After two weeks spent in Delhi I am finally back in the comfort of my own home. What an experience Delhi was even if I never got to explore the real sights India has to offer. Being stuck in the village for obvious safety reasons, eventually took its toll...
So I guess I’m not Superman. I pulled up sore after a couple of races and I ended up with a stress fracture in my foot. That’s the way life goes I guess. Everybody has their setbacks so you just have to take the good with the bad. All...
Just four months ago I completed what was one the most successful seasons of my career thus far. And now only 2 months out from the 2010/11 season I reflect on the highs and lows of last season and the winter I just had.
10th of December 2009 was exactly...
‘And all that I knew was the hole in my shoe which
Was letting in water’, (Traffic, 1967)
I blamed Carl Lewis.
There I was, on the steps of the old Parliament House in Canberra, squinting into the sun and trying to explain to a national television audience on the Today show...
On the 20th July I woke up feeling nervous and excited. I laced up my shoes and went off for a easy 20 minute jog, I still had 12 hours until my race. My body was feeling really good, I had done all the hard work back in New...
My preparation for the world juniors didn’t go as well as I’d have hoped as I got sick during the pre-departure period and had to take a week off. With that in mind, I was still searching for that pre-departure time so that I would be allowed on the...
Hi all!
My name is Alex Rowe and for those who don’t know me I am an eighteen year old 800m runner from Victoria. I have been asked to write a blog in which I will update once a month to tell you how my training and competitions are going.
I...
My build up for World Juniors was pretty good but in saying that I had quite a lot of distractions during the lead in with school and various camps. But all and all I was happy coming into the World Juniors with my past couple months of training.
The World...
I arrived at Nice airport and thought that the place looked pretty good. At the time I didn’t know how Monaco would top it. My French is getting there but I don’t think I spoke once the whole car ride into Monaco, I was just looking out the window...
The 2010 World Junior Championships recently concluded in Moncton, Canada, with Australia finishing the Championships with one medal (a bronze collected by Julian Wruck in the men's discus throw) and a further ten top-8 performances.
Australia finshed 14th on the official placing table, behind the United States, Kenya and Germany,...
