By Julian Spence The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships were hosted by the city of Doha, Qatar. In 2014, when the announcement of the host city was made, I paid very little notice. My five-year-old marathon PR of 2:27 was as underwhelming as my training diary.
Seb Coe to this day is one of the greatest middle-distance runners to ever live. Coe won four Olympic medals, including 1500m gold at the Olympics in 1980 and 1984. He set eight outdoor and three indoor world record in middle-distance track events – including, in 1979, setting three world records in the space of 41 days. The world record he set in the 800m in 1981 remained unbroken until 1997. In this article we reflect on the main lessons we can gain from the training and career of this brilliant athlete
A luxury holiday retreat in Bright, Victoria, has hit the market offering visitors a “luxury base camp without the summit.” The 5-star quality retreat claims to be Australia’s first commercial property with advanced high-altitude technology, allowing visitors to sleep at up to 3000m (the summit of Mount Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest peak is 2228m).
Before I delve into my theories on 800m training, I think it must be noted that I’m very new to coaching elite athletes. I only started coaching junior athletes in 2012, when Luke was still a schoolboy. And I only became an ‘elite’ senior coach when I took over Luke’s training again after the 2017 world championships. I am still learning my craft. I am forever devouring any information I can get from other coaches I speak with, as well as books, online coaching articles and any training logs that I can find.
Workout Any Day Series S2 E12 featuring World Championships and Commonwealth Games finalist, Alex Beck. Produced for Runner's Tribe by professional filmmaker Louie Hadfield of Rolling. Production Co - https://www.facebook.com/rollingproductionco/
It’s getting to the end of the year, that time when you start to reflect on your favourite things of the previous 12 months. Of course, we’ve only had just short of 11 months of 2019, which is one of the perils of end-of-the-year reflection. One of my perennially favourite...
“Long, slow distance running creates long, slow runners. If speed is the name of the game, then never get too far away from it.” - Peter Coe Seb Coe is the only man to win back to back Olympic 1500m titles (1980 and 1984). At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics...
The 2004 world cross country (WXC) in Brussels was certainly the highlight of my career. It was my 4th world cross country (my first time in the 8km race) and without a doubt, going into it, I was in my best shape of my career to date.
Thomas Do Canto is a Sydney based runner and sports podiatrist. Career Highlights 72nd IAAF World Half Marathon Champs (64:18) 2018 19th Fukuoka International Marathon (2:14:59) 2017 1st Sixfoot Track Marathon 2016 1st Melbourne marathon 2016 2nd Sydney City to Surf 2016 & 2017 3rd Australian Road Running Championships (Sydney:10) 2014 3rd Australian...
A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe In the world or precious stones, cut diamonds are more precious than raw, uncut diamonds. The cutting process – expensive in itself – adds value. Expertly cut diamonds will always have more value than raw, uncut diamonds of the same carat, colour and...
