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By Grace Kalac - Runner's Tribe Tired of that mid-race wedgie? Chaffing getting in the way of your long run? Thanks to Australian marathon superstar Jess Trengove’s ‘Rundies’, all your underwear woes have been solved. Rundies are the sport-specific underwear taking the Australian sporting scene by storm. The brand was formulated in...
You’re currently a Sophomore at the University of Wisconsin, what are you majoring in and how are you finding balancing your studies with your athletic commitments? At the moment I have a double major in economics and political science. That could change as I am attempting to get into the...
By Rich Sands, @sands (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (05-Nov) -- In what she hinted might be the final marathon of her career, Shalane Flanagan became the first American to win the TCS New York City Marathon in 40 years with a commanding surge over the...
A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe I don’t know if the crack of Wayde Van Niekerk’s anterior cruciate ligament rupturing was heard all the way around the world, but it certainly reverberated from Cape Town at least as far as Queensland’s Gold Coast. At one stroke, Van Niekerk tore...
Interview with Georgia Griffith - By Runner's Tribe At only 20 years old, Georgia Griffith has a huge future ahead of her in athletics. Griffith is the fastest Australian woman over the 800m this year and it appears we have only seen the beginnings of what could easily be a...
Nikki Chapple is Australia’s 11th fastest female marathon runner of all-time. Introduction by Len Johnson The French composer Claude Debussy once described music as “the space between the notes.” If that is so, then Nikki Chapple’s marathon career could be her unfinished symphony. Just three marathons, one a shocker, and the best...
We know a lot of runners who have an appreciation for the game of tennis. Some of us have a background in tennis or another sport. Therefore Runner's Tribe thought we'd take a look into the training of some of the world's top tennis players and how they incorporate...
"Enda is a social enterprise with a mission of bringing a bit of Kenyan athletic excellence to runners everywhere and fuelling economic and social development in Kenya. We do that by making outstanding running shoes that are both inspired and made by the very best of Kenya." - Nava Osembo-Ombati...
Runner's Tribe - A column by Len Johnson Lisa Ondieki took a long time to get a decent bite at the Big Apple. When she did, she almost swallowed the thing whole. A friend of mine received a social media message this week that 23 October was the anniversary of Rod...
Runner’s Tribe - By Alex Dreyer - Nutritionists  At some point in your athletic career, be you elite, amateur, recreational, or age-grouper, there comes a time when a decision must be made about whether to take one of those shiny gels being handed to you at an aid station in that...