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Australia dominates and we ain’t seen nothin’ yet
A column by Len Johnson - 23/07/21
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games haven’t even started and Australia is dominating.
Some hours before the Opening Ceremony, as this is written, Australia is already up and about. In women’s football, goals to Tameka Yallop and the talismanic Sam...
Brendan Davies Uncut Part 1 of 2 – Australia’s most successful ultra-runner
Brendan Davies is the best-known ultra-runner in the southern hemisphere. For years, Davies has been banking incredible mileage and winning some of the world’s toughest races. Brendan never just goes through the motions. He is a meticulous planner and has mastered the art of...
Lasse Viren: Legends of Athletics Key Sessions – 50 x 100 meters all-out
Lasse Viren: Legends of Athletics Key Sessions
50 x 100 meters all-out
By Mark Tucker - Runner's Tribe
Quietly spoken and introverted off the track, Lasse Viren turned into a mighty warrior on it, becoming one of the most successful Olympians of all-time. A dual 5000m, 10,000m gold...
Yokohama women’s Ekiden, first leg in Australia’s road relays | Written By Len Johnson
Women didn’t get to make distance running history. Paternalistic notions about the impact of physical stress on women which, in truth, were too often misogyny disguised as medical science, saw to that.
Pheidippedes hijacked the whole marathon myth thing with his “rejoice, we have won,”...
Tempo Training with Alberto Salazar
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“The idea behind tempo runs is that by being right at lactate threshold you can consistently nudge it down. For instance, Matt Centrowitz, 4:50 (minutes per mile) is probably his lactate threshold, I’m hoping that 6 weeks from...
‘Deeks’ de Master: Rob de Castella Interview
It took a little longer to convince the world, but no-one who saw Robert de Castella’s debut marathon had any doubt this was a champion in the making.
For 32 kilometres, de Castella – ‘Deek’, as we knew him – followed his coach Pat Clohessy’s advice to “relax and enjoy yourself.”
At that point, ‘Deek’ realised he had plenty left. From that point, each succeeding mile was quicker than the previous one. The 22-year-old debutant came home with a sub-30 minute final 10km for a winning time of two hours 14 minutes 44 seconds.
When to make your move – By sub 29 minute 10km runner Mark Tucker
By Mark Tucker - Runner's Tribe
“There is an advantage to being the first mover. When you can get a surge, get your move in, everyone is reacting to you.”
This was a quote I saw (thanks to letsrun.com) from former college runner Elijah Greer, after...
Tactics, Salazar & Gold – The Training of Matthew Centrowitz
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“My bottom end speed is usually pretty good, so like 200’s, 300’s, 400’s - they come around pretty quick - but that 800, 1000 kind of rep, that’s my weakness and what I tend to work on a...
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.
