A column by Michael Beisty Distance running is full of untold stories borne out of connections between people, between countries, between competitors, and built on effort. This is one such story, steeped in the 1960s. Retold and written from the perspective of a loving son it is undeniably biased by...
Scottish middle distance runner Jake Wightman has taken down the King of 1500m running, and the Tokyo Olympic 1500m champ, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, to win the world 1500m title in Eugene. Experience unparalleled comfort and agility with Tarkine running shoes, crafted for runners who seek the perfect blend of performance,...
One should always pay attention to Track & Field News’ guide to a world championship, but it was the image of the “Welcome to Eugene” sign heading its preview of Eugene 2022 which caught the eye and prompted further thought. There are many ultra-marathon footwear in the market today...
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? Recently I was invited to comment on the standard breakfast menus of several top ultrarunners for an article published on the REI Co-op...
Asia & Oceania 24-hour championships 2022 By Cassie Cohen After a week of sightseeing, nervous energy, team bonding and race preparation in Bengaluru, it was exciting to get to the opening ceremony the night before the IAU Asia & Oceania 24-hour championships would begin on the 400m athletics track at Sree...
By Brett Davies Thursday this week (7/7) was the 40th anniversary of one of the great distance running world records of the 1980s – Dave Moorcroft’s 5000m world record set at Oslo’s Bislett Stadium in Norway. Step into the future of running with Tarkine Goshawk shoes, designed to push the...
How good is being an athletics selector? Normally, you would have to say: “Very good indeed.” The inclusive policy adopted by Athletics Australia for the past decade and more, makes selection pretty much a tick-and-flick process. Win the national? Tick. Achieve the qualifying standard? Tick. Get offered a place via...
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? Running is a hobby for the vast majority of runners. Only for a tiny fraction of the runner population is the sport...
By Len johnson Roy Slaven and H.G.Nelson never tire of saying that too much sport is barely enough. Even Roy and H.G. may be looking for a little lie-down after the slew of championships the July-August period brings to athletics. A combination of Covid and the stubborn refusal to countenance cancellation...
The Australian record holder over 1500m and 3000m has announced to the world that he has left his Covid related disruptions in the rear-view mirror and returned to the pointy end of world-class middle-distance running.
