What I think about when I think about food | A Column By David McNeill
WHAT I THINK ABOUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT FOOD | A COLUMN BY DAVID MCNEILL
At the risk of being condescending, and calling all runners control freaks, my experience is that habitual runners (from the hobby joggers to the Olympic medalists) share qualities of being...
Running With The Rage (against the machine)
'Running With The Rage (against the machine)' A Column By Mark Tucker
“It has to start somewhere, it has to start sometime
what better place than here, what better time than now?”
(Rage Against The Machine)
These are the type of song lyrics I loved listening to in...
Runners and Non-Runners: Can We Level With Each Other? – Article by 2 x Olympian David McNeill
A column by David McNeill - Runner's Tribe
Netflix and Chill. While it’s still a relatively recent phenomenon to the rest of the world, it’s been the old adage of serious runners for as long as running has been a professional sport. Perhaps not always...
Why Don’t We Improve Sometimes? – A column by 2 X Olympian David McNeill
A column by David McNeill - Runner's Tribe
Too often in my career, I have walked off the track querying my performances; wondering why I ran so poorly when training pointed to something better…or wondering how on earth I ran as fast as I did...
Double Olympian David McNeill Workout Any Day Season 1 tempo process
Now for members only - In 2016 RT filmed double Olympian David McNeill for the first Workout Any Day episode. McNeill has already qualified to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 10,000m for Australia. He is the current Australian 10,000m champion, 8...
Innocent Times | A Column By Mark Tucker
Innocent Times | A Column By Mark Tucker
Being the year of Rio and the upcoming 31st Modern Olympic Games (Summer) I thought I would look back at the earliest versions of the Modern Games, starting way back in Athens, 1896. And to avoid boring...
Aussie Olympian, Ben St Lawrence, Blue Mountains 4x2km | Workout Any Day Season 1
Now for members only - In early 2016 Runner's Tribe travelled to Katoomba, Blue Mountains, NSW Australia to film Olympian and Australian 10km record holder, Ben St Lawrence, for a chat and to cover his 4x2km Tuesday session. Enjoy RT's Workout Any Day. Filming...
What can we learn from runners about “getting better”?
A Column By 2xOlympian, David McNeill
Betterment. It’s a virtue that defines what a competitive runner strives for with every training endeavour: to be better. But it’s also a virtue that defines almost every aspect of our lives. Being a better parent. A better cook....
First Aussie under 2:10: Training of Derek Clayton
Clayton’s marathon career brought wins in some of the world’s most prestigious marathons but no Olympic or Commonwealth medals. Despite the absence of precious metals, however, this was no ordinary career.
Of his 22 marathons, Clayton won 14. Included in those wins was Fukuoka in 1967, one of the occasions on which Derek Clayton very definitely smashed the marathon. He ran the classic distance on this classic course in 2:09:36.4, becoming the first man to break 2:12, 2:11 and 2:10, all in the one race.
Less than 18 months later, Clayton ran even faster – 2:08:33.6 in Antwerp. This performance stood as a world best until Rob de Castella ran 2:08:18 at Fukuoka more than 12 years later.
Runner’s Tribe, in the book Australian Marathon Stars, interviewed Clayton and detail. Below are some nuggets of gold.
Teamwork and Social Capital – Article by 2 X Olympian David McNeill
Teamwork and Social Capital: A Column By David McNeill
As I sometimes do on solo runs when motivation is lacking, I plug in my headphones as I head out the door, and listen to a podcast. Last week, I listened to an illuminating discussion about...