By Tristan Ferris. MD. - Runner's Tribe Unfortunately, the majority of serious runners suffer a stress fracture at some point in their career, some athletes numerous times. A classical overuse injury, stress fractures occur when too much stress is put on a weakened bone. It's often the result of too much...
An interview with Ian Sharman – The current Grand Slam of Ultrarunning record holder
Runnerstribe Admin - Runner's Tribe recently caught up with Great Britain's Ultra Runner extraordinaire, Ian Sharman for this insightful interview. Sharman is one of the greatest Ultra Runner's the world has ever seen. He currently holds the world record for the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning. He is the winner of the, 2013,...
Written by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come,” Victor Hugo is reputed to once have said. Like many such ‘quotes’, this may not be a precise rendition of the French poet and novelist’s words, merely the most common paraphrase. Hugo’s observation...
Patellofemoral Syndrome (Runner's Knee)- Part 2 Rehabilitation/Prevention Written by Lachlan Chisholm - Runner's Tribe In my previous article, I outlined what patellofemoral Syndrome (click to read) is and what you should do once you have it or think you are developing it. I will now go through what you need to do to...
Written by Mitchel Brown - Runner's Tribe The weekend of February 11 and 12 was a big one for athletics at Lakeside Stadium. Less than 12 hours after the curtain came down on the third and final evening of the inaugural Nitro Athletics series, the action (for lack of a better word)...
Will 'Wyzz' Johns - A Profile of an Australian Rising Sprint Star Produced by Tom Robertson - Runner's Tribe Thank you to Peter Fitzgerald for having us down and Athletics Victoria for the footage.
Written by Amity Delaney - Runner's Tribe Cathy Freeman is one of Australia’s most successful runners. She was also one of Australia’s most decorated Indigenous athletes. She was significant, both in terms of her athletic accomplishments, and also for the achievements she garnered as an Indigenous athlete. I watched her...
Interview by Runner's Tribe Steve Magness doesn’t mind being referred to as a bit of a science nerd. When it comes to the science of running there are very few around with knowledge to match. Magness is the cross country and track coach at the university of Houston. Prior to that,...
Weekend Recap: VIC, NSW, QLD, WA Open State Championships, Race Walking World Championship Selection and Auckland Track Challenge
Runnerstribe Admin - Weekend Recap: VIC, NSW, QLD, WA Open State Championships, Race Walking World Championship Selection and Auckland Track Challenge By Grace Kalac - Runner's Tribe February 24th – 26th was one of Australian track and field’s busiest weekends to date. With four open state championships, international meets, and World Championship qualifiers and...
A new Day and age in Australian track and field Written by Grace Kalac - Runner's Tribe If you watched Riley Day’s composure on night one of Nitro Athletics as she lined up on the back straight against Usain Bolt, you wouldn’t have guessed that the 16 year-old’s first memories of...