IOC/ IAAF decision on the future of race walk within the Olympic Games and World Championships.
It has recently come to light that the IOC has proposed changes to the athletics programme, starting in 2018. These changes include the abolishment of the men’s 50km race walk at the Olympic Games...
At What Age do Aussie Female 800m Runners Peak?
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In an attempt to assess the ideal age for female 800m runners, Runner’s Tribe took a look at the 30 fastest female 800m runners in Australian history. Their respective ages were compared.
To view our comparisons...
A film by Runner's Tribe.
Once a year for the last 14 years Australia's best middle distance runners have competed in The Leonora Golden Gift, also known as Australia's richest mile.
Leonora is a remote outback town in Western Australia.
The goal of the event is to inspire the remotely situated locals...
A Column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
Crikey. No sooner do we write in defence of Matt Centrowitz’s tactics in the Rio Olympic men’s 1500 metres final than we get an Australian championships replete with races run on what we might now call the Centrowitz-Kipyegon model: slow as a...
Key Workouts from Aussie Elites: Part 2
Athlete: Maudie Skyring
Personal Bests
Event
Result
Venue
Date
400m
58.22
Canberra (AUS)
17.02.2017
800m
2:09.35
Glendale (AUS)
28.01.2017
1500m
4:22.16
Sydney (AUS)
04.02.2017
Mile
4:53.93
Sydney (AUS)
04.03.2017
3000m
9:45.54
Melbourne (AUS)
08.12.2016
The Session: Freeman (200s)
This session was part of Cathy Freeman’s training program and is great for 400m and 800m runners, to build speed and a tolerance to lactic acid build up. This session consists of...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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BOSTON (05-Apr) -- On April 17, Meb Keflezighi will race from Hopkinton to Boston for the final time as an elite athlete, closing a tremendous Boston Marathon career than has spanned more than a decade. Keflezighi, 41, has won...
Runner's Tribe
In an attempt to assess the ideal age for 800m runners, Runner’s Tribe took a look at the 30 fastest male 800m runners in Australian history. Their respective ages were compared.
Facts
Average Age: 23 (note this is the same as our international comparison – (Click Here)
Median Age: 23...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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PRAGUE (01-Apr) -- Running through the cobblestone streets here with her top rival just a few meters behind, Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei not only ran a pending world record for the half-marathon of 1:04:52 --becoming the first woman ever to...
A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
Ladies and Gentleman, we present for your entertainment a battle for one of the heavyweight titles of athletics – the world cross-country championships.
In the red corner, the defending champion, a course over 10 kilometers, multiple laps over a flat (and maybe a...
The Peak Age for Female 800m Runners?
In an attempt to assess the ideal age for 800m runners, Runner’s Tribe took a look at the 25 fastest female 800m runners of all-time. Their respective ages were compared.
“Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life...
