Runner's Tribe

Given the nature of the global pandemic - which doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon - everyone is trying hard to find ways of staying healthy and fit while being safe. Going to the gym seems completely...

I never had a record-breaking career, but early in my record-buying career I acquired a disc recorded by British comedian, Peter Sellers. One track tells the tale of a pre-teen pop music phenomenon whose 15 minutes of fame had clearly come and was going fast. Our popster, despairing he hasn’t had a chart-topper for all of three weeks, ends the track I’m So Ashamed with a sobbing plea: “Please Buy This Record.” It’s not a bad metaphor for sport in 2020. The devastating impact of Covid19 was felt early and has endured throughout. By the end of March the Tokyo Olympic Games had been postponed. We are assured that the Games will go ahead same time next year, yet we were assured they would go ahead this year until they didn’t.

Running is a great way to cut excess weight, tone body muscles, and improve mood. Professional athletes may do it for fun or a living. Whatever your reasons for running, there are various must-do things to enhance your performance...

Have you been looking to get fit but can’t seem to find the motivation or desire to do so? Don’t be so hard on yourself, as this is something that many people struggle with. One of the simplest solutions...

After a short but tiring season, athlete Sifan Hassan has decided not to participate in World Athletics Half Marathon Championships is Gdynia, Poland.

The Margaret River Ultra Marathon is happening this Saturday 17 October with a record 1,300 participants set to test their physical limits in one of Australia’s only ultra-marathon events for 2020.

In the mid-2000s, a long-haired, mustacheo’d D3 runner burst onto the scene and started challenging Jon and the other top milers in the country. That runner was Will Leer, who along with his friend and rival Nick Symmonds, emerged from the D3 collegiate scene to become mainstays at the top of US middle distance running.

Campus life is full of challenges and difficulties. To become productive, overcome hindrances and find quality free time to let loose, students need to partake in different physical activities. There’s nothing that beats running when it comes to releasing tension...

Sifan Hassan (Ned) has set a new European record on the 10.000m at the FBK After Summer Competition in Hengelo, the Netherlands. Hassan crossed the line in 29:36:67 after 25 laps in rainy conditions to beat the previous record of Paula Ratcliffe which stood at 30:01:09 since 2002.

Many people struggle with weight and fitness. It is a constant battle that never seems to end. With multiple advisors, theories, gym methods, surgical methods, and diets out there, it can be incredibly confusing deciding what to do to...