A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
Most years a runners’ panel is part of Falls Creek Running Week. It was again this year, featuring rising middle-distance star Georgia Griffith, Olympic and world championship distance representative Dave McNeill and London 2017 marathoner Brad Milosevic.
Chris Wardlaw was the MC. Inevitably,...
The Workout Series
The Threshold Run - By Mark Tucker
Talking about and completing a ‘threshold run’ can bring a roll of the eyes to some runners who find it a chore. It’s far from glamorous, there are no breaks to look forward to (such as in an interval workout or...
Pearson – Fast Becoming Greatest of All Time
The 2017 season was highlighted by Sally Pearson’s amazing gold medal winning performance at the London World Championships. It again highlighted the fact that Pearson raises her performance levels at major championships, and now has her ranked alongside the likes of Jared Tallent and Cathy...
A Column By Daniel Quin – Runner’s Tribe
Nearly every training group has an athlete that is seemingly “on” for the sessions and workouts but then fail to live up to that form in races. Conversely, some runners race better than their training form would suggest they should. What is...
Written by Jaryd Clifford - Runner's Tribe
Adam Didyk & Team Tempo: Putting South Australia back on the running map
It was a brilliant stroke of genius during a despondent period that propelled Adam Didyk down the path of coaching. At a dinner table in 2007, uncertainty filled the conversation. He...
A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
And the people passing by, stare in wild wonder . . .*
My 2017 night of staring in wild wonder was 8 August: the venue, London Olympic Stadium.
The race is the men’s 800 metres final. Pierre-Ambroise Bosse is in the field. He is...
Carley Thomas
Country: Australia
Born: 26.12.2000
Personal Bests
Event
Result
Wind
Venue
Date
200m
25.64
+0.4
Sydney (AUS)
18.11.2017
400m
54.12
Sydney (AUS)
03.12.2017
800m
2:03.66
Melbourne (AUS)
19.12.2017
4x400m
3:39.79
Sydney (AUS)
02.04.2017
You capped off a stellar 2017 by clocking a 2:03.66 for the 800m solidifying yourself as the fifth fastest junior in Australian history. How good did this feel and did you anticipate such a fast run leading into the race?
I...
There’s a special magic in listening to the wisdom and banter of some of Australia’s hard working marathon runners sharing their top tips, secrets of training and stories of success and failure as they enter and participate in everything from their local parkrun to the big city major marathons...
Runner’s Tribe Interview with Australia's Chris Hamer
-Born: 02.08.1988
-Personal Bests
Event
Result
Venue
Date
1500m
3:51.46
Canberra (AUS)
17.02.2017
3000m
8:22.53
Melbourne (AUS)
13.12.2007
5000m
13:58.99
Hobart (AUS)
04.02.2012
10,000m
28:18.26
Melbourne (AUS)
12.12.2013
5 km Road
14:23
Noosa (AUS)
29.10.2016
10 km Road
28:49
Burnie (AUS)
23.10.2016
Half Marathon
1:04:08
Sunshine Coast (AUS)
20.08.2017
Marathon
2:13:32
Amsterdam (NED)
15.10.2017
This year in Amsterdam you clocked a 2:13:32 for the marathon. Was this insanely good time a surprise to you at all and how good did it...
Written by Sam McLean – Runner’s Tribe
"If the coach cannot do it, he cannot 'teach' it - only talk about it." Percy Cerutty
If the 'Australian Running Bible' was a novel, it would be a bestseller, with three co-authors. 'Rab' (Chris Wardlaw), 'Clo' (Pat Clohessy) and 'Dick' (Dick Telford). Forwarded...
