By your own admission you had a “poor” Nationals due to sickness. What happened and how did you recover?
Yeah 2011 was a poor Nationals from me based on my performance at the Championships. Everything leading into Nationals was going great. Six weeks prior I had posted a time that...
Hi everyone. Firstly I’d like to thank Runners Tribe and SiS for giving me the opportunity to write this blog and also to Brooks who have been sponsoring me for quite a few years now. For those that don’t know me I’m a distance runner from Inverell, NSW and...
RT: Collis, thanks for your time. Congrats on your 4th consecutive win at the Noosa Bolt. What is it about Noosa, it seems you have a stranglehold over that race?
CB: Well I tried three times before I finally got a win and now I don't really want to give...
Our latest blogger, Jacob Birtwhistle, is a name that probably doesn’t ring home for many older runners. However, if Jacob’s junior form is anything to go by then the name Birtwhistle is one that you are going to be hearing a lot in times to come. With 9 junior...
Wins and Losses
During the first six months of this year I have had some wins, but also some losses. Here are the highlights and lowlights:
Win: I arrived in Falls Creek in better shape than I thought and completed some great sessions. I was only there for 10 days (rather...
The 2011 athletics season has finished and it's been an interesting one to say the least. In a season that promised so much at the beginning it was unfortunate that it all unravelled not long after.
After completing a solid training block with the Melbourne Track Club boys in Mt....
RT: Nic, thanks for your time. It was an up and down year overseas for your athletes. Let’s start with Jeff Riseley. He failed in Daegu over 1500m yet stunned us in Rieti over 800m. What are your thoughts for him come the London Olympics in terms of what...
RT: Ryan, what’s the latest? Spending a lot of time on the bike still for cross training?
RG: I had a break for a couple of weeks and then started doing a bit of bike work. I’m up on the Gold Coast now on holiday and start running again in...
We caught up with Australia’s high performance manager, Eric Hollingsworth, to discuss Australia’s performance in Daegu as well as his thoughts moving forward towards London 2012.
RT: Eric, thanks for your time. Before the World Champs commenced you stated that you wanted 5 medals from the Australian team. The team...
Editors Note: Please note that Athletics Australia were not approached for comment about the contents of this article.
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There was a time when outspoken athlete Tamsyn Manou (nee Lewis) was better known for her cat fights with Jana Rawlinson (nee...
