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This week’s episode is sponsored by Rundies, developed by Australian dual-Olympic Marathon runner, Jess Stenson (formerly Trengove) along with her husband Dylan and brother Jack. Move smooth in Rundies. Visit www.rundies.com.au https://www.instagram.com/p/B_2_F_-HUa0/ Brad puts in the long hours on the runs...

Late last year Catriona Bisset wrote this gem of a piece for Australian Athlete Magazine. We'd like to share it with you now on Runner's Tribe.  Be Vulnerable, Run Faster | A column by Catriona Bisset “How did you improve so...

The great coach Renato Canova has a unique approach to marathon training. For Canova, training for the marathon is all about race pace training, not mileage.  Race pace sessions are by far the most important element to preparing for the marathon, every other aspect of training is geared towards this goal. Canova argues that fast long runs, is the reason why the world has seen such a reduction in world record times.  Ron Clarke led the way, he was well known for smashing his long runs at close to 3 minutes per km. Canova’s approach to marathon training is unique to the traditional line of thinking. Below are the key elements to Canova’s philosophy:

The world of Formula 1 is the pinnacle of motorsport and stands as a benchmark of aerodynamic engineering. As a result, F1 is regularly used as a comparison to developments in other sports. Whenever there appears to be an excess in technology, analogies to F1 appear as a way to decipher whether or not the advancement is innovation or an overstep.  In the case of athletics, there have been a number of comparisons to F1 since the introduction of Nike’s VaporFly technology. Even Eluid Kipchoge, the fastest marathoner on the planet and the VaporFly flagbearer had some bizarre comments regarding Pirelli tyres and World Champion Lewis Hamilton:

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...

Over the last 10 years there has been a rapid increase of 18-year-old Australian distance runners committing to colleges in the U.S. I thought I’d do some investigating into the minds of some of Australia’s youngest but fastest athletes...

Physical activity has been proven to be one of the most effective ways of dealing with excess stress and anxiety. Exercise releases endorphins in your brain, which help regulate your mood and act as a natural pain killer. By...

Without a doubt, all students want to study for a scholarship. If you play sports, then undoubtedly you want to receive a sports scholarship. However, you need to understand that even when studying for scholarships, you will need to...

Julian’s heart rate gets high, prompting to get his nutrition right and lets Ellie take the reins of his training. Brad puts in some cross country reps and learns to go half-in. Brady is kept on his toes by Archie Reid. Berlin...

I was preparing for all Diamond Leagues, including starting in Doha and it was canceled, after Doha I was looking at going to Stockholm for 1500m, then Eugene but we don’t have that now, all diamond leagues are canceled, so we are going to be patient then wait when things will get back to normal before we can go back to the track.