Runner's Tribe

Written by Callen Goldsmith (science graduate and avid runner). Remember back to when I was talking about protein? I briefly touched on gut microbiota, but since there’s at least as many of them as our own body cells if not more,...

Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei has won the women's London Marathon, beating home the world record holder, Brigid Kosgei.  Kosgei, was aiming to become the first woman to win three consecutive London Marathon titles since Germany's Katrin Doerre in 1994, but she managed just fourth.

Olympic 10,000m silver medallist Kalkidan Gezahegne won The Giants Geneva 10km on Sunday (3) in 29:38*, breaking the world record by five seconds. There are many ultra-marathon footwear in the market today and one of the best is Tarkine...

One of the major reasons why many people dread to be on a fitness bandwagon, despite their willingness to do so is the workout part. People find it difficult and challenging especially if they have never been to gyms...

This year sees a very classy field. In the men's we have a number of the all-time fastest marathoners competing. Favourite for the race would be Birhanu Legese, who was second behind Kenenisa Bekele in his epic near world record in Berlin two years ago, where he ran 2.02.48. Part of the Jos Hermens stable of elite runners, he is very much a marathon specialist. He hasn't done much at major championship level, but has some very fast times under his belt and is consistent. 

The London Marathon was the brainchild of 1956 Olympic steeplechase champion, Chris Brasher, who had witnessed the success of the New York, Boston and Chicago marathons in the US, and saw the potential of a mass-participation running events and set his sights on producing something special - both for British and international elite athletes, and the running community at large.

Hi everyone, my name is Joe Burgess and I’m a steeplechaser/mid-distance/distance runner from Sydney. It’s a privilege to be asked to contribute to Runners Tribe and to be able to share a snapshot of my training. Hopefully, I can...

Early on September 12th, I found myself at the starting line of my third Ironman competition at Wisconsin. I had trained for many years to get there, but my goal was to qualify for Kona 2022. There was only 1 way to guarantee my spot at Kona, I had to win my age group.

This week’s episode of the Inside Running Podcast is brought to you by PILLAR Performance - Australia’s first clinical sports micronutrition brand. Available now at selected pharmacies including Terry White Chemmart, specialty sports nutrition stores and online at pillarperformance.com.au Brad...

As I write this, I’m on a plane to Los Angeles about to begin the next chapter of my life at college in the US. It’s a strange point in my running journey as I’m about to experience big...