The 5 Hard Truths about Athletic Performance
By: Mark Blomeley
Achieving and optimising your athletic potential is a difficult process filled with many obstacles. There are a lot of things that lead to sub-optimal performance either short term or long term, so what I wanted to give you today is 5...
A Column by Len Johnson
Last time Sebastian Coe was in this much trouble over something that happened in Russia was when he lost the Moscow 1980 Olympic 800 metres final to Steve Ovett.
Coe was the world record holder, two seconds faster than anyone else in the field. Yet he...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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ALEXANDRIA, VA (13-Nov) -- After Alexi Pappas handily won the NYRR Dash to the Finish Line 5-K in New York City last month with a powerful late-race move, she had something of a revelation: she wasn't afraid to try...
Hey Liz, thanks for joining us. We've been impressed with your workouts on Sweat. How's training?
Thank you! Training is starting to pick up now which is really good. I've been unlucky with injuries throughout most of the offseason, so I'm slowly getting back into some running sessions, which is...
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...
