By Cindy King.
I have been following the career of Eloise Wellings (nee Poppett) since the late 1990s. I remember in 1999 when, as a 16-year-old, she ran 15:18.60 for 5,000m in a mixed interclub race in Sydney. I remember being fascinated by her speed, her prodigious ability, and her...
Keith Bateman is one of the world's best masters athletes when it comes to distance running, and holds personal bests that would put most younger runners to shame. He has broken the Australian 3000m record in the 50-55 age group six times, and is about to enter the 55-60...
I am currently up at Charlottes Pass, NSW for a training camp. Charlottes Pass is the highest village in Australia at nearly 1800m above sea level. In the past I have used Falls Creek as a place to stage the annual summer training camp, however this year it was...
The season so far has been great, every time I get on the track I have been improving. Not just with times but with how I am racing, tactics and change of pace.
After World Youths I had a few weeks off, after that I began base work with lots...
By Sonia O'Sullivan.
Australian World Cross Country team has final preparations in Bushy Park, London
On a clear , crisp, sunny, spring morning the Australian team made there presence felt in the leafy quite suburban Bushy park. Located on the outskirts of London close to Hampton Court Palace, former residence of...
So Far this Track Season has gone well.
My First race of the season was at the New Zealand Secondary Track and Field Champs Held on December 12th /13th. I ended up winning the senior boys 3000m in 8mins 19.54 and narrowly missed the New Zealand schools record of 8.18.53....
Ben Offereins is currently in career best form and was recently been tipped by Australian High Performance Manager, Eric Hollingsworth, as an athlete to watch leading up to the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi later in 2010.
After running a Commonwealth Games A-Qualifying time and Personal Best of 45.53 in...
Hi Runnerstribe,
I opened my season with a bang! A PB and a Commonwealth Games 'B' qualifier
of 52.81 in the 400m. At this point I was very excited about how I was
running and was looking forward to a successful season. However for the next
few races I struggled to find my...
I’m not sure exactly how to start this so I guess I will just start with what has happened to me over the last couple of years and how that has changed the current training plan.
My last couple of years, well really actually my last 5 years, since mid...
Lisa Flint burst onto the Australian running scene last October, running 2:34.08 to win the Melbourne Marathon and secure a Commonwealth Games "A" Qualifier. This was a more than 13 minute personal best for the 24-year old who credits watching Kerryn McCann win the Commonwealth Games Marathon in 2006...
