Runner's Tribe

Clayton’s marathon career brought wins in some of the world’s most prestigious marathons but no Olympic or Commonwealth medals. Despite the absence of precious metals, however, this was no ordinary career. Of his 22 marathons, Clayton won 14. Included in those wins was Fukuoka in 1967, one of the occasions on which Derek Clayton very definitely smashed the marathon. He ran the classic distance on this classic course in 2:09:36.4, becoming the first man to break 2:12, 2:11 and 2:10, all in the one race. Less than 18 months later, Clayton ran even faster – 2:08:33.6 in Antwerp. This performance stood as a world best until Rob de Castella ran 2:08:18 at Fukuoka more than 12 years later. Runner’s Tribe, in the book Australian Marathon Stars, interviewed Clayton and detail. Below are some nuggets of gold.

In 2020 the Bunbury Geographe Gift is introducing a Western Australian club vs club competition, with $2,000 cash going to the club for each of the winning male and female teams that accumulate the most points. Concept: After handicaps are released,...

The International Olympic Committee has just announced it is planning to move the 2020 Tokyo Olympic women’s and men’s marathons and race walking events to the colder climate of Sapporo on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. The marathons for men...

102: Jack Rayner & Brett Robinson at 1:59 This episode is sponsored by Asics, discover what’s beyond by check out ASICS’ GLIDERIDE at www.Asics.com. Julian returns home the long way around. Brad comes down with something post-hills session ahead of his parkrun...

I mean, let’s be serious for a second. If the sport really thought what he was doing was wrong, why didn’t they change the goddamn rules? But here’s the rub. The sport’s entire existence is predicated on a set of norms. Those norms must be enforced. So he was found guilty of minor infractions and given a punishment for “conduct unbecoming a coach.” Put another way, they didn’t ban him for his infractions, they banned him to set an example that some norms are not to be challenged. I’m fine with this. Salazar was violating the central norms that make track and field a viable sport. He knew this full well. He also knew people would come after him and he knew one step over the line could be the end. He did it anyway. Salazar got what he should have known was coming to him.

This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2019 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2019 in Monaco on Saturday 23 November. The IAAF is pleased to confirm a list of 11...

Where Are the Medals? Written by Mark Tucker - Runner's Tribe In the 51 years since the Mexico Olympics in 1968, Australia has won a total of four medals, from the 800m upwards, in a World Athletics Championship or Olympic Games....

Now for members only - Milly Clark is one of Australia's fastest woman ever over the marathon distance. RT caught up with Milly in 2016 to cover her process. Music by The Passion Hifi. Note: Used with permission

1:59:40.2 in the INEOS 1:59 Challenge. Eliud Kipchoge broke one of the greatest barriers in sport history in a thrilling performance in Vienna when 34-year-old Kenyan became the first to run the classic marathon distance in under two hours. To...

This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2019 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2019 in Monaco on Saturday 23 November. The IAAF is pleased to confirm a list of 11...