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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...
1500m Finals Recap Written by By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Runner’s Tribe 1500m "Are you kidding me? Are you f*****g kidding me?" Matthew Centrowitz couldn't help but boisterously celebrate America's first Olympic gold medal over 1500 meters since 1908. Running on the inside of lane one the...
800m Finals Recap Written by By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Runner's Tribe 800M If there was any questions as to who was the king of two laps this Olympiad, David Rudisha put them all to rest. Once again, the world record holder won a gold medal,...
Runner's Tribe Interview: Soh Rui Yong   By Matt Fox for Runner's Tribe Singapore's, Soh Rui Yong is the current SEA Games Marathon Champ, PB: 2:26:01 Half M: 67:21, holds Singapore's 10,000m record (31:15) and is the countries 1st professional marathoner. Representing' ASICS and Yeo's. Runner’s Tribe: Rui, thanks for joining us. You recently missed qualification for Rio under...
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RT’s Run School featuring Mark Blomeley. Mark is a strength and conditioning coach with over 10 years experience in the sports and fitness industry. Currently, in Brisbane, he is a specialist strength and conditioning coach for runners from international standard elites to the everyday runner. http://www.markblomeley.com.au/ Workout Footage of 2 x...
800m Finals Recap Written by By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Runner's Tribe 800M Looking as smooth as could be, Caster Semenya floated into the front 125 meters out from the tape and sealed her Olympic fate. The 25-year-old South African charged home to the finish in...
Closing the door after bolt has bolted | A Column By Len Johnson Usain Bolt didn’t need a third relay gold medal to confirm his place among the Olympic immortals, but getting one ensured he would not end on an anti-climactic note. Bolt took the baton from Nickel Ashmeade for the...
On a damp, muggy morning in Rio the Aussie Marathon men have fought hard, all finishing the 42.195 km race. In what was the biggest Olympic marathon ever, with 155 starters, Liam Adams finished the best of the Australians in 31st place with 2:16.12. Michael Shelley placed 47th in 2:18.06...
Thanks to Athletics Australia Aussies gallant in finals mix: Rio Wrap Day 9 The final night of athletics inside Rio’s Olympic Stadium saw three Australians feature on the track. In a historic night for world athletics, Great Britain’s mighty Mo Farah completed the ‘double-double’ – the first athlete ever to win...