Kerryn McCann was best known as a marathoner – but she was one of Australia’s best all-round distance runners.
As Len Johnson states in 'Australian Marathon Stars' - "She didn’t have a mean bone in her body, but she was a fierce competitor who didn’t like to lose."
She was best known for winning the marathon at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.
In February 2004, Lee Troop was a man on a mission. His goals for 2004 were to have a crack at the Australian Marathon Record (2:07.51 held by Robert de Castella) at the London Marathon and to finish in the top 10 at the Athen’s Olympic Marathon. To achieve these goals, Lee changed his training focus from the more traditional Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ‘hard / quality sessions’ to the following, more ‘marathon specific’ training program.
So; there it is. A third Australian city will host a summer Olympics with the news that Brisbane is the likely host for the 2032 Olympic Games.
Brisbane is not yet the designated host. Rather, the Queensland capital has been granted (checks notes) “preferred bidder status” on a list of...
What’s up guys, I’m Jake Wightman and for those who don’t know me, I’m a British 1500m runner (and occasional 800m dabbler). I wanted to start sharing some stuff on here, and to begin with I’m going to give you a look at my 3 weeks of training in the build-up to running a 3:29 1500m in Monaco last Summer. This was a big PB for me and put me number 2 on the British all-time list for the event and helped me achieve a career goal of going under the 3:30 barrier. Hopefully the training data will speak for itself, but I’ll give you a bit of context around some of the stuff.
In early 2003 Mona was interviewed by Neil Macdonald. The below training schedule and training/running tips are courtesy of Neil Macdonald. Neil MacDonald managed the Geelong Region Cross Country team from 2000-2007.
Hailing from the Central Coast of NSW, middle distance star, Charlie Hunter, left Australian shores in 2018 to take up a scholarship for the famed Oregon Ducks. It was a decision that changed his life. He is now the proud owner of Australian indoor records over one mile (3:53.49)...
This time last year – 12 March, 2020, to be precise - Georgia Griffiths ran 2:01.43 for 800 metres to beat national record holder Catriona Bisset, 2:01.54, by less than a step, with Linden Hall a further step back in third in 2:01.73.
Madeleine Murray and Gigi Maccagnini were a...
We recently reviewed earSHOTS and honestly fell in love with them due to their overall feel, sound and most importantly the fact that they do not move while working out thanks to their innovative magnetic technology. We wanted to find out more about what could be called the best...
Runner's Tribe and Wildfire Sports & Trek have teamed up to give you a chance to win a brand new pair of ASICS GEL-Cumulus 23. Simple email entry.
Under Armour are a company on the rise – quite literally, its stock price is rocketing, and their running shoes too – are on the up.
The UA HOVR Machina 2 is a high-tech running shoe. With a propulsion plate made from Pebax, it also ‘coaches you in real-time’ via a Bluetooth chip that connects to UA MapMyRun™.
A neutral high mileage trainer, the Machina is a durable, safe shoe for crunching out those long runs.
We whacked 110K into our pair, below is the rundown.
