A column by Len Johnson (reporting from Doha) - Runner's Tribe There is no rest day in the world championships program. Hasn’t been for a while now. For long periods, however, day six seemed intent on being as restful as possible. Oh, there were sparks – a couple of quite physical...
By Len Johnson (reporting from Doha) - Runner's Tribe For eight of her nine throws in Doha, Kelsey-Lee Barber was struggling. All the throwers were. No-one was finding it easy to produce good throws in the heavy atmosphere inside Khalifa International Stadium. “Trust the feel, trust the rhythm,” coach and husband...
Now for members only - In early 2016 Runner's Tribe travelled to Katoomba, Blue Mountains, NSW Australia to film Olympian and Australian 10km record holder, Ben St Lawrence, for a chat and to cover his 4x2km Tuesday session. Enjoy RT's Workout Any Day. Filming weekly workouts around Australia and...
A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe There were five gold medals awarded on the fourth day of the world championships and each of them was special in its own way. There was the emotion of Daniel Stahl’s gold medal in the discus after several years of world-leading throws coupled...
RT Filmmaker Louie Hadfield covered the Queensland Academy of Sport Sprints and Jumps' process to professionally create the next episode of RT’s Workout Any Day series. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/p/B23SEV7ATOJ/
A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe Sometimes our sport seems to flirt with danger, recklessly loading the gun, pointing it floorwards, then professing surprise that it has shot itself in the sport. It seemed that day three of the world championships might be such a time. Just three real...
Kenenisa Bekele made a sensational return to his international best with victory at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, missing the world record by just two seconds. For good measure, the 37-year-old Ethiopian set a national record and the fastest time in the world this year. Only his great Kenyan rival Eliud...
Another day in Doha and it started off like the rest. Quick bicep session in the gym in preparation for the media 800m, some freeze dried coffee and its off down Jawaan street for bus.
Hassan closes with deadly speed After Herb Elliott had destroyed Ron Delany and the rest of the field to smash the world mile record in Dublin in 1958, a priest asked Delany how would you beat the great Australian. “I don’t know, father,” replied Delany. “Maybe tie his legs together.” Sifan Hassan...
This week, the IAAF will ratify changes to the Diamond League. These changes have the goal of creating a more spectator-friendly format that can allow fans to better engage with and support the sport. That’s a worthy goal. I am fortunate to have attended many of the Diamond League meets, experiencing them both in person and on TV. The reality is Diamond League meets are long and slow, often held in half-filled stadiums that lack consistent energy. That’s why it’s particularly sad that the Bauhaus Galan meet in Stockholm lost its Diamond League status. My family felt it was far and away the most enjoyable in-person Diamond League meet we’ve been to.
