Australia's Ellie Pashley (born 1989) has had a stellar season on the roads. On Sunday in Berlin, Pashley topped it all off with a 2:35:55 toppling her previous personal best by 9 minutes. Runner's Tribe caught up with this rising Aussie marathon star who no doubt has more PB's...
It was supposed to be the day when Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce, the engaging Jamaican who has been the queen of women’s sprinting for most of this century was displaced by America’s Sha’Carri Richardson in the 100 metres.
MATT FITZGERALD – Runner’s Tribe
Matt Fitzgerald is an acclaimed endurance sports coach, nutritionist, and author. His many books include The Endurance Diet, 80/20 Running, and How Bad Do You Want It?
It is a proven fact that individual pain tolerance predicts endurance performance. Given two athletes with identical physical traits, the one with...
Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
The Gold Coast marathon is approaching veteran status. Who would have thought?
Not only that, but the event is looking pretty good as it closes in on its 40th staging and 40th birthday. The first Gold Coast marathon was in 1979, so the fortieth race will...
From Runner's Tribe ADDICT comes the second instalment of the 'Destination Doha' interview series hosted by highly knowledgable/top distance runner, Mitch Brown.
This episode features 2 X Olympian, Genevieve Gregson. Mitch catches up with Gen as she prepares for the Doha World Championships at an MTC (Melbourne Track Club) training...
A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
When Nike announced recently that its ‘window’ for the attempt to run the first sub-two hour marathon was 5-7 May, an intriguing possibility was raised.
The date dead-centre in the window, 6 May, is the sixty-third anniversary of the breaking of another famous...
A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
Here’s a subversive notion. If you are an Australian marathoner looking to make the jump from national to world-class, are you better off staying at home than heading to London, Berlin, Fukuoka or Osaka.
For years now, the answer to should I go...
The below interview is thanks to Neil MacDonald, who caught up with Craig Mottram in June, 2001. With Neil's permission the interview has been restored so that today's generation can appreciate and learn from the one and only 'Buster' Mottram.
“BUSTER” UNPLUGGED.
By Neil MacDonald
June 2001
Craig “Buster” Mottram is one of...
A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
Down here in Melbourne we’re yet to get our feet wet, but winter season’s already here.
Rain is falling as I write, so the first muddy cross-country race can’t be too far away – maybe as close as the 12km cross-country next weekend...
It won’t be easy making the team to represent Australia in the men’s middle-distance events at the World U20 championships in Lima, Peru later this year.
