A column by Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
Sometimes our sport seems to flirt with danger, recklessly loading the gun, pointing it floorwards, then professing surprise that it has shot itself in the sport.
It seemed that day three of the world championships might be such a time. Just three real...
Hassan closes with deadly speed
After Herb Elliott had destroyed Ron Delany and the rest of the field to smash the world mile record in Dublin in 1958, a priest asked Delany how would you beat the great Australian.
“I don’t know, father,” replied Delany. “Maybe tie his legs together.”
Sifan Hassan...
Many tried. Only a handful succeeded.
Context is everything. One day you’re writing that one good thing about the first day is that you get to see every competitor in the day’s heats and qualifying rounds, even if they’re not yet going head-to-head; the next, you’re hit by the painful...
University of Wisconsin middle distance star Ollie Hoare’s stock rose considerably in 2018, when he stormed home over the final straight to win the NCAA 1500m title. With the end of his college career nearing, and his sights set on becoming a professional runner, Runner’s Tribe caught up with Ollie for a quick chat.
Written by Len Johnson - RT ADDICT feature - (c) Runner's Tribe
When I’m conjuring up an image of a Melissa Duncan race the one that keeps coming up is the final of the 1500 metres at the world indoor championships in Portland in 2016. Knocked back at the start,...
Perhaps the key ingredient to be a top 800m runner is the possession of amazing lactic acid tolerance. More so than pure 1500m runners, 800m specialists need a highly refined anaerobic system to delay the build-up of lactic acid, and to clear it from the body quickly.
Runner’s Tribe studied the training of 10 past and current champions; their respective key anaerobic sessions specific to 800m training are outlined in this exclusive feature article for Runner’s Tribe Addict.
Athletes studied:
- Tamsyn Lewis Manou
- Seb Coe
- Steve Ovett
- Alberto Juantorena
- Kelly Holmes
- David Rudisha
- Pamela Jelimo
- Peter Snell
- Wilson Kipketer
- Nijel Amos
Written by Bryan Green (USA) - Runner's Tribe
Kipchoge’s Sub-2
I enjoyed reading Len’s article on Eliud Kipchoge’s attempt to run under two hours at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna this October. I must admit I hadn’t given that much thought to Kipchoge’s second attempt at 1:59, and Len’s article...
With one of the most famous smiles in sport, Haile Gebrselassie is without a doubt one of the greatest distance runners in history.
Geb first turned heads as a teenager, winning both the 5000m and 10,000m events at the 1992 IAAF World Junior Championships. Geb was just getting started, with a career than would span over 25 years and involve success at the highest level in distances from 5000m to the marathon. With two Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles over 10,000m, few match Haile’s track accomplishments; he set an astonishing 27 world records during his career. Furthermore, when the time came to switch to road running, he succeeded there too, winning the Berlin Marathon for four consecutive years, the Dubai Marathon for three straight years, as well as setting two marathon world records (2:04.26 then 2:03.59).
DEVELOPING AS A HIGH-PERFORMANCE COACH
(c) Runner's Tribe - Written by Adam Didyk
Coaching can be seen as a pastime, hobby, passion, or for some, a career. Regardless of which of these categories you fall into, as a high-performance coach you will continually be faced with a learning curve that...
I should be sitting here with an Olympic Gold Medal around my neck, 10 million dollars in my bank account, and a view of the ocean from the comfort of my 360-degree balcony. Obviously, I am not (as of writing :-) but if my wild wishes and dreams from...
