A couple of years back this writer commented on a couple of precocious performers by name of Armand – then, as now, more commonly known as ‘Mondo’ – Duplantis and Jakob Ingebrigsten.
Around the same time another supremely gifted youngster, Selemon Barega, came out of nowhere to become the fourth-fastest...
Runner's Tribe
In an attempt to assess the ideal age for 800m runners, Runner’s Tribe took a look at the 30 fastest male 800m runners in Australian history. Their respective ages were compared.
Facts
Average Age: 23 (note this is the same as our international comparison – (Click Here)
Median Age: 23...
A Column By Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
It is entirely fitting that Steve Moneghetti’s induction into the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame should have been announced the week of the world cross-country championships.
Despite his great achievements at the marathon and on the track, it was the world cross-country which...
In my last blog I made the terrible mistake of saying how I had actually had my first winter where I had been able to train right through and I obviously jinxed myself.
While competing at the ITU triathlon weekend on the gold coast in the bike race a guy...
Runner's Tribe caught up with joint 800m Australian Record Holder (1:44.40), Alex Rowe for a chat. The 24-year old, Rowe is one of Australia's greatest running talents with boundless potential yet to be truly tapped. Rowe's outlook on success and life has evolved through coming to terms with the...
Remember when sport and politics didn’t mix (Yes: I know they always have, but let’s pretend the perfect world in which they don’t actually exists).
Seeking some respite from the tedium of an Australian election campaign that has not yet left – and probably will not leave – the tit-for-tat...
How to “choose your own adventure” to match your nutrition to your training
By Alex Dreyer - Runner's Tribe
Last month’s blog (click to view) was an introduction into periodisation of your diet to suit certain types of training phases and cycles. This month will focus on the specifics of periodisation,...
Written by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
I don’t know what size shoes Sally Pearson wears but, metaphorically at least, they are big shoes to fill.
Those of us who followed the Australian campaign towards the Sydney 2000 home Olympics had a running joke (in the interests of field & track,...
By Jaryd Clifford
Stewart McSweyn and Georgia Griffith asserted their supremacy in being crowned champions of the 2019 Leonora Golden Gift Mile. In front of a passionate crowd, both runners put on a show in their last hit-out before travelling to Europe for the international season.
Taking on the strongest field...
By Daniel Wallis - Runner's Tribe
Heading into the World Championships this year is a new Craig Mottram. He’s engaged to be married, has a new coach, and a new passion for both life and running.
Getting Back To Europe
This summer marks the first full European track season since 2008 for...
