Just a couple of months ago I was in the US anxiously watching the news every morning to hear Donald Trump’s latest on the Coronavirus situation. “This is not a big deal, it will all pass” turned into “We are facing a global pandemic” and it became evident that the...
Mention cold calls to any relatively old-time journalist and it’s just as likely beads of perspiration will break out spontaneously on their forehead. Cold calls – the phone calls you make when you’re not entirely sure of the likely outcome, but there’s a fair chance it won’t be good –...
Thankfully, as distance runners in Australia, we are very lucky that for the most part our lives haven’t been too affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Of course, some significant competitions have been taken away from the calendar, but considering the restrictions that have been in place and the difficulties...
I remember walking into the Cross Country Coach’s office at Notre Dame as an 8th grader. My Dad, a former Notre Dame track guy himself and a lifelong ND fan had brought our family to a football game in the fall of 1998. As I remember, he just walked...
Rapid Ascent is excited to launch the 2020 Trail Running Series presented by MINI Countryman with entries opening for two virtual races to be held on June 14 and July 12. Participants can enter either 5km, 10km or 15km races over whatever course they have access to whilst respecting social distancing rules. Then at 9:00am on race morning, competitors set off to complete their race, knowing that all other entrants are running at the exact same time as well.
Take a Virtual Tour with 2 x Olympian David McNeill. https://vimeo.com/417060570
I can’t remember whether Ingrid Kristiansen called me, or I called her. But there was a phone call in March, 1988, the week before the women’s world 15km road race championship in Adelaide. Kristiansen was training at Falls Creek in preparation for a tilt at two world titles within six...
About the author: Genevieve Gregson is a 2x Olympic finalist, and Australian record holder. Hailing from the Gold Coast, Gen travels the globe as one of the countries and the world's top distance athletes. Last week I was fortunate enough to be asked to write some articles for Runner’s Tribe....
The Training of Craig ‘Buster’ Mottram “I didn’t think I would see an Australian do what he is doing. To have an Australian under 13 minutes for 5km is unbelievable.” -Steve Moneghetti Free Sources: – With thanks for help from Neil MacDonald from Geelong Cross Country Steve Moneghetti once blamed Craig Mottram for...
As we ‘progress’ ever further into this strange time of lockdown, increasingly the past is becoming our new future. Denied competition to get enthusiastic about we dig ever deeper into nostalgia. And the good thing about nostalgia is that – despite its not being as good as it used to...
