney (AUS)
04.02.2017
Mile
4:53.93
Sydney (AUS)
04.03.2017
3000m
9:45.54
Melbourne (AUS)
08.12.2016
The Session: Freeman (200s)
This session was part of Cathy Freeman’s training program and is great for 400m and 800m runners, to build speed and a tolerance to lactic acid build up. This session consists of...
Runner's Tribe
In an attempt to assess the ideal age for 800m runners, Runner’s Tribe took a look at the 30 fastest male 800m runners in Australian history. Their respective ages were compared.
Facts
Average Age: 23 (note this is the same as our international comparison – (Click Here)
Median Age: 23...
The Peak Age for Female 800m Runners?
In an attempt to assess the ideal age for 800m runners, Runner’s Tribe took a look at the 25 fastest female 800m runners of all-time. Their respective ages were compared.
“Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life...
The Peak Age for Male 800m Runners?
In an attempt to assess the ideal age for 800m runners, Runner’s Tribe took a look at the 25 fastest 800m runners of all-time. Their respective ages were compared.
“I started track and field when I was 12 and didn't get to an Olympic...
Running & depression
By Steve Magness from 'The Science of Running'
http://www.scienceofrunning.com/
In high school, my coach would often laugh at the duration of my post-season breaks. It normally would constitute a day or two and then back to the mileage grind. In college, things didn’t change much as I became notorious...
4 Key Middle Distance Workouts from Aussie Elites
ATHLETE: Tom Fawthorpe
Coach: Andrew “Jack” Russell
PB's: 1500m 3:41.49, Mile 4:01.9, 3000m 8:03.12
Key Workouts
6x3min with 1-minute recovery
This is probably the hardest session I do and that’s why I enjoy it. No matter what shape I’m in I always find this session to be very tough. I...
By Tristan Ferris. MD. - Runner's Tribe
Unfortunately, the majority of serious runners suffer a stress fracture at some point in their career, some athletes numerous times.
A classical overuse injury, stress fractures occur when too much stress is put on a weakened bone. It's often the result of too much...
Patellofemoral Syndrome (Runner's Knee)- Part 2 Rehabilitation/Prevention
Written by Lachlan Chisholm - Runner's Tribe
In my previous article, I outlined what patellofemoral Syndrome (click to read) is and what you should do once you have it or think you are developing it. I will now go through what you need to do to...
