Interviews

Anna Mckenna took out the women's race at Margaret River Ultra Marathon over the weekend in a scintillating time. Not only did Anna break the record, but she also finished 3rd overall! Along with the men's winner, Josh Chugg, Anna is currently one of the few ultra distance Australian...
Villanova has a strong Aussie connection, with alumni such as Patrick Tiernan, Jordy Williamsz, Sam McEntee and others recently making waves in the NCAA and beyond. Joining this growing list of standout Aussie middle distance runners gracing the Villanova program is Australia's, Lauren Ryan. Runner's Tribe caught up with...
LACAZE MOVES UP TO THIRD ON AUSTRALIAN ALL-TIME LIST Written By Grace Kalac Genevieve LaCaze has finished third in the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase at the Stockholm Diamond League meet overnight in a seven second personal best of 9:23.19, moving her up to third on the Australian All-Time list. Fellow Australian athlete...
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Insightful interview and race process footage with Ryan Gregson after his 2017 Australian Championships 1500m title. Video courtesy of Victorian Institute of Sport #VISinsider https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/video-mens-open-1500m-final-2017-australian-athletics-championships/
Runner's Tribe caught up for a chat with Saucony sponsored athlete, Jordan Gusman after his recent victory in the Mitchell St Mile. Can you tell us about your recent win in the Mitchell St Mile over Olympic 1500m finalist, Ryan Gregson in Darwin? Pulling off a win in Darwin was...
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 &...
In April 2019, Irish-born Australian Sinead Diver, moved to third on the Aussie women’s all-time list after finishing seventh at the London Marathon with a time of 2:24:11. This time was also a 2020 Tokyo Olympic qualifier and the fastest time by an Australian in 12 years. The only Australian women to have run quicker are Benita Willis and Lisa Ondieki. We caught up with Sinead for a flash interview.
Five Minutes with Hannah Miller Kiwi Distance-runner Hannah Miller is making waves this season with a series of impressive performances representing Southern Methodist University in the US. Here the 20-year-old Southlander and Oceania 1500m/5000m champion answers our Five Minutes With questions. What is your best athletics quality? Distance-running success is born out...
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From Runner’s Tribe ADDICT comes the 4th instalment of the ‘Destination Doha’ interview series hosted by highly knowledgable/top distance runner, Mitch Brown. This episode features Ben Buckingham who is making his IAAF World Championship debut for Australia. Ben of St Stephens Harriers ran an 8:27 steeplechase in Zagreb to nail...
Carley Thomas Country: Australia Born: 26.12.2000 Personal Bests Event Result Wind Venue Date 200m 25.64 +0.4 Sydney (AUS) 18.11.2017 400m 54.12 Sydney (AUS) 03.12.2017 800m 2:03.66 Melbourne (AUS) 19.12.2017 4x400m 3:39.79 Sydney (AUS) 02.04.2017   You capped off a stellar 2017 by clocking a 2:03.66 for the 800m solidifying yourself as the fifth fastest junior in Australian history. How good did this feel and did you anticipate such a fast run leading into the race? I...