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Luke Mathews – Commonwealth Games reflections

The Commonwealth Games (CWG) were something that I’ve been looking forward to for years. I was in the crowd when Mottram bravely took 2nd in that 5000m. I was in the crowd when Steffensen won his 400m. I was...

How to Avoid Weight Gain While Recovering from an Injury

Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a fitness newbie, injuries can happen to anyone at any time. This is especially true for runners. In fact, each year, 65 percent of all runners will experience an injury at some point. It’s...

Eliud Kipchoge’s Mission is to break his personal best 

Eliud Kipchoge’s aim at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on September 16 this year is clear cut: to break his personal best. Given that he is the Olympic champion and acknowledged to be the number one for the distance in recent years, this...
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Watch: Bol edges Deng in a sub 1:45 photo finish in Stockholm 800m

Australia's Peter Bol and Joseph Deng have gone 1-2 in 1:44.56 and 1:44.61 for 800m in Stockholm, a non-Diamond League event. Both runners were neck and neck down the home straight with Bol just edging out Deng in a...

Hull, Hoare and MacKensie win gold at NCAA championships

Australian college students have won three NCAA titles, at the famed Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. In the women’s 1500m, Albion Park girl Jess Hull, running for the Oregon Ducks, took out the 1500m with a new personal best time...

LINDEN HALL

LINDEN HALL | A column by Jaryd Clifford – Runner’s Tribe In 99 years, Hayward Field has built a legacy steeped in history. From the mythical genius Steve Prefontaine to our own hero Craig Mottram, its stories will last forever in the...

Poised for a leap forward – A column by Len Johnson

Performances often tend to bunch up around a perceived barrier, the men’s four-minute mile being the most famous historical example. As we see the increased number of performances approaching the barrier, there is a tendency to assume one athlete will...

Inside Running Episode 31 Preview: Alan McCubbin

Brought to you by RunnersTribe, your number one source for comprehensive running news from around the world. RunnersTribe and Athletics Australia are proud to jointly present Australian Athlete, a new biannual bookazine that celebrates everything Australians athletics from juniors to...

One step at a time for teen sensation SASHA ZHOYA | Australian Athlete

This is a snippet from Australian Athlete: https://australianathlete.org/ By Chris Wainwright A 15-year-old from Western Australia has already produced performances that have gained worldwide attention. Sasha Zhoya is a multi-talented athlete, who not only can vault over 5 metres, but recently ran...

Kurt Fearnley – A great Australian | AUSTRALIAN ATHLETE

“There were tears streaming down my face, but I drove myself on, screaming, ‘Who are you? Who are you?’... And each time the answer that kept bouncing around my mind was just: ‘I am someone who will never stop,...