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The 2013 Australian Junior Championships was full of excellent performances both on the track and the field. The Australian Junior title was something that I had always wanted to win but with this being my last year it just wasn’t meant to be. After my performances at both the Hunter...
The highs make life sweeter; the lows in life make us stronger. It’s been a very busy couple of months on the athletics track. The Qantas Australian Athletic Tour Meets have been jam packed with so many exciting performances! I simply love the atmosphere every Track Classic encompasses: motivational pump-up...
As prominent Australian 400m hurdler Jack Harvey (@_jackharvey) states on his Twitter Bio “any fool can run in circles, but it takes a wise man to hurdle”, this cannot be more relevant to the event I like to dabble in. Mentally, physically and emotionally it is a nightmare for...
G’day Runners tribe readers So it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me. Since then plenty of things have changed. Firstly, I have had to come to terms with the fact that I will be doing a few more 1500m races from now on… ‘Sigh’. I’ll admit it; they’re growing...
Hi everyone, First I would just like to thank Runner’s Tribe for letting me blog for them again. At the moment I am on my way back from Poland after just competing at the World Cross Country Championships. I am flying solo as I was the only Queenslander to go...
Day 16: I have been watching that damn satellite dish like a hawk all afternoon and I still have not seen it move yet. I may have to move further up the mountain so I can maintain a 24hr vigil. Welcome to the world of cabin fever. Those of you...
Multi Magic – Aliyah Johnson Ready for Golden Trip to the Ukraine On the 12th July in Donetsk, Ukraine 16 year-old Aliyah Johnson will take to the blocks in one her favourite events, the 100m hurdles. Over the preceding 2 days she will attempt to emulate what Jake Stein achieved...
Congrats to everyone who made our World Cross team! It’s great to see Australian selectors fielding teams in all events to be contested in Poland later this month. I watched a video of the WXC trials on Runners Tribe and it’s great to see plenty of people running well...
Greetings readers. I can’t really recall the last time I blogged, but my best guess would be that it was from when I was living in Oregon, competing for the Ducks. It’s hard to believe that it’s only been 2 years since then, as the transition to my current...
Obstacles, adversities, setbacks - whatever you may choose to call them, are some things, that we do not ever want to cross paths with. But honestly, is it really possible? After spending 2010 in the U.K, doing little running, I was planning on getting back into racing the 2011 Australian...