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Track is Back – Your Season Guide To Australia’s Top Athletics Meets

By Caitlin Murdock - Runner's Tribe As we approach warmer weather, track runners are drawing a sigh of relief as the reps are getting shorter and cross-country is over for another year. In 2018, the competition was fierce and the standards...

Wilson Chebet and Betsy Saina complete strong Elite Field for Frankfurt

The world-class Kenyan runners Wilson Chebet and Betsy Saina are the latest entries for the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on October 28. The addition of these top flight athletes completes the elite field for this longstanding event, ensuring that a...

Tsegaye Mekonnen To Race Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

by Paul Gains Tsegaye Mekonnen’s marathon debut four years ago stunned running aficionados across the globe as the Ethiopian youngster won the Dubai Marathon in an unofficial world junior record of 2 hours 4 minutes 32 seconds. Still only 23 years...

Wesley Korir to headline stellar men’s field at BLOM BANK Beirut Marathon

Kenya’s Wesley Korir will be the star attraction among a loaded men’s field at the 16th edition of the BLOM BANK Beirut Marathon on November 11, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race. Korir, a winner of the Boston Marathon in 2012, has...

Provisional entries available for Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games

The provisional entry list for athletics events at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games is now available. The list can be downloaded as a PDF with entries sorted by event and team . The provisional list of entries is...

Inside Running Podcast Episode 48 Preview Featuring Legendary Steve Moneghetti

Brought to you by RunnersTribe, your number one source for comprehensive running news from around the world. Brad gets used to Dad life and half-marathon pace ahead of Melbourne next week.Julian gets around in Ballarat, running the hills with ultra runner Ash Watson....

Australian contenders for the 2019 World Championships

As Doha, Qatar, prepares to host the IAAF World Championships for 2019, Australia’s top male and female athletes have dedicated their time to training and participating in national championships. To qualify to participate in this event, Australia’s leading athletes...

Five Leg Exercises to Help You Run Faster and Farther

Whether you’re a competitive runner or someone who exclusively runs for fun, you probably wouldn’t mind running faster or being able to cover more ground. But, how do you accomplish this? You might be surprised to learn that simply running...

Run to the top (of Australia) – Thredbo, 50 Years Running, 1968-2017

A column by Len Johnson My good friend Brian Lenton has asked me to do a column on his latest book: Thredbo, 50 Years Running, 1968-2017. By way of disclaimer, this is as much of a disclaimer as you are going...

Is Periodization Overrated?

MATT FITZGERALD – Runner’s Tribe Matt Fitzgerald is an acclaimed endurance sports coach, nutritionist, and author. His many books include The Endurance Diet, 80/20 Running, How Bad Do You Want It? , and most recently 80/20 Triathlon. An interesting new study by researchers at the University of...