What’s Wrong With This Picture? | A column by Len Johnson

“What’s wrong with this picture?,” asks Van Morrison in the song of the same title. “There’s something I’m not seeing here.” Repeating the question, Morrison observes that what’s wrong (is) “something that’s not exactly clear.” As the vision streamed in from Gateshead last Monday morning, it...

The Training of Craig ‘Buster’ Mottram

The Training of Craig ‘Buster’ Mottram “I didn’t think I would see an Australian do what he is doing. To have an Australian under 13 minutes for 5km is unbelievable.”  -Steve Moneghetti Free Sources: – With thanks for help from Neil MacDonald from Geelong Cross Country Steve Moneghetti...

Watch: Victor Chumo INTERVIEW from INEOS 1:59

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Runner's Tribe reporter Dave Ross caught up with Victor Chumo after he helped Eliud Kipchoge make history in Vienna. Part of Eliud Kipchoge’s GSC training camp, Chumo has a personal best of 60:03 for the half-marathon which he set in in Lille last September. The 32-year-old...

Dave McNeill: Endurance Personified | A Column by Len Johnson

David McNeill’s athletics career could have been over almost before it began. On Tuesday night in Perth, he may have run his way into a third Olympic team. It was in 2005 that McNeill, along with Liam Adams and Toby Rayner, was a controversial non-selection...

I’ll do what he’s doing | A column by Len Johnson

One day at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games, I watched on as the American 5000 metres representative, Duncan MacDonald, did a training session. My billet was a few metro stations beyond the Olympic stadium. A relatively short run took me down to the stadium and...

Destination Doha Video – Matt Ramsden IAAF World Championships debutant from WA

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From Runner’s Tribe ADDICT comes the 6th instalment of the ‘Destination Doha’ interview series hosted by highly knowledgable/top distance runner, Mitch Brown. This episode features Aussie 1500m rep at the upcoming IAAF World Championships, Matt Ramsden. Earlier this year Matt ran a new personal best...

Bekele’s Key Training Sessions

The second fastest marathon runner in history is the total package. Machine on the track, machine on the roads. Amazing kick, and a major championship performer.We took a look at a bunch of sessions that Bekele completes on a regular basis in the lead-up to a major marathon.

Training at an Early Age – Insights from Steve Cram, Herb Elliott, John Walker & Ron Delaney

“My advice to coaches is to forget about the track early on - get your kids running cross country and road races - just basic strength work first, the speed will follow.” – John Walker In the early 1990’s the Australian Olympic Committee and the...

McSweyn’s Impressive Numbers

By Len Johnson They’re not necessarily the sort of figures you’d like associated with your name, but Stewart McSweyn now boasts a pair of impressive performances at 3000 metres. Seven minutes 30 seconds for 3000 metres represents 60 seconds per lap. Not many men have ever broken...

I don’t need a drip. I am a drip | A Column by Len Johnson

Twenty years ago, I ran the Host City Marathon, the selection ‘trial’ race over the Sydney Olympic course. It was a decision which sits near the top of my ‘why on earth did I do that?’ list. In fact, it was added before the marathon...