Chasing that running feeling: fresh air in my lungs, listening to my heavy breathing, red blood cells pumping, time in the air, feet gliding the ground, forward lean flying. I felt instant affinity for the simple repetitive action of running in circles or from point A to B as...
Nick Cross and Todd Anderson are leading physiotherapists, based in Melbourne. By Nick Cross and Todd Anderson Falls Creek is renown as a hot spot for distance runners, from the recreational enthusiasts to the elite athlete. It encompasses unique trails, hills and rugged surroundings, it also provides near perfect running temperatures....
Firstly, I would just like to say “thank you” to Runner’s Tribe for contacting me to share a little bit of insight about myself and my journey thus far. Hi to everyone reading, my name is Brittany Burkitt and I am a 100m and 200m sprinter. My journey started back...
On 4 January, 1981, I ran to the summit of Mt Bogong. Having got to the top once, it took almost 38 years to the day to do it again, this time walking, on 30 December, 2018. Back to Mt Bogong, certainly; but certainly not back-to-back Mt Bogongs. The drive from...
The below training diary was published in Australian Athlete Issue 1, June 2018. Below is that diary. For more like it visit Australian Athlete. By Stewart McSweyn Below is an outline of my week of training leading into the Commonwealth Games. It outlines my training during this tapering period, with comments...
Matt Fitzgerald is an acclaimed endurance sports coach, nutritionist, and author. His many books include The Endurance Diet, 80/20 Running, How Bad Do You Want It? , and most recently 80/20 Triathlon. One hundred years ago, Scandinavian athletes dominated elite distance running. They trained rather differently from today’s elite runners. Hannes Kolehmainen is a good...
We threw a rigid training structure out the window and completely listened to my body this season. That combined with a little bit of luck and building a bit of resilience into my body meant I have been able to compete consistently.” - Henry Frayne By Tim Rosen For Henry Frayne,...
It was once said of the architect Christopher Wren, “if you seek his monument, look around.” Wren’s monuments were the buildings he designed. Similarly, you could say of Bill Baillie, who died on Christmas Day, aged 84, “if you want to know what sort of runner he was, ask around.” Baillie...
A few days back I officiated at a Victorian Milers Club meeting, the second of the 2018-19 season. Over 320 athletes participated in a total of 29 races over 800 (17 races) and 1500 metres (12). Not bad for a little organisation which started with just 71 competitors over six...
By Jaryd Clifford - Runner's Tribe One week after Melbourne's historic Olympic Park bore witness to its final Zatopek 10,000m in 2010, a motley crew of nineteen runners and two pacemakers filed onto Geelong's Landy Field to toe the line in a comparatively modest race of the same distance. With...
