One should always pay attention to Track & Field News’ guide to a world championship, but it was the image of the “Welcome to Eugene” sign heading its preview of Eugene 2022 which caught the eye and prompted further thought. There are many ultra-marathon footwear in the market today...
The 2010 World Junior Championships recently concluded in Moncton, Canada, with Australia finishing the Championships with one medal (a bronze collected by Julian Wruck in the men's discus throw) and a further ten top-8 performances.
Australia finshed 14th on the official placing table, behind the United States, Kenya and Germany,...
Busier than santa's elves | A Column By Len Johnson
Ron Clarke won three successive Zatopek 10,000s at the start of the 1960s, setting his first world records in 1963.
Clarke likewise won the last two Zatopeks as the decade concluded. Which prompts the question – what happened in the years...
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In the evening session in Rio, the men’s long jump final thrilled spectators with two Australians in the mix - the Gary Bourne coached Queenslander Henry Frayne and world championships silver medallist, Fabrice Lapierre(NSW).
Frayne, who...
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).
How Important is Your Coach?
Written by Amity Delaney - Runner's Tribe
Coaches are an essential part of any athlete’s journey. Under their guidance and leadership, athletes can either flourish or flounder. But how important are they? Are coaches what determines an athlete’s success, or is it the internal motivation and...
Hello Runners,
This is my first blog for Runner’s Tribe and I hope you all enjoy it. Far from my life story, here are some quick opinions and anecdotes …
Being a hatchet:
My former school teacher, long time coach and good mate Johnny Meagher is great with an analogy. He described...
I love running, and I hate shin splints. After years of dealing with injuries, I was determined not to let shin splints beat me. Here is how I conquered shin splints!
Luke Boyes has shown immense improvement since his second-place finish in the U20 800m national final last year. In just one year, he has managed to reach the global semi-finals and has impressively lowered his personal best time from 1:50 to an impressive 1:46.
Over the weekend, Luke managed to...
I will start off talking about the lead up to the season in which I had a lot of interruptions all throughout the winter. It all started when I begun to come back from my break after the 2009 World Cross Country Championships. I was about 2 weeks back...
