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The King Strikes Back: A Column By Len Johnson Recently, I caught up with a film I had missed first, second, third and all subsequent times round – ‘The Madness of King George.’ ‘George’ is King George III of England who apparently went ‘mad’ during his reign, though his symptoms of...
We are excited to share with you a fun chat we had with Reece Edwards.  Many of you will know Reece as a marathon runner. With a 2:13 PB to his name, at his best he sits comfortably within the top 10 in the country, just outside that elite...
The brand that backs Australian 1500m gun Olli Hoare is back, another sweet shoe, from the world’s youngest running shoe company. The ON CLOUDULTRA is – you guessed it – a trail shoe. Similar to the CLOUDSTRATUS, but for trails. With chunky lugs and plenty of cushioning, the CLOUDULTRA is built for long miles and provides a firm, grippy ride. Runner’s Tribe were lucky enough to put a pair of CLOUDULTRA’s through their paces. Below is our review.
  MATT FITZGERALD – Runner’s Tribe Matt Fitzgerald is an acclaimed endurance sports coach, nutritionist, and author. His many books include The Endurance Diet, 80/20 Running, and How Bad Do You Want It?  Most people need to be pushed to exercise. Endurance athletes, however, are not most people. As a coach, I have consistently found...
How do we measure success? | A Column by David McNeill Last weekend, I decided to call it quits on season: 2015. The human body is a lot like a computer: leave too many applications open at once for too long, and everything stops working as efficiently. The hard drive...
Hey Guys, I thought rather than writing my usual update I would do something a little different and write about some experiences I’ve had so far this season that I found really interesting. So here goes.. I’ve never really had a problem with motivation but as a young kid I was...
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RT’s Run School featuring Mark Blomeley. Mark is a strength and conditioning coach with over 10 years experience in the sports and fitness industry. Currently in Brisbane, he is a specialist strength and conditioning coach for runners from international standard elites to the every day runner. http://www.runnerstribe.com/category/expert-advise/ http://www.markblomeley.com.au/ Want to learn the...
"This is absolutely huge for Peter, who claims innocence, and I would back him all the way there, knowing Peter," Telford said.
My preparation for the world juniors didn’t go as well as I’d have hoped as I got sick during the pre-departure period and had to take a week off. With that in mind, I was still searching for that pre-departure time so that I would be allowed on the...
There have been exciting advances on the Australian indoor all-time list in recent weeks. A number of athletes – including Stewart McSweyn, Morgan McDonald, Ollie Hoare and Jessica Hull – have produced performances putting them among the top Australians ever. McDonald ran 7:42.76 for 3000 metres at New York’s famous...