I began my career as a recreational runner after finishing up as a competitive swimmer of 12 years. I have now been running for three years and am a runner with Boobs on the Run (BotR).
Last weekend Charlie Hunter, Oliver Hoare, and Morgan McDonald all broke Australian indoor records, while Patrick Tiernan broke the Australian 10,000m record just a few weeks ago.
But 2020 wasn’t exactly a bearish year for records either. Stewart McSweyn grabbed a few, Jessica Hull snagged three, and Patrick Tiernan grabbed one; not bad considering the pandemic and all.
We decided to summarise all the recent Australian middle distance and distance records (last 6 months only – ie from say August 1st 2020).
By Len Johnson (reporting from Doha) - Runner's Tribe
For eight of her nine throws in Doha, Kelsey-Lee Barber was struggling. All the throwers were. No-one was finding it easy to produce good throws in the heavy atmosphere inside Khalifa International Stadium.
“Trust the feel, trust the rhythm,” coach and husband...
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...
I had another great 2014/15 summer track season and by the end, had taken 23s off my 10k, 14s off my 5k and 16s off my 3k PB. Although my times are getting down there, I knew I needed another big winter if I wanted to be mixing it...
The men's 1500m race at the 1999 World Championships was one of the greatest championship middle distance races in history.
Australia's Erchana Murray-Bartlett began running from Cape York, Australia, to Melbourne and on Dec. 3, 107 days later, she set the Guinness World Record for running the most marathons in a row by a woman. But she's not finished though. Erchana will be completing a total of 150 marathons...
1:59:40.2 in the INEOS 1:59 Challenge.
Eliud Kipchoge broke one of the greatest barriers in sport history in a thrilling performance in Vienna when 34-year-old Kenyan became the first to run the classic marathon distance in under two hours. To the jubilation of the spectators this exceptional athlete ran 1:59:40.2...
The second fastest marathon runner in history is the total package. Machine on the track, machine on the roads. Amazing kick, and a major championship performer.We took a look at a bunch of sessions that Bekele completes on a regular basis in the lead-up to a major marathon.
It’s that time of the year where you reflect on your season.
Upon returning from a European competition stint in October last year I sat down with my coach and training group to set out the 2015/16 goals, this is where I decided to ditch the hurdles for a season...
