The Training of Craig ‘Buster’ Mottram
“I didn’t think I would see an Australian do what he is doing. To have an Australian under 13 minutes for 5km is unbelievable.” -Steve Moneghetti
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– With thanks for help from Neil MacDonald from Geelong Cross Country
Steve Moneghetti once blamed Craig Mottram for...
By Amity Delaney with Runner's Tribe
Balancing an elite-level training program with a job that enables athletes to support themselves and their running career is a difficult task. Most regular full-time workers who aren’t even athletes find it difficult to fit in an exercise regime, let alone elite athletes who...
Training of Famous Runners - Steve Ovett
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1980 800m Olympic champion, Steve Ovett will go down in history as one of Britain’s best ever middle distance runners. Whether you remember Ovett for his duals with Sebastian Coe, his amazing finishing kick, or his famed show-boating; Ovett is...
The G.O.A.T. of marathon running lives a pretty simple life. Train, rest, repeat. It is a winning formula followed by generations of successful distance runners. We dived deep into what this simple life of endless miles, huge sacrifices and lots of rest means when discussing the greatest to ever live.
The Double Threshold System and the Canova Special Block may share some apparent similarities, but delving deeper reveals their intrinsic differences. It is essential for runners to grasp this key takeaway: the Double Threshold System is not merely a Canova Special Block. While both involve two intense workouts in a day and a significant volume of fast running, their objectives and training philosophies set them apart.
The below interview is thanks to Neil MacDonald, who caught up with Dick Telford in January 2003. With Neil’s permission, the interview has been restored so that today’s generation can appreciate and learn from one of Australia’s greatest ever coaches.
Neil MacDonald managed the Geelong Region Cross Country team from 2000-2007.
DICK...
“My advice to coaches is to forget about the track early on - get your kids running cross country and road races - just basic strength work first, the speed will follow.” – John Walker
In the early 1990’s the Australian Olympic Committee and the New South Wales Institute of...
Lasse Viren: Legends of Athletics Key Sessions
50 x 100 meters all-out
By Mark Tucker - Runner's Tribe
Quietly spoken and introverted off the track, Lasse Viren turned into a mighty warrior on it, becoming one of the most successful Olympians of all-time. A dual 5000m, 10,000m gold medallist in both the 1972...
‘Listen to your body’
The Training of 1:43 800m, Man Benson Koech
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“Listen to your body. Don’t run quality sessions if your body is tired. If you keep on with the hard training, you will destroy your form and waste all your training - go...