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Pioneer Kathrine Switzer Runs Again A Column By Ryan Nelson for Runner's Tribe There are some truly exceptional people in this world, and one of them happens to be Kathrine Switzer. If you follow marathon running and its splendid history, especially in the city of Boston, then you would know about...
The week just past brought the 58th anniversary of perhaps the greatest of Ron Clarke’s 17, 18 or 19 (depending how you count, but a lot whichever way you do) world records.
In a clinical demonstration of 1500m running, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, dominated a stacked field at the Lausanne Diamond League.  It was a performance reminiscent of the great Hicham El Guerrouj -  a fast pace from the gun, with Ingebrigtsen taking the lead with 700m remaining, taking it a long way from home and never looking in doubt.
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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...
Pre was an animal when it came to training. Quality over quantity, no long runs over 12 miles, morning runs most days, intense track sessions. Runner’s Tribe picked out 5 of Pre’s favourite sessions.  For a more detailed account of Pre’s training program check out Pre’s training HERE
My life over the past week goes something like this...welcome on board your EK180 flight. Dinner. Dinner. Dubai. Dinner. Heathrow. Grey, raining, mud, frozen fingers. Heated towel racks. Hop on, Big Ben, hop off, London Eye. Hot Italian pasta. Warsaw security checkpoint queue. 33-seater and engine roar. White, white, white falling snow...
Runner's Tribe Hi fellow runners, my name is Sarah Eckel and I am a 19 year old middle distance runner from Adelaide. My running journey began in 2012 when I decided that I would join the athletics and cross country programs at my high school, despite not knowing much about...
What does it take for a Great Junior to Become a Great Open Age Athlete? By Mark Blomeley for The Runner's Tribe' Run School Athletics and distance running is one of those sports that is very interesting and unique when you look at where the top elite athletes have come from....
The Power of Consistency. This season has kicked of with a lot of surprises, with so many juniors flying through the finish line to produce some quality times so early in the season. How about the outstanding results from across all fields during the early stages of the Australian Athletics...
                   

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