I love the world cross-country championships. At a personal level, however, I can take cross-country or leave it.
The first time I went to Japan to run the Fukuoka marathon my feet didn’t touch the ground until the five-kilometer point of the race.
Not much interrupts the runner’s lifestyle at Falls Creek. It is pretty much run, rest, eat, repeat from day one of stay to departure. Nirvana for aspiring distance champions – and aren’t or weren’t we all, aspiring that is – boring as bat s**t for anyone else.
New Year’s Eve...
Stewart McSweyn has become the second Australian man in history to run sub-13 over 5000m at the Brussels Diamond League overnight. In a strung out race that saw American Grant Fisher run a new American record clocking 12:46.96 for second place, Stew was pulled around for a ~9 second PB (old PB 13:05.23).
Murray Halberg, who passed away on 30 November, was the first of famed coach Arthur Lydiard’s charges to make an impact on world distance running.
Halberg and Peter Snell won Olympic gold medals in Rome in 1960 within an hour. Snell came first with his upset win in the 800...
Written By Brett Davies
Bathurst 2023 is just weeks away. Here is another of our World Cross Country Classics, looking at the history of the event.
The World Cross Country Championships of 1984 were another engrossing championship. We saw two European veterans take the men’s and women’s senior titles, both of...
Wayne is a highly experienced individual who has spent numerous years as the Assistant Race Director of one of the largest fun runs in the world, the City to Surf. Following his successful stint in the fun run, he proceeded to deliver a multitude of Sydney Olympic Sponsorship programs...
The Transcend 65km Ultra took runners on an adventure through two national parks, a regional park, a wildlife sanctuary and some exclusive private properties to traverse the entire Avon Valley wildlife corridor. The running and hiking route is right on Perth’s doorstep, yet not many have explored this region...
Thanks to Ross and Runners Tribe for giving me the opportunity to provide an insight into how I train and shed some light on some of my favourite training sessions. 2016 has started well with a solid two weeks of training at Falls Creek completed followed by 3 personal...
Rio Competition Less Than 60 Days Away
It's hard to believe but the Rio Olympic Games are less than 60 days away. The Australian team is far from being finalised, although some athletes are understanding that time is starting to run out if they are to produce the required performances...
