By Len Johnson (reporting from Doha) - Runner's Tribe
Hassan completes 1500/10,000m double; Obiri bounces back; Rojas ‘scares’ triple WR
In another night of superlatives at the world championships, the men’s shot put reached a standard never before approached, much less seen, at a worlds or Olympics, while Sifan Hassan and...
After Joshua Cheptegei won the world cross-country title in Aarhus earlier this year he said that his aim was to succeed Mo Farah as the world’s pre-eminent track distance runner.
OK, that meant winning at least a title in Doha (Mo started with one in Daegu, remember), or maybe even...
Australia’s finest 200m athlete in recent years, Alex Hartmann has steadily lowered his seasonal best in the 100m and 200m. He now aims to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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There are few athletic feats more impressive than a marathon. Everyone respects it, but not everyone concurs it. Runner’s Tribe dug deep into the archives, spoke to coaches and athletes, and compiled a list of awesome training sessions used by champions, both current and former.
We studied the training of 10 past and current champions; their respective favourite marathon sessions are outlined in this exclusive feature article for Runner’s Tribe Addict.
Athletes studied:
Robert de Castella
Eliud Kipchoge
Lisa Ondieki
Florence Kiplagat
Benita Willis
Haile Gebreslassie
Steve Moneghetti
Jessica Trengove
Derek Clayton
Kenenisa Bekele
In 2017 Runner’s Tribe published a book referred to as ‘The Bible of Australian Marathon Running’. This 347-page paperback publication interviews Australia’s 10 fastest ever female and male marathon runners, and dives deep into their training, race preparation, diet and much more.
In this exclusive feature article for Runner’s Tribe Addict, we bring you some of the coolest snippets from the book; we take a look at some of these amazing athlete’s favourite sessions.
Athletes studied:
Lee Troop - Something to Prove
Lisa Weightman - More than just a Marathoner
Pat Carroll - The True Competitor
Benita Willis - Our Fastest Ever
Derek Clayton - Leading the Way
Robert de Castella - ‘Deeks’ de Master
Steve Moneghetti - The Inspiration of a Generation
Lisa Ondieki - Track & Mileage: To the Extreme
Brad Camp - Complete Dedication
Jessica Trengove - Genuinely Inspiring
Eliud Kipchoge is hoping to inspire everyone to break their own personal Limits. Stay tuned for loads more from INEOS 1:59 on Runner's Tribe.
Eliud Kipchoge is the best-prepared marathoner in history and is set to take a crack at a sub-2-hour marathon. But how will he do it?
From the location to the choice of pacemakers, Eliud Kipchoge's team share some of the ways that they are supporting this once in a lifetime...
Eliud Kipchoge is attempting to become the first person to run a sub-two hour marathon
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From raising morale to the calibre of the individual athletes assembled for the challenge, this will look at the pacemakers themselves and the role they play.
Written by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
It’s high time we re-evaluated the worth of a relay gold medal, or rather, its relative value versus an individual gold medal.
One of the talking points during and after the world championships was that, in winning gold medals in two relays, the mixed...
