The Australian 100 metres record holder at 11.11 seconds, Melissa Breen scored her fifth national 100 metres title in April, yet she still needed the Olympic qualifier of 11.32 which she finally nailed in June in Townsville running 11.31.
How satisfying was it nailing the qualifier in June in Townsville running 11.31?
Townsville...
Milly Clark clocked a world class time of 2:29.07 in her major marathon debut to take third place and a Rio qualifying time at the 2015 Amsterdam Marathon. Her blistering run in Europe saw her move into the history books as the eighth fastest Australian female marathon runner of...
Brett Robinson is no stranger to the international stage, having previously competed in a plethora of World Outdoor, Indoor and Cross Country Championships. The Rio Olympics, however, will mark Robinson’s Olympic debut. Runner’s Tribe caught up with the 5000 metre specialist and former World Championship finalist for this Q...
Sam McEntee defeated a stacked field to win the national 5000 metres championships. He only needed to add a qualifying performance to secure automatic selection for his first Olympic Games; which he achieved in May at Stanford running 13:20.72. Runner's Tribe caught up with Sam for this Q &...
Road to Rio Interview with Genevieve LaCaze: 3,000m Steeplechase & 5,000m
Genevieve LaCaze is in the form of her life, which is a result of consistent, quality training guided by her coach and Melbourne Track Club founder, Nic Bideau. Over the last two months, LaCaze has run seven consecutive personal...
Luke Mathews is a running revelation. His true potential is yet to be known, but to this point we've seen glimpses of greatness fueled by his dedication to training and strong natural talent. Pair that talent with one of the world's best coaches and squads, that being The Melbourne...
David McNeill took a big step in securing his selection for Rio 2016 by running a 10,000m qualifying time at the Payton Jordan Invite in May 2015 with a time of 27:45.01. Later that year he confirmed his selection by winning the Zatopek:10 (Australian National 10km Championship) in December....
Q: What does it mean to you to be representing Australia in your Olympic debut?
It means a lot to me. Ever since I was a kid I've dreamt about representing Australia at the Olympics and now I'm going to finally fulfill that dream. It’s the biggest race I’ve ever...
After a breakout domestic season, Jenny Blundell clocked two sensational 1500m Olympic qualifying performances in Beijing and Belgium securing her Rio selection.
Runner’s Tribe caught up with the fifth-ranked Australian all time for the 1500m (4:04.62), for this Q and A on her Road to Rio.
(Q) What does it mean...
Zoe Buckman has been selected to represent Australia for her second Olympic games in the 1500 metres.
Runner’s Tribe caught up with the 2013 World Championships 1500m metre finalist for this Q and A on her Road to Rio.
(Q) What does it mean to you to be representing Australia in...
