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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...
Written by Michael Beisty “Some people simply aren’t motivated to train and don’t push themselves anywhere near their limits in a race.” (Joe Friel 2015) (1)  “Everything evolves from the enjoyment. The national titles, international successes, world records and gold medals are signposts along the way. They are not the end...
NCAA Cross Country Nationals 2016: 'I'll be giving it a good crack,'- Interview with Olympian and Villanova standout, Australia's Patrick Tiernan (RT) Thoughts on your performance and Rio experience now with some hindsight? (Patrick Tiernan) Rio was a great experience for me. It was my first real taste of international competition,...
Where to begin? I have now been in the U.S for a month now, training with the Santa Monica Track Club based in Southern California and it has proven to be a most eventful month, one in which I have really found out a great deal about myself, in...
Not even the internet had heard of teenage Australian sprinter Jake Doran before he ran 10.15 for 100 metres in Finland last Sunday (1 July). Even once Doran had run that time – an Australian U20 record, second-fastest in the world this year by an U20 eligible athlete my internet...
4 Key workouts from Catherine van der Walt My name is Catherine, and I am a South African running around in Australia! I run middle distance, and have since the age of seven. I was an elite junior having represented Australia at the Youth Olympic Games, however at the age of...
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Motivation: Video Repost from earlier this year (Published March 6th 2016): Ben St Lawrence, Blue Mountains 4x2km | Workout Any Day Session | Runnerstribe WORKOUT ANY DAY SEASON 1   Runner’s Tribe travelled to Katoomba, Blue Mountains, NSW Australia to film Olympian and Australian 10km record holder, Ben St Lawrence, for a...
Luke Mathews is best known for his bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 800m. But, as many will know, there was a period there around 2018 to 2020 when Luke was close to unbeatable on the domestic scene. But during the Covid year, Luke started battling injury and hasn’t...
18-year-old Peyton Craig, has rewritten the Australian U20 record books posting 1:45.77 over 800m at the ACT State Championships on Australia Day.  The time eclipsed Paul Byrne's 1995 record of 1:45.91.
Eliud Kipchoge clinched his fifth victory at the Berlin Marathon on September 24th, with Tigist Assefa making history by breaking the women's world record by over two minutes.
                   

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