2015 Melbourne Marathon: The vital steps!
~ A race day recount ~
4.15am on October 18th
The phone alarm goes off but I have been lying awake for the past hour - I’m not too concerned about my lack of sleep as I recall only getting a few hours of quality zzz’s...
Why Strength Training is critical for runners
By Mark Blomeley for Runner's Tribe
One of the key things that I tell all my athletes is that strength training is building block for all athletic development. No matter what sport you play, you need to learn how to move properly and gain the...
A Column By Len Johnson
The one flaw in Ron Clarke’s career was the lack of a championship gold medal. Long before his passing earlier this year, however, it was pretty well universally acknowledged that the manner in which he re-imagined and re-shaped track distance running more than made up...
Rio Focus Athlete - Brooke Stratton
When we last caught up with long jump champion Brooke Stratton, it was April 2014 and she had just won the gold medal at the Australian Championships in Melbourne. Not only had she won her first ever Open title, she had also jumped a new...
RT INTERVIEW WITH TAYLOR JOHN: RECORDS MADE
At CAS (Associated Schools of New South Wales, Australia), this year you set a new record in the open 800m with a super fast 1:51.96. Were you expecting to come up with such a big performance and break the previous record set by...
For those who don't know, Nick Symmonds is an elite 800M Runner, World silver medalist, 6 x USA Champion and a 2 x Olympian. He is the man.
What is the toughest workout you do on a regular basis?
I’d say a tempo generally. I do one on a regular basis, almost every other...
New research shows how movement may keep synovial fluid in cartilage.
Originally published: Nov 2 2015 - 12:00pm
By: Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
(Inside Science) -- The human body is able to act like a well-oiled machine because liquid fills its joints. Now researchers are shedding light on how physical activity might...
RT Interview with Hugh Williams
You recently ran 30.11 at the Burnie 10, finishing 5th overall. Can you share your thoughts on this terrific effort?
After running 30:06 at Launceston 10km in June and falling ill days before the Gold Coast 10km, I was fairly desperate to go under 30mins as...
By RT
Hey Ben, it’s great catching up with you on the new RT.
Can you tell us where you are currently at with injury, surgery and your running?
Thanks Ross, loving the new look of the site.
Ok, injuries. I don’t like going on about them too much - but since you...
A column by Len Johnson
Few runners kept up with Emil Zatopek during his brilliant career. Even fewer got past the Czechoslovakian champion. And of those who did, hardly any stayed ahead of ‘Zato’ all the way to the line.
If it was hard enough catching up with Zatopek through his...
