First of all, thanks to ASICS for sending over a fresh pair of Novablast 5's. The Novablast 5 has a cultish following in the realm of daily trainers, offering runners a harmonious blend of cushioning, responsiveness, and versatility. Building upon its predecessors, this iteration introduces notable enhancements that cater to both casual joggers and seasoned athletes.
A column by Len Johnson
Here’s a sentence this observer never thought he would write. Australia is dominating the men’s 60 metres sprint. No, really.
We’re up there in the women’s 60, too. That’s right, in the blue riband indoor distance to be contested at the world indoor championships in Nanjing...
Article written by Michael Beisty for Runner's Tribe
David Forbes, affectionately known as Forbsey, was one of those distance runners with plenty of talent who never quite found his feet in the hurly burly of elite middle distance track racing. Hailing from Newcastle, New South Wales (NSW), he was known...
Is it just me or is Cam Myers channelling Herb Elliott
The Solushin is a research backed medical device that effectively treats shin splints and improves ankle range of motion. It does this by targeting the pain and inflammation associated with shin splints, and also reducing tension in your soleus muscles.
Awards season continues. World Athletics announces its annual awards, leaving December and the latter part of November out of the ‘year’ presumably in pursuit of getting in first. Track & Field News releases its annual rankings, holy writ from The Bible of the Sport. Now – finally, comes the...
Last week this column took a look at the Track & Field News event rankings for the Paris 2024 Olympic year. There’s always more to the (self-proclaimed) Bible of the Sport’s annual rankings issue than can be covered in a single take, so let’s go back to it again this time around.
Few events in Australian athletics have been as elite as the women's 800m, in recent years. It wasn't long ago that Charlene Rendina's Australian record of 1.59.00 seemed just out of reach to stars such as the 2008 world 800m indoor champ, Tamsyn Lewis (Manou). Rendina's old mark stood for a whopping 47 years.
From Deng, Bol and Craig to Perrott, Renshaw and Acres; the Australian 800m all-time rankings lists have been remodelled over the last few seasons, as new names emerge, and the stars of yesteryear get pushed down this prized list.
The below interview with Vyacheslav Makarovich, the coach of Yuriy Borzakovskiy, was conducted by a Russian media company back in late 2001. This is not RT's original content and is free for re-publication. RT has confirmed that the below information is correct, and unchanged, other than being translated. The original source online no longer exists. This interview has been sitting in RT's archives for many many years. Yes, we should have published it a long time ago, sorry about that. Enjoy...
