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Age is No Barrier – Susan Hobson Interview

Age is No Barrier -  Susan Hobson Interview © 2017 Runner’s Tribe, all rights reserved. If there was ever an example that age is no barrier for endurance athletes, Susan Hobson is it. Susan competed in her last major marathon at...

Fastest times on Australian soil recorded at Brooks International Beer Mile

The inaugural Brooks Running International Beer Mile on Saturday hosted by Aussie Beer Milers club brought together the running and drinking community to create an action packed, fun afternoon. It was also an afternoon of record breaking, with the...

World leads aplenty in Shanghai as Thompson shines

Thompson shines as Shanghai sparkles with Diamond League action If there was any sliver of doubt left as to who is the premier female sprinter of the moment, little can remain after the performance of double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson...

Dani Stevens second in Shanghai – IAAF Diamond League Wrap

Dani Stevens (NSW, nee Samuels) is brimming with confidence after a 66.47m throw to place second in the women’s discus throw at the IAAF Diamond League in Shanghai (CHN) overnight. Taking to the thrower’s circle alongside the men, as the...

What a weekend that was: Kipchoge, records, Aussies in Doha/Stanford and more

A column by Len Johnson – Runner’s Tribe  Last weekend, 5-7 May, was one of those times when, to dip our lids to Roy Slaven and H.G.Nelson, “too much sport was barely enough.” To recap, we had off-field shenanigans with the...

Buscomb added to NZ World Championships team

Camille Buscomb has been added to the Athletics NZ team for the 2017 London World Championships. Her addition comes following a stunning run of 31:45.02 over 10,000m in Stanford, California on Sunday. The time is 30 seconds under the London qualifying...

The Aussie Who Beat Centro – An Interview with Rising Star, Jack Rayner

Rayner Reigns Supreme at Payton Jordan Twenty-one year old Jack Rayner has asserted himself as a world-class contender and an Australian star of the future, outkicking Rio 1500m Olympic gold medallist Matthew Centrowitz at the Payton Jordan Invitational 5000m on...

4 Key Marathon Workouts by Sub 2:20 Runner Josh Harris

Runners Tribe: 4 key workouts - Josh Harris Event: Marathon - PB 2:17:08 Otsu (JPN) 05.03.2017 When building up to a Marathon I like to complete a significant amount of time at around Marathon pace, as I've struggled when I've primarily stuck...

It’s Time to Equalise the Distance in Cross-Country

Runner's Tribe Opinion Piece - It’s Time to Equalise the Distance in XC | Written by Amity Delaney  The question remains “why do men and women not race the same distances?” From ages 16 and upwards, men consistently race at...

World Record 386,050 applicants register to run the 2018 Virgin Money London

A record total number of 386,050 applicants from the UK and overseas registered for a ballot place in the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon when the application system closed on Friday 5 May. This is the highest number of...