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A key workout for coach Colm and various Kenyan’s, is called ‘Diagonals’.  Performed  once or sometimes twice per week, the session is a form of fartlek training, a mix between speed and endurance.  The session is not intended to be a ‘max effort’ but more of a strong fartlek, that helps build both speed and endurance without overly flattening an athlete. The session is often completed not as a hard workout but is often done on an ‘in-between’ day.  It’s a way to build fitness and speed, while still keeping athletes fresh for upcoming harder workouts.

Working towards a 10,000m race and wish to know what your training ‘race pace’ should be, or what time you think you are capable of? Read on…

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.

I can’t remember whether Ingrid Kristiansen called me, or I called her. But there was a phone call in March, 1988, the week before the women’s world 15km road race championship in Adelaide. Kristiansen was training at Falls Creek in preparation for a tilt at...

Seems like only yesterday we were marking one year to go to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Now, in an Olympic version of Groundhog Day, here we are celebrating it all over again. It is one year to go to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games....

Runner's Tribe reporter Dave Ross caught up with reigning Olympic 1500m champion Matt Centrowitz after he helped Eliud Kipchoge make history in Vienna. Kenyan legend runs 1:59:40:2 in INEOS 1:59 Challenge 34-year-old proves No Human is Limited Eliud Kipchoge proved No Human Is Limited when he became...

Never in my wildest dreams could someone have convinced me that by 2021 I would have qualified for three Olympic Games! While I have had my eyes set on this goal since the Rio Olympic Games came to an end, I still have moments...

Few names in middle distance running get people talking more than Alan Webb. The ridiculously talented American was the first high school athlete in American history to break the four-minute mile when he clocked 3:59.86 in January 2001. However, it was his run four months later, on May 27, 2001, that revitalised American distance running; when he smashed Jim Ryun’s high school mile record stopping the clock at 3:53.43 to shatter Ryun's 36-year-old national high school record of 3:55.3.  Webb would go on as a senior to break the American mile record with his 3:46 in 2007.

There are many ways to train for distance running. Whether you’re an athlete coming from a shorter distance background, or an athlete that was born with a natural aerobic ability, there are many ways to train the body to reach its full potential. I...

A column by Jaryd Clifford – Runner’s Tribe Dreams and nightmares are conflicting phenomena. One is what we endeavour for, the reason for the toil; the other is simply what we hope never takes place, the dreaded disaster. In running, they are untamed beasts, bestowed with...