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RT Q&A with Australian distance runner Dejen Gebreselassie DATE OF BIRTH 12 OCT 1992 Personal bests to date 1000 Metres 2:38.36 Hobart (AUS) 29 JAN 2013 1500 Metres 4:00.13 Hobart (AUS) 24 MAR 2013 3000 Metres 8:26.50 Melbourne (AUS) 09 NOV 2017 5000 Metres 14:24.79 Melbourne (AUS) 23 NOV 2017 10,000 Metres 29:51.89 Melbourne (AUS) 14 DEC 2017 10 Kilometres 29:22 Hobart (AUS) 18 FEB 2018 12 Kilometres 35:57 Adelaide (AUS) 17 SEP 2017 Half Marathon 1:03:47 Valencia (ESP) 24 MAR 2018   A post shared...
What a week. First cricket, and a ball-tampering scandal which has now resulted in the Australian captain, vice-captain and a hapless junior player facing suspensions and the coach resigning. Second, amidst all the cricket turmoil, came the raising by a senior government minister of the prospect – quickly shut down,...
Kendra Hubbard DATE OF BIRTH 29 SEP 1989 Distance: 100-400m Personal Bests DISCIPLINE PERFORMANCE WIND PLACE DATE RECORDS 100 Metres 11.83 +1.5 Brisbane (AUS) 03 DEC 2017 200 Metres 23.74 +0.7 Canberra (AUS) 27 JAN 2018 400 Metres 53.44 Canberra (AUS) 26 JAN 2018 4x100 Metres Relay 45.36 Adelaide (AUS) 21 FEB 2015 4x400 Metres Relay 3:51.59 Melbourne (AUS) 11 DEC 2014   Where are you currently at with your training and what are the next few races on the...
By Tracy Canham for Runner's Tribe Tasmania lived up to its reputation for unpredictable weather across the weekend for the running of the Tasmanian Open Championships in Hobart, giving the locals an early taste of Winter. For those in the stands there was plenty to keep them entertained with close to 200...
This article was originally posted at https://www.annelieserubie.com/ Read more outstanding features from Anneliese by visiting her site. What was your dream when you first started out in this sport? Is it the same dream as now? If not….Why not? When I was 10 years old, I had a dream that I would one...
What is the best performance by an Australian team in a world distance running championship? Close, but no cigar, if you said the bronze medals won by Australian women’s teams in the short race at the 2006 world cross-country championships and at the 2008 world cross-country championship (by which stage,...
Over the past ten months I have been lucky enough to train with the Gold Coast Run Co group coached by Jackson Elliott. Our group features a diverse range of athletes and everyone is so supportive of each other which makes it a lot easier to get through tough...
By Caitlin Murdock - Runner's Tribe To perform to your full potential your primary focus, of course, should be on your running program. However, you should also ensure that you include strength and prehab exercises to prevent injuries and to improve your running efficiency. Often runners have a habit of spending so...
Ours is a sport of precision. Following wind 2.00 metres per second – everything hunky-dory: 2.01 m/s – a different story. Run a 1:59:59 marathon on a course measuring 42.195km and you’re a barrier-breaking hero. If the course comes in at 42.194km, it just didn’t happen. Mostly precision is a good...
A column by Mark Tucker - Runner's Tribe When mentioning Roger Bannister most people immediately think of the mile. When mentioning the mile most people immediately think of the almost mythical four-minute barrier and Roger Bannister being the first man to break it. However, there was a lot more to...