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4 Key Workouts - Runner's Tribe I’ve loved this sport since the age of 9; always wanting to be successful but not achieving it without a lot of hard work and good timing. In late 2016, the opportunity to join the sibling group of Melbourne Track Club (MTC), Sydney Track...
Stewart McSweyn has made history by becoming the first Australian to break the 3:30 barrier for the 1500m at the Monaco Diamond League. He has done what huge names such as Ryan Gregson, Simon Doyle and Craig Mottram could not, break 3:30 for 1500m. McSweyn clocked 3:29.51 to smash his own PB by a second and break Nick Willis's Oceania record (3:29.66)
No 10,000m at Pre', plus Rio medals returned. A column by Len Johnson – Runner’s Tribe No Mo' Ten Pardon me. The realisation hit late. It is the eve of the Prefontaine Classic and I have just noticed there is no 10,000. It may not have the storied history of our own Zatopek...
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Runner's Tribe reporter Dave Ross caught up with reigning Olympic 1500m champion Matt Centrowitz after he helped Eliud Kipchoge make history in Vienna. Kenyan legend runs 1:59:40:2 in INEOS 1:59 Challenge 34-year-old proves No Human is Limited Eliud Kipchoge proved No Human Is Limited when he became the first human in history...
Steve Prefontaine: A runners’ runner A Column By Mark Tucker Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) “A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at...
Sam McEntee defeated a stacked field to win the national 5000 metres championships. He only needed to add a qualifying performance to secure automatic selection for his first Olympic Games; which he achieved in May at Stanford running 13:20.72. Runner's Tribe caught up with Sam for this Q &...
LINDEN HALL | A column by Jaryd Clifford – Runner’s Tribe In 99 years, Hayward Field has built a legacy steeped in history. From the mythical genius Steve Prefontaine to our own hero Craig Mottram, its stories will last forever in the fabled pages of running folklore. Now in its final hours,...
Thank you to Runners Tribe for offering me this opportunity, I really appreciate it. My name is Clarissa Herbst and I am 18 years old with two big dreams: 1. To represent Australia at the Olympic Games for marathon running. 2. To become a qualified veterinarian. I have been running ever since I...
There I was, standing in the bowels of Hampden Park in my stockinged feet, my shoes with one of the athletes in what could charitably be called ‘my charge’, the other whisked away to heaven knows where by a Glasgow 2014 official and coming back heaven knows when.
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Session- Warm up, 1600m, Lap Recovery, 4 sets of 4x400m, Cool down. Featured Athletes- Zoe Buckman, Courtney Powell, Melissa Duncan, Gen LaCaze, Ryan Gregson, Brett Robinson, Charlotte Purdue, Stewart McSweyn, Sam McEntee and Luke Mathews, Ryan Geard, Sean Guiney, Sam Spicer & our Japanese visitors. Thanks to Nic Bideau and...