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This week’s episode is sponsored by ASICS. Technical innovation and absolute quality are at the core of ASICS’ vision. The latest addition to their comprehensive running shoe range is the all new EVORIDE™. The ASICS EVORIDE™ is built upon innovative GUIDESOLE™ technology designed to reduce energy loss and give...
Do you think you can run 465 kms in 30 days?? YES......465 kms in 30 days.  I created the run30formovember challenge to raise money for Men's health during Movember 2019. The challenge was to run 1 km per day corresponding to that day of the month. Day 1 was 1 km, day 2 was 2 km, day 5 was 5 kms so on until I hit day 30 when I ran 30 kms. Total kms I ran in 30 days back to back with no rest day was 465 kms!! So to crunch the numbers, that was just over 11 Marathons or 22 half marathons. 
Donavan Brazier, the reigning world champion over 800m, lowered the U.S. indoor 800m record again at the Millrose Games a few days ago, and now he has his sights set on the GOAT - David Rudisha, and the Tokyo Olympics.
here at the Runner’s Tribe we welcome the news that ‘Run for Wild Places’ challenge has just launched.It’s a new challenge event for runners created by the guy who created the Takayna Ultra that takes places this April challenging you to get out in nature, clock your kilometres and support one of three epic grassroot environmental organisations.
Athletes from across the country will chase a share in the $64,000 prize pool at the Bunbury Geographe Gift on 29 February and 1 March 2020. Modelled on the famous Stawell Gift, there is a massive $20,000 up for grabs in each of the male and female 120m races. Entries...
This week’s episode is sponsored by ASICS. Technical innovation and absolute quality are at the core of ASICS’ vision. The latest addition to their comprehensive running shoe range is the all new EVORIDE™. The ASICS EVORIDE™ is built upon innovative GUIDESOLE™ technology designed to reduce energy loss and give that...
Stewart McSweyn and Jessica Hull have both secured automatic nominations to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at the Melbourne Track Classic.
Mo Farah has withdrawn from The Vitality Big Half 2020 due to a minor Achilles injury sustained in training. Farah has won the event on the past two occasions and had been looking forward to racing another distance running great, Kenenisa Bekele (ETH), at this year’s race on Sunday 1 March.
The Takayna Ultra is a 65km (and 22km) ultra-marathon event set-up top help save the Tarkine from logging, mining and off-road vehicle damage. This event will raise money to support the campaign to have takayna / Tarkine protected as a World Heritage listed National Park, and returned to Aboriginal ownership.
Brett Robinson has broken the Australian half marathon record at the Marugame Half Marathon clocking 59:57. ⁣The record has stood since 1968, when Darren Wilson clocked 1:00.02 in Tokyo, Japan.  The performance pushes Michael Shelley, the two time Commonwealth Games Marathon champion out of the top-10, he now sits in 11th.
                   

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