Haile Gebrselassie reflects on Athens, life as a fun runner and his new role as Ethiopian Athletics president
Wherever Haile Gebrselassie goes, the world of running wants to hear the thoughts of the now retired great athlete who has won two Olympic gold medals, many world titles and set world...
Pioneer Kathrine Switzer Runs Again
A Column By Ryan Nelson for Runner's Tribe
There are some truly exceptional people in this world, and one of them happens to be Kathrine Switzer. If you follow marathon running and its splendid history, especially in the city of Boston, then you would know about...
Dane Bird-Smith - A Big Step Forward in 2016
When you look back on the 2016 Athletics season it's hard not to be impressed by the results achieved yet again by our Australian race walkers. Our two medals from the Rio Olympics were both achieved in race walking, with both...
Why Zatopek remains relevant: A Column By Len Johnson
Ron Clarke hailed Emil Zatopek as the greatest distance runner who ever lived, not only for his performances, but also for his personality.
Four Olympic gold medals – the 10,000 metres in London in 1948 and the unprecedented, and unequalled, distance treble...
2016 Season: Not Defined by Medals in Rio
The 2016 season unofficially started with the Zatopek:10 (back in December, 2015), and since then we have witnessed so many magical moments from our stars of Australian athletics. Although many people would rate the Australian team's performance purely on the results from...
CONFIDENCE IS A STORY
Written By Tyson Popplestone for Runner's Tribe
In the world of competitive sport, a combination of talent and training will carry us to a certain level, but when we add a little confidence to the mix, we bind and strengthen the talent and hard work in...
Cargo bolt comes up the river: A Column By Len Johnson
Cargo cult mentality refers to a belief by some Melanesian islanders that all their world issues would be resolved by the landing of an airplane carrying supplies and goods.
This belief grew in the 19th and early 20th centuries and...
Runner's Tribe Interview with Ryan Geard
Runner's Tribe caught up with the multi-talented, Ryan Geard as he launches his band's, 'Curves,' first single while still training and searching for his next PB on the track and on the road.
How's training going with your squad, The Melbourne Track Club?
Everyone is starting...
RT Interview with Aussie sprint sensation Jack Hale
Runner's Tribe recently caught up with Australia's fastest ever junior sprinter and potential sprint megastar, Jack Hale for a chat. (Phone interview transcribed by RT).
Where are you currently at with training and life?
I had World Champs just over 3 months ago, so since...
