Zoe Buckman has been selected to represent Australia for her second Olympic games in the 1500 metres.
Runner’s Tribe caught up with the 2013 World Championships 1500m metre finalist for this Q and A on her Road to Rio.
(Q) What does it mean to you to be representing Australia in...
THE HIGH MILEAGE WORKING MAN
RT Journal by Julian Spence
The challenges facing an athlete with a full-time job attempting to run a high mileage training program.
About 18 months ago I realized my running wasn’t really progressing at the rate that I wanted. I’m not the most patient person so the...
Road to Rio Interview with Brooke Stratton
How is everything going in your preparation for Rio?
My preparations for Rio are going really well. With approximately a month to go until my qualifying round in Rio, I am definitely where I want to be. There are plenty of minor technical aspects...
Seat by the water-jump
Back in the good old days of Melbourne interclub, when every distance runner had to compete in the steeple for club points, you could always find the ghoulish type of spectator hanging around the water-jump.
Given the rudimentary nature of most steeplers’ hurdling technique, falls at the...
Current Villanova senior Patrick Tiernan (Toowoomba, Australia) was among Australia's 61 selections to the Olympic team in Athletics. Tiernan will run the 5000 meters in Rio. Runner's Tribe caught up with this gifted athlete on his Road to Rio for this Q & A.
Road to Rio Interview with Patrick...
Anneliese Rubie went a long way towards booking her ticket to Rio after clocking a crackerjack 51.69 at the world athletics championships last year in Beijing.
Earlier this year at the 2016 Australian Nationals, Rubie needed to finish in the top three to secure her Rio spot, which she did by finishing 3rd....
A dominating start to the 2016 season saw Ella Nelson post multiple Rio qualifiers in the women's 200m before she sealed her Olympic Team selection by winning the 2016 Australian National title. Runner's Tribe caught up with Ella to ask her a few questions and see how she was...
The Sub 30 conquering: Runner's Tribe Interview with Hugh Williams
Last Saturday you went sub 30 for 10k and won the Southern Cross University race at the GC Marathon. How good was it to get this win?
It’s been a week and I’m still smiling! I had shown that I had...
Making the Right Choices about Your Training Program
Often we hear about the importance of making smart decisions regarding our training programming, but unfortunately, we still make mistakes. Unfortunately, still one of the biggest causes of injury is making changes or making a lack of changes in your training programming...
The Change: A Runner's Tribe Journal by Tom Fawthorpe
In April this year I made the tough decision to move training groups. I was with my old coach John for 13 years, so as you can understand it was pretty hard for me to break the news to him and...
