Runner's Tribe

From Bernard Lagat, to Steve Cram, Steve Ovett, Seb Coe, Sarah Jamieson, Sarah Brown, and countless others; 300m intervals were key staples of their training  programs.  Less mundane perhaps than the traditional quarter mile,  400m interval, more race specific, and potentially easier mentally.  It’s a trend seen in numerous top middle distance and distance runners. Runner’s Tribe dove into the specifics of some of these 300m interval sessions routinely carried out by world leading athletes.

The first occasion I recall meeting Lee Troop was when Julian Paynter brought him along for a Sunday morning run at the 1993 national championships in Brisbane. ‘Troopy’ had finished sixth in the U20 5000 metres the night before, a race won by Andrew Letherby. By the time we got back from that run almost two hours later two things were apparent. Lee Troop could run – and he could talk. It’s no surprise, then, that over 20 years later Troop is still running and, one way or another, he is still talking, be it as a coach, a mentor, an advocate for the sport. He was, and is, passionate about his running and articulate in expressing that passion.

In episode 215 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer shares a conversation with Prof Peter Reaburn Maximising Health & Performance of the Masters Athlete in this expert edition.

Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of plantar heel pain in both runners and non-runners, and one of the most prevalent causes of foot pain in general with 10% of people experiencing plantar fasciitis across their lifespan (1). Plantar fasciitis affects both sedentary and athletic people. It is estimated that approximately 1 in 10 people experience heel pain at some point. Although plantar fasciitis occurs at all ages, the highest risk of occurrence of plantar fasciitis is between 40 and 60 years of age. There is no known sex bias.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CArh9-LH5Q0/ Anarchy ensues when the Road To Nowhere crew of Nick Earl, Ellie Pashley and Joel Tobin-White are given the keys to the main show. Ellie might have watch issues while running around the Torquay nudist beach. Joel gets thrown into the...

Can it really be just a few months (spoiler: yes, it can) since many of us were aghast at World Athletics’ decision to trim formats to fit Diamond League meetings into a 90-minute television window. In those pre-coronavirus days, the...

The countdown is on to the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 2021. Australia’s elite cross country runners will take on the world’s best athletes when they contend for the 44th World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, New South...

In recent years, people who struggle with ADHD have been using Modafinil for cognitive enhancement and focus with very good results. Many people who need to flip from overnight freelancing work to a day job within 24 hours have...

Seasoned runners will be fully aware of the sheer amount of annoying injuries which can be sustained throughout the course of the year. These aches and pains can be incredibly frustrating and disheartening, particularly if you're mid-way through a...