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Club athletics needs the Nitro treatment

Written by Mitchel Brown - Runner's Tribe The weekend of February 11 and 12 was a big one for athletics at Lakeside Stadium. Less than 12 hours after the curtain came down on the third and final evening of the inaugural Nitro...

World Record Holders, Olympic & World Medalists Lead Prague Half-Marathon Fields

By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (01-Mar) -- The streets of Prague will be graced by the greatest collection of elite athletes ever to run a half-marathon in the Czech Republic on Saturday, April 1,...
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Video: Will ‘Wyzz’ Johns – A Profile of an Australian Rising Sprint Star

Will 'Wyzz' Johns - A Profile of an Australian Rising Sprint Star Produced by Tom Robertson - Runner's Tribe Thank you to Peter Fitzgerald for having us down and Athletics Victoria for the footage.

Legends of Athletics: A look at the career of Cathy Freeman

Written by Amity Delaney - Runner's Tribe Cathy Freeman is one of Australia’s most successful runners. She was also one of Australia’s most decorated Indigenous athletes. She was significant, both in terms of her athletic accomplishments, and also for the...
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Athletics NZ Weekly Roundup: Eliza McCartney soars to new heights

Athletics NZ Media Update - Weekly Roundup 27 February 2017 Athletics New Zealand Weekly Results Update By Athletics New Zealand @AthleticsNZ AUCKLAND Auckland Track Challenge, AUT Millennium Stadium – 26 February 2017 Eliza McCartney soared to new heights in front of an enthusiastic crowd pole...

Steve Magness Interview: Coach to Olympians, Author, Science Buff

Interview by Runner's Tribe Steve Magness doesn’t mind being referred to as a bit of a science nerd. When it comes to the science of running there are very few around with knowledge to match. Magness is the cross country and...

Weekend Recap: VIC, NSW, QLD, WA Open State Championships, Race Walking World Championship Selection...

Weekend Recap: VIC, NSW, QLD, WA Open State Championships, Race Walking World Championship Selection and Auckland Track Challenge By Grace Kalac - Runner's Tribe February 24th – 26th was one of Australian track and field’s busiest weekends to date. With four...

A new Day and age in Australian track and field

A new Day and age in Australian track and field Written by Grace Kalac - Runner's Tribe If you watched Riley Day’s composure on night one of Nitro Athletics as she lined up on the back straight against Usain Bolt, you...

‘Deek’ at 60; Herb a little older – Happy Birthday to some of our...

Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe One of the beneficiaries of the decision to compete in Moscow was Rob de Castella, who made his first of four Olympic teams in the marathon. ‘Deek’ finished tenth in the marathon in Moscow, his first...

A Dog in the Fight: A Column By Len Johnson

Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe Have we got a dog in the fight is the basic question self-interest asks itself whenever a dispute flares. In other words, have we got an interest beyond the fact that many humans are drawn towards...