Len Johnson Reporting from the World Champs, London – Runner’s Tribe Courtney Frerichs crossed the line in second place in the women’s 3000 steeplechase with a look of absolute shock and incredulity on her face. But shock at what. Incredulous about what. That she had improved by over 15 seconds in a...
Len Johnson Reporting from the World Champs, London – Runner’s Tribe Luke Mathews could scarcely have had a worse Rio Olympic experience last year than if he had decided to go out partying with the US swimmers. Selected for the 800 metres after he had run David Rudisha close in Melbourne and...
Len Johnson Reporting from the World Champs, London – Runner’s Tribe Day six at the world championships and it was one of those this way, thataway, haven’t we been here before scenarios so beloved of film directors. Sliding doors, chances taken, chances missed – that sort of thing. One place we definitely...
Len Johnson Reporting from the World Champs, London – Runner’s Tribe Another night in the London Olympic Stadium thin on finals turned out to be thick on drama as Conselsus Kiruto maintained Kenyan honour in one of the events where traditional hegemony was under challenge only to lose another in which...
Earlier this year Runner's Tribe interviewed James Templeton to gain a unique insight into the world of one of the sports top agents. Athlete agent James Templeton is living no ordinary life. In the mid-nineties, Templeton was a Sydney based financial analyst. Today, he travels the world with the likes of...
Len Johnson Reporting from the World Champs, London – Runner’s Tribe Note to future event organisers: when you’ve got a program which is fairly light on finals, make sure you finish off with a real barnburner. London 2017 did just that on Monday. The night had just four finals, but it finished...
The below interview is thanks to Neil MacDonald, who caught up with Chris Wardlaw in January 2002. With Neil's permission, the interview has been restored so that today's generation can appreciate and learn from one of Australia's greatest ever coaches. Neil MacDonald managed the Geelong Region Cross Country team from 2000-2007. (Photos...
Len Johnson Reporting from the World Champs, London – Runner’s Tribe The British are proud of their ability to deliver an ‘event’. London 2012 was the best Olympics ever. The pageantry of the Changing of the Guard. And so forth, and so on - and on, and on. To a large extent,...
Len Johnson Reporting from the World Champs, London – Runner’s Tribe Usain Bolt finished his last individual championship race with a touch of class, warmly embracing the winner, Justin Gatlin, and clapping him heartily on the back. It’s a pity spectators in the London Olympic stadium didn’t show the same amount of...
That sinking feeling - Len Johnson Reporting from London - Runner's Tribe Pink Floyd famously imagined an elephant flying over Battersea Power Station. I fancied I saw a kitchen sink on the first night of the world championships, flying over Queen Elizabeth Park. They threw everything but the kitchen sink at...
