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The below article is thanks to Neil MacDonald, who caught up with Craig Mottram in March 2002.  With Neil’s permission, the article has been restored so that today’s generation can appreciate and learn from the one and only ‘Buster’ Mottram.   Neil MacDonald managed the Geelong Region Cross Country team from 2000-2007. Do you...
Australia's Luke Mathews lined up for his 1500m heat at the 2017 London World Championships after a roller coaster of a month where he'd left his coach and manager, and had evidently hit a new low. The starter's gun fired! What happened next would turn Luke's world back around....
The below interview is thanks to Neil MacDonald, who caught up with Adrian Blincoe in January 2004.  With Neil’s permission, the interview has been restored so that today’s generation can appreciate this outstanding read. Neil MacDonald managed the Geelong Region Cross Country team from 2000-2007. ADRIAN BLINCOE “KIWI FLYER” Top New Zealand middle-distance...
Teamwork and Social Capital: A Column By David McNeill As I sometimes do on solo runs when motivation is lacking, I plug in my headphones as I head out the door, and listen to a podcast. Last week, I listened to an illuminating discussion about the meaning of work -...
A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe Damn you Eliud Kipchoge! There was Berlin 2017 poised to demonstrate all over again the glorious uncertainty of the marathon and you had to go and ruin it. Kipchoge being the great athlete he is, there was more enough compensatory glory in the...
Liam Adams is among the cream of the crop of Australian marathoning. However, since sustaining an injury in the Olympic marathon in Rio last year where he secured 31st place with a time of two hours, 16 minutes and 12 seconds, the Victorian long-distance runner has struggled to regain...
Deep water running provides an excellent cross training strategy for building and maintaining fitness during periods of injury and as part of an injury rehabilitation program. Deep water running is also an extremely effective training tool during the competition season and high intensity training periods of the year. DEEP WATER RUNNING. BY...
David Criniti is one of the hardest working runners you'll find anywhere on the planet. Apart from being a sub 2:18 marathoner, Dave, who works as a school teacher in Sydney and is the founder of the Run Beyond Project, which aims to help students facing adversity to develop skills...
Australia's Ellie Pashley (born 1989) has had a stellar season on the roads. On Sunday in Berlin, Pashley topped it all off with a 2:35:55 toppling her previous personal best by 9 minutes. Runner's Tribe caught up with this rising Aussie marathon star who no doubt has more PB's...
A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe It’s official. Steve Moneghetti is a legend. News this week that Mona is one of two inaugural inductees into the Berlin Marathon’s Hall of Fame. Already a Ballarat legend, Moneghetti has gradually branched out until now he is a world legend (Ballarat folk,...