Runner's Tribe

Jim Walmsley's journey from Air Force discharge and depression to becoming the greatest American ultrarunner of his generation. A four time Western States champion, UTMB winner, and former 50 mile world record holder, Walmsley found salvation in the sport that now defines him.

Eliud Kipchoge has announced the Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival as the third stop on his seven continent world tour. The two time Olympic marathon champion and sub two hour barrier breaker returns to Australia in October 2026, bringing the greatest marathon career in history to the MCG finish line.

The complete history of the Leonora Golden Gift Elite Mile, Australia's richest outback footrace. From its origins in a Goldfields pub in 2002, through Stewart McSweyn's course record and Peter Bol's 2025 triumph, discover how a tiny Western Australian mining town became the spiritual home of Australian street miling.

The former British Army captain who treats ultrarunning like a military operation has become the first British man to win UTMB. Here's how precision, data, and a mindset shift delivered the ultimate victory. The Surgeon, Not the Bulldozer "I want to...

By Caleb Rook I'm based in sunny Queensland now, but we grew up in Tassie in the late 80's and early 90s, hiking and camping in The Walls of Jerusalem and Cradle Mountain National Parks. Back then, the legendary fight for the...

There’s been no bring-back-the-mile style campaign, but the 3000 metres is well and truly back. So what, you say. Like the mile (perhaps even more so), the 3000 has never really been away. It’s been substituted in for the 5000...

These past few years Claudia Hollingsworth has been the next big thing in Australian women’s middle-distance running. Considering her most recent exploits – destroying a strong field to win the national 3000 metres title in Hobart on 28 February,...

Melbourne, Australia; 4 March 2026 - Featuring one of the hottest names in global athletics, an unapologetic defending champion and a new challenger faster than them both – the Peter Norman Memorial 200m at the 2026 Maurie Plant Meet –...

Written by RT Ross (c) Runnerstribe.com The Swedish orienteering legend who wins world championships in sports she's never tried before. Here's how 600 hours of annual training across six disciplines created the most versatile endurance athlete on the planet. The Accidental...

Article by RT Ross - Runner's Tribe (c) 2026 Kilian Jornet is not just one of the best trail runners of all time. He's the most scientifically transparent elite endurance athlete on the planet. While most pros guard their training...