Matt Fitzgerald is an acclaimed endurance sports coach, nutritionist, and author. His many books include The Endurance Diet, 80/20 Running, How Bad Do You Want It? , and most recently 80/20 Triathlon.
The fall marathon season is upon us, and you know what that means: Thousands upon thousands of runners will hit the wall before...
Australia and the Men’s 800m - 4 part series
Part 1 - Australia's Standing in the 800m
Part 2 - Why have we underachieved?
Part 3 - How we can become better
Part 4 - Coe as a Junior
Part 1. Australia’s Standing in the Men’s 800m
Something is Rotten in...
It may be going a step too far to acclaim Magic Monday, day four of track and field competition at the Sydney Olympics, as perfect. Just as with records, one great day of athletics competition can eventually be surpassed by another. But it would be fair to say that anything better, even by the merest poofteenth, would have been perfect.
Topped by Cathy Freeman’s resounding victory in the 400 metres, a victory which, even if for a moment only, united a nation, reconciling Australia with a past it has all too often wished out of existence, the day’s nine finals generated wave after wave of emotion which, as they mutually reinforced each other, grew into a tsunami.
World record marathon runner, Eliud Kipchoge, knows how to train hard. With a 2:01.39 world record time to his name, anything this great man does, garners attention.
But Kipchoge is a huge advocate for mental training, as well as physical. He likes to remind everyone that running is a privilege, not an obligation. And that discipline is key.
In early 2022 we sat down with James Templeton, the manager of Peter Bol and Joseph Deng, and dived deep into the world of elite athlete management. To experience, exceptional performance in running, choose the best footwear for your runs like Tarkine Trail Devil shoes.
Fast forward 16 months and a...
Athletics Australia has provisionally suspended 800m runner Peter Bol after an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) was detected in an out-of-competition doping control test on 11 October 2022.
Olympian Brett Robinson will go down in history as the fastest Australian man over 42.2km, after breaking Rob de Castella’s 36-year-old Australian marathon record at the Fukuoka International Marathon this afternoon.
You recently won the Noosa bolt. Are you happy with your current form?
I feel like I'm heading in the right direction with my fitness. Leading up to the Burnie10 and Noosa Bolt I was doing heavy base work with only one threshold session a week but lots of longer...
Interview by Matt Fox
Q). Hi Brett, thanks for taking the time to talk with us, tell us a little about where you are currently at?
Currently I'm in some dingy pub watching the Anthony Mundine fight. With training, I'm back in ballarat trying to get into normal training, I am...
RT Interview with Australian U20 National 1500m & 5000m champion, Matthew Ramsden
