Running for Northern Arizona University Runner's Tribe Journal by Mel Townsend Running for Northern Arizona University has been an experience I wouldn’t change for the world. I get asked very often how I ended up at NAU, a relatively small university located in Flagstaff, Arizona. Outside of the world of distance...
From the Clouds: The Career of Yuriy Borzakovskiy Written by Sam Burke - © 2017 Runner’s Tribe, all rights reserved “Borzakovskiy is already out of this race”. Sebastian Coe commentating during the Sydney Olympic 800m semi-final when Borzakovskiy trailed the field significantly after one lap. Borzakovskiy went on to win the...
SOS Locker Room Talk with Lee Troop Lee Troop was a no nonsense athlete, and he has now taken that approach as coach of the High Performance wing of Boulder Track Club. Troop believes in coaching the athlete first, while not investing too heavily in fleeting trends in training. Although he...
An experiential Journey of the Running Culture in the Kenyan Rift Valley- Documentary Kukimbia (2016) Video by Spencer MacDonald The film was created by Spencer MacDonald and Eva Verbeeck. To see more of their work, you can visit their website. This film is an attempt to provide an experiential journey through Kenyan running...
Kenenisa Bekele leaves us wondering as the marathon humbles one of its most prestigious challengers. A Column By Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe Say what you like about Kenenisa Bekele, but the man sometimes known as ‘King Kenny’ is never boring. Bekele’s latest interesting decision saw him jump into the Dubai marathon,...
"The Jarrow Arrow" - Cram's Top 5 2017 Runner's Tribe, all rights reserved- By Sam Burke The 1980’s were an era in which male middle distance running was dominated by Britain. The British dominance was total and overwhelming, much like the stranglehold that the Kenyans have held over the 3000m Steeplechase...
The Night Wrap – Treating Inflammation By Thomas Do Canto It was over 10 years ago that I was first introduced to this off-label treatment and I believe it still has its place in the management of many soft tissue injuries. So what is a night wrap? No, it's not a facial...
Interview with Nick Hough - Runner's Tribe RT caught up with the multitalented, Nick Hough for this insightful chat on his business start-up, 'GradeProof', the year's running goals, balancing it all, Nitro Athletics, and more. Phone interview dictated by RT. In mid-2015 you launched your proofreading app which you built from...
The low-down: Altitude Training Talk with Dr Philo Saunders Runner’s Tribe took the opportunity to quiz AIS senior physiologist, leading Canberra-based coach and 3:41 1500m man Philo Saunders all about the use of high altitude training systems. Philo has experience with such matters, undertaking research into altitude training, more specifically ‘using...
SOS athlete Clayton Murphy races with the poise and experience that you’d expect from someone with far more experience. At the US Olympic trials he showed the country that he was more than ‘just’ a great college athlete, then he showed the world he was the real deal as...
