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In 2007, a young Jeff Riseley qualified for the world athletics championships in Osaka. It marked the arrival of Jeff Riseley on the international scene. Since then, Jeff has gone on to compete at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics.  Jeff is the 5th fastest man in Australian history...
Kiwi track star Olivia Burne takes on the Rotorua Marathon and comes out strong Find out how the young runner tackled her first marathon It was an exciting race to the finish at the Rotorua Marathon. It was even more exciting for Olivia Burne, the Kiwi half marathon champion who was...
Lisa Weightman is a three-time Olympic marathon runner, with her eyes firmly set on a fourth Olympic Games.  In recent years, she has combined her commitments as a professional athlete with work as a consultant at IBM and mother to a young family.  Lisa has just been announced as an ambassador for NAB RunWest and plans to use the event as part of her preparations on the road to Tokyo.  We caught up with the Olympic hopeful to check in on her preparations…
Facioni was nominated for the athlete of the month after his tremendous performances at the NSW All Schools Championships. Facioni smashed two Championship records in both the 1500m (3.52.92) and the 3000m (8.34.44) – records previously held by recent 2015 World Championship representatives in James Nipperess and Ryan Gregson...
RT Q&A with Australian distance runner Dejen Gebreselassie DATE OF BIRTH 12 OCT 1992 Personal bests to date 1000 Metres 2:38.36 Hobart (AUS) 29 JAN 2013 1500 Metres 4:00.13 Hobart (AUS) 24 MAR 2013 3000 Metres 8:26.50 Melbourne (AUS) 09 NOV 2017 5000 Metres 14:24.79 Melbourne (AUS) 23 NOV 2017 10,000 Metres 29:51.89 Melbourne (AUS) 14 DEC 2017 10 Kilometres 29:22 Hobart (AUS) 18 FEB 2018 12 Kilometres 35:57 Adelaide (AUS) 17 SEP 2017 Half Marathon 1:03:47 Valencia (ESP) 24 MAR 2018   A post shared...
Interview with Georgia Griffith - By Runner's Tribe At only 20 years old, Georgia Griffith has a huge future ahead of her in athletics. Griffith is the fastest Australian woman over the 800m this year and it appears we have only seen the beginnings of what could easily be a...
RT caught up with Australia’s 4 x NCAA champion, Morgan McDonald for a little Q&A. RT: Where are you currently based and how is training going? Morgan McDonald: I am currently in Boulder, Colorado with Team Boss. After a bit of a bumpy year, I’ve had a great few months of...
Post-qualifying round interviews with Aussie Spark distance runners, Ramsden, Winkcup and Croft | IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016 Article by Grace Kalac Runners Tribe caught up with three Aussie Spark distance runners who shone in the Bydgoszcz qualifying rounds and have progressed through to the finals; Matthew Ramsden (1500m), Georgia...
By RT Hey Ben, it’s great catching up with you on the new RT.  Can you tell us where you are currently at with injury, surgery and your running? Thanks Ross, loving the new look of the site. Ok, injuries. I don’t like going on about them too much - but since you...
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