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Runner's Tribe Interview: Soh Rui Yong   By Matt Fox for Runner's Tribe Singapore's, Soh Rui Yong is the current SEA Games Marathon Champ, PB: 2:26:01 Half M: 67:21, holds Singapore's 10,000m record (31:15) and is the countries 1st professional marathoner. Representing' ASICS and Yeo's. Runner’s Tribe: Rui, thanks for joining us. You recently missed qualification for Rio under...
Closing the door after bolt has bolted | A Column By Len Johnson Usain Bolt didn’t need a third relay gold medal to confirm his place among the Olympic immortals, but getting one ensured he would not end on an anti-climactic note. Bolt took the baton from Nickel Ashmeade for the...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved CAPE ELIZABETH, ME, USA (5-Aug) -- It's been 27 days since Ben True placed a heartbreaking fifth at the U.S. Olympic Trials 5000m, missing out on his chance to join Team USA in Rio de Janeiro by .48 of...
From the Archives: Sarah Jamieson Interview This interview was initially published on Runner’s Tribe in early 2008. Long since lost in cyber space, we restore this piece for more to enjoy. Sarah Jamieson is arguably Australia’s best ever female 1500m runner. Sarah is the current Australian record holder over 1500m (4:00.93)...
Current Villanova senior Patrick Tiernan (Toowoomba, Australia) was among Australia's 61 selections to the Olympic team in Athletics. Tiernan will run the 5000 meters in Rio. Runner's Tribe caught up with this gifted athlete on his Road to Rio for this Q & A. Road to Rio Interview with Patrick...
Anneliese Rubie went a long way towards booking her ticket to Rio after clocking a crackerjack 51.69 at the world athletics championships last year in Beijing.  Earlier this year at the 2016 Australian Nationals, Rubie needed to finish in the top three to secure her Rio spot, which she did by finishing 3rd....
With time running out and the pressure mounting with each race, it was with great relief and elation that Australia's Selma Kajan clocked the Rio 800m Qualifier in Barcelona, Spain late last week. Runner's Tribe caught up with Selma for a quick post qualifier Q and A. RT: How good does it...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EUGENE, OR (28-Jun) -- Between the two of them, Dathan Ritzenhein and Abdi Abdirahman have made seven Olympic teams, both on the track and in the marathon. Along with Meb Keflezighi, the pair have seemingly been constants on the...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EUGENE, OR (29-Jun) -- Later this week, Ashton Eaton will once again compete at Historic Hayward Field in front of his home crowd seeking his second Olympic Team berth. The reigning decathlon Olympic gold medalist, world record holder, and...
Peter Bol was selected to represent Australia in the Rio Olympics today. This is the interview he did immediately after clocking the qualifier. RT: How good does it feel to have just clocked the Rio Olympic Qualifier in the 800m? PB: It's always an unbelievable feeling when you run a PB and...
                   

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