Doha Day 1 – A column by Len Johnson

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,...

Ryan Gregson’s Recovery Regime

In our sport, recovery is very important as we put so much pressure on our body and we demand so much from it day after day. To be able to get what we want from our body, it’s important to care for ourselves, especially after doing a hard race or session that can leave the body feeling stiff and sore. Below are 5 recovery tips, as well as some convenient alternatives to have you feeling more ready for your next race or session.

Interview with David McNeill | 2 X Olympian, NCAA All-American, 2010 NCAA indoor and outdoor 5000m champion

Runner’s Tribe is currently running a large series of interviews with the best athletes on the planet. We will find out how they are handling the current situation, delve into some training talk, what inspires them and more. For our fourth interview in the series,...

Getting our fitness back on track after an interrupted 2020 

Article by Benita Willis: 4 x Olympian, Aussie marathon record holder, World Champion & head coach at Lace Up Running.  It’s a strange year in many people’s lives and in some cases, has thrown our routine out the window for months! During this time, many...

‘A Body Built on Pain’ – The Training of Herb Elliott

‘A Body Built on Pain’ The Training of Herb Elliott © 2017 Runner’s Tribe, all rights reserved. “I find that orthodox training is drudgery because it’s so unnatural to run for hours on end on a circular track.”   - Herb Elliott Sources The Golden Mile, by...

Doha Day 7 | Naser stuns Miller-Uibo and the world

All the talk had been Shaunae Miller-Uibo. Couldn’t do the 200 due to the timetable. Would have won. Ran two lovely, languid races in her heat and semi-final of the 400 leaving us to wonder how fast she might go if pushed in the final.

‘The Reality of Being A Professional Athlete’ | By Genevieve Gregson

About the author: Genevieve Gregson is a 2x Olympic finalist, and Australian record holder. Hailing from the Gold Coast, Gen travels the globe as one of the countries and the world's top distance athletes. I have considered myself a professional athlete since July 2012. This...

Positive discrimination? just a sliver | A column by Len Johson

Given the painfully slow historic process of admitting that women were capable of running long distances, would it surprise you to learn that women led the adoption of annual Australian cross-country championships. Yes, it would, I’m presuming you replied. It certainly came as a shock...

Interview with Patrick Tiernan | NCAA XC champ, Olympian and one of Australia’s best-ever distance runners

Runner's Tribe is running a large series of interviews with the best athletes on the planet. We will find out how they are handling the current situation, delve into some training talk, what inspires them and more. To start it all off we have a...