A column by Len Johnson – Runner’s Tribe
No sooner had all us ‘experts’ agreed on one thing – these are not the conditions for a good 5000 – than the Australian championships and Commonwealth Games selection trials delivered the best Australian in-depth 5000 in history.
Never before had three Australians...
Perth Track and Field Club was established in 2016 and is home some of Australia's finest athletes. Film-maker Tom Giles of Crank’d Media covered their process to create the next episode of RT’s Workout Any Day series.
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Why do I run?
This is a question that has lingered unanswered in my mind for four years. Was it the accolades? The adulation? The recognition? The self-satisfaction? The freedom? Whatever the reason, and maybe it is a mix of all of them, there is one that now rises above all. I run to show people what is possible, that they too can dream. Life is hard, tough, unforgiving, but the mind is powerful. Leonora taught me this.
“What’s wrong with this picture?,” asks Van Morrison in the song of the same title. “There’s something I’m not seeing here.”
Repeating the question, Morrison observes that what’s wrong (is) “something that’s not exactly clear.”
As the vision streamed in from Gateshead last Monday morning, it was all too clear what...
Going to college in the USA and transferring schools part 2 of 2
Going to college in America to be a student athlete is full of ups and downs. While I had some great experiences, I also had some not so great experiences and struggled through many days. The first...
A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
It’s official. Steve Moneghetti is a legend.
News this week that Mona is one of two inaugural inductees into the Berlin Marathon’s Hall of Fame. Already a Ballarat legend, Moneghetti has gradually branched out until now he is a world legend (Ballarat folk,...
By Brett Davies
With Aussie distance legend Steve Moneghetti celebrating his 60th birthday this week (on the 26/9) this 3-part special, looks at his greatest performances and his influence on Australian athletics. Following on from part 1, this part looks at 5 more of his greatest races.
World Championships Half Marathon,...
A Column By Len Johnson – Runner’s Tribe
Dipping a foot in the water
My running shoes are drying out as I write from Falls Creek.
Haven’t had to do that for a few years. The annual Christmas-New Year trek to the Bogong High Plains has been marked by fine, dry and...
Matt Fitzgerald is an acclaimed endurance sports coach, nutritionist, and author. His many books include On Pace, The Endurance Diet, 80/20 Running, and How Bad Do You Want It?
I enjoy seeing any sport performed at an elite level—even golf, which I’ve never played. When I tune into a television broadcast of...
Another day in Doha and it started off like the rest.
Quick bicep session in the gym in preparation for the media 800m, some freeze dried coffee and its off down Jawaan street for bus.
