Diamonds are trumps | A Column By Len Johnson
I’ve been wracking my brain a bit this week.
Australia has three women – Eloise Wellings, Madeline Hills and Genevieve LaCaze - in the final of the 5000 metres Diamond Race at Friday night’s Ivo Van Damme Memorial in Brussels. I’ve been...
Matthew Ramsden Interview: Home is where I'm happiest
So you've recently decided not to go to the US on a college scholarship. Can you tell us how you came to this decision?
So in March I went to the US and visited four schools. The trip went well but I just...
Ella Nelson: The Best is Yet to Come
By Grace Kalac for Runner's Tribe
The start of the 2016 season for rising sprint star Ella Nelson could not have been more flawless. By April, twenty-two-year-old Nelson, coached by Sydney’s Michael Dooley, had surpassed the Olympic qualifying standard numerous times, and boasted...
EMIL ZATOPEK: MY HERO
RT Journal By Mark Tucker
“Zatopek's greatness has surprised mankind. His goodness has illumined mankind. His fullness has elevated mankind.” (Sri Chinmoy)
Words can hardly do justice to the man who I have looked up to and admired ever since I first learnt about him during my early...
Depression and Running: Written by Amity Delaney
Mental illnesses do not discriminate. They can affect anyone at any time and athletes are no exception. Depression and running work together in two ways. On the one hand, certain aspects about being an elite athlete and training for running can potentially increase...
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In the Paris Diamond League (August 27, 2016) Genevieve LaCaze broke the Australian and Oceania 3000m steeplechase record in 9:14:28.
With her 15th personal best of the season, LaCaze has smashed the outgoing record by four seconds, previously...
Ayana’s fall: A Column By Len Johnson
We all know there was a fall in the Olympic women’s 5000 metres heat won by Almaz Ayana on 16 August. Nikki Hamblin tripped and fell, Abbey D’Agostino tumbled over her and the reactions of both women in the immediate aftermath have already...
Finding Zen Feet: Running as Meditation
By Dan Chabert
I’ve gone through all the stages of a relationship with running: the initial crush and lust, the honeymoon phase, the seven-year itch, the near-divorce, and the final, healthy relationship." It took me a long time to get there, though, and for the longest...
In the Paris Diamond League (August 27, 2016) Genevieve LaCaze broke the Australian and Oceania 3000m steeplechase record in 9:14:28.
With her 15th personal best of the season, LaCaze has smashed the outgoing record by four seconds, previously held by Donna MacFarlane (TAS) in 2008 with a 9:18:35.
Rio not Paved with Gold, but there is a Silver Lining
by Chris Wainwright for Runnerstribe.com
I have seen my fare share of magical Olympic moments in athletics, dating back to 1988 when Debbie Flintoff-King won an amazing gold medal at the Seoul Olympic Games in the women's 400m hurdles. Since that moment...
