Runner's Tribe

© 2013 The Runner's Tribe, all rights reserved. We managed to catch up for an in-depth chat with Australia’s current number one 800m man, Alex Rowe. With a PR of 1:45.44, a semi-final finish at last year’s world champs, and...

Why do you run? Some run because they want to win, others to stay healthy. Some are in it for the social scene, or to look good, or to snatch some alone time. We hear about the African sensations who run...

Saucony Love: Pleased to announce that I resigned with Saucony this past month to embark on my fourth successive year as a Saucony ambassador. Each of those years has been a massive step forward for me and I’m excited to...

I left Sydney Wednesday afternoon, 30 hours later I was in Krakow. The cruelty of fate had ensured I’d had no sleep, the change in time zones seemed to line up so it was mostly day making it even...

After the disappointment of missing the majority of the 2012 season and therefore the chance to push for selection in the London Olympics team it was pure relief and happiness when I crossed the line at the Australian National...

In the past 5 years, I had never considered the mental side of sport. For me, I had only considered that if you taper, you’ll be fresh and if you’re fresh, you’ll run well. This seemed to work for...

This was the final race of what had been a very successful XC season for me. Two wins out of two in the New South Wales state champs (12k and 7.5k) and also some great races on the road...

Hi all, My last blogs have just been overviews and updates about what I have been up to, so this time I though I might add in some info about my training as well because I know that’s the kind...

Politics, tulips, Stromlo, cyclists, crazy science museums.... Yep, you guessed it- hello Canberra! For the next 5 weeks, the Nation's Capital is where I'll call home. Embarking on a physiotherapy clinical placement at The Canberra Hospital is exciting and a little bit...

I am writing this on my flight out of Launceston after what was my first experience at the Australian Cross country champs. I had been running a few local cross country races in preparation to this race but after...