Runner's Tribe continues its run of awesome free content featuring the world's best athletes. Recently RT was lucky enough to have a chat with the 2012 Olympic 1500m Silver Medalist, Leo Manzano as he continues to train hard and live the immersive life of an elite runner.
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FATIGUE: A HOLISTIC APPROACH
Written By Camilla Whishaw - Runner's Tribe
As runners, fatigue is a common feeling, something that can be expected during and after workouts and races. But what happens when this feeling becomes your normal state of being? When you wake up feeling fatigued, or spend the majority of...
Behind The Scenes with Ciaran O’Lionaird
Ciaran O’Lionaird (@gociaran) is a man with nothing left to prove. A decorated collegiate career has since been followed by an appearance on the world’s biggest stage representing Ireland at the London Olympics in 2012.
At 3:52.10 he currently holds the in-house record as the fastest...
A Column By Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
Cinque Mulini – Gelato Misto, not plain vanilla
Cinque Mulini representatives were easy to spot back in the day. Organisers of the traditional Italian cross-country race usually had a smile on their faces like a kid with an ice-cream.
The Cinque was held the...
Into the Wolfpack
Runner’s Tribe Journal: Written by Isaac Hockey
As part of my philosophy unit in year 12, we had to write an epistemological essay on one of six prescribed topics. I chose to consider the topic “Without the group to verify it, knowledge is not possible.” I wish it was...
The Sweat Lab Q&A
All athletes have unique responses to training, and the rate at which individuals react in the heat and varying weather conditions is often the difference between a great day or a rough one.
Before the 2016 Rio Olympics, many of the athletes underwent testing on sweat rate and composition to...
Brooke Stratton - Jumping Her Way to Worlds Elite
There was no surprise when Brooke Stratton was selected as part of the 42 strong Australian contingent for the upcoming Nitro Athletics Series in Melbourne next February. The last two years has seen Stratton turn herself into a truly world class...
Tiernan fastest Australian 10,000 debutant
A Column By Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
For those of us yet to meet a statistic we don’t like*, there were some interesting figures surrounding Patrick Tiernan’s Zatopek win.
One, Tiernan’s was the fastest debut 10,000 by an Australian male. Two, he became the first Australian...
Interview with the Clean Sport Collective
Many sports are currently mired in drug scandals, with track & field currently one of the leading offenders.
Although large-scale reforms are required to address the cascade of problems associated with state-sponsored doping, there is plenty of work that can be done to address the...
How Important is Your Coach?
Written by Amity Delaney - Runner's Tribe
Coaches are an essential part of any athlete’s journey. Under their guidance and leadership, athletes can either flourish or flounder. But how important are they? Are coaches what determines an athlete’s success, or is it the internal motivation and...
