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...
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....
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 &...
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...
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...
At the Payton Jordan Invitational, Linden Hall ran a brilliant world-leading time of 4:04.47 in the 1500m – an Olympic qualifier and six second personal best. A month later she competed in the Pre Classic, Eugene, and continued her outstanding form with a time of 4:01.78. over the distance, improving...
Ella Nelson: The Best is Yet to Come
By Grace Kalac for Runner's Tribe
The start of the 2016 season for rising sprint star Ella Nelson could not have been more flawless. By April, twenty-two-year-old Nelson, coached by Sydney’s Michael Dooley, had surpassed the Olympic qualifying standard numerous times, and boasted...
Matthew Ramsden Interview: Home is where I'm happiest
So you've recently decided not to go to the US on a college scholarship. Can you tell us how you came to this decision?
So in March I went to the US and visited four schools. The trip went well but I just...
Runner’s Tribe caught up with the latest coach to hit the Sydney scene, Ben Liddy. Liddy has a lot going for him; awesome middle distance runner, passion to burn, one of Sydney’s leading physiotherapists, ok bloke, and now coach to a growing crew of rising young stars.
Ben, good to...
In Rio, Morgan was part of the Aussie Women's 4 x 400m Relay team which made the final and ended up finishing 8th overall. Morgan advanced to the Semi-Finals of the Women's 400m individual but failed to make the final, leaving her hungry to succeed at the highest level in the future. Morgan...