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Keep up to date with all your Kiwi action with regular articles and updates from the NZ scene


NZ's World Junior Shot Put Champ, Jacko Gill, Blogs for RT
August 5, 2010
My build up for World Juniors was pretty good but in saying that I had quite a lot of distractions during...



Brendon Blacklaws Interview: A Kiwi at Michigan
August 3, 2010
By Daniel Wallis Brendon Blacklaws of Wellington is currently back in New Zealand after just completing... 



Andrea Koenen: RT Journals: NZ
July 21, 2010
Hi Runnerstribe! My name is Andrea Koenen and I am a 20 year old New Zealand sprinter. I compete in...


Alex Parlane: RT Interview -NZ
July 14, 2010
By Daniel Wallis Alex Parlane has just begun his first season as a senior in impressive fashion. At...






Rising New Zealand Star Aaron Pulford signs with Runner’s Tribe
June 9, 2010
 The Runner’s Tribe is proud to announce that New Zealand’s best junior distance runner,...



NZ: Is the World Cross Country a priority?
April 6, 2010
By Daniel Wallis As the results from the 2010 Cross Country Championships in Poland were coming in,... 




What will NZ look like on the track in Delhi?
March 21, 2010
By Daniel Wallis. A preview of New Zealand’s male distance hopes.   The great thing about...






New Zealand’s Premier Track Meet
March 15, 2010
By Daniel Wallis. The International Track Meet (ITM) held at Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch...








Aaron Pulford: RT Journals
February 14, 2010
So Far this Track Season has gone well. My First race of the season was at the New Zealand Secondary...





Reflecting on New Zealand’s World XC Trial
February 4, 2010
By Daniel Wallis New Zealand will send 8 (potentially 9) athletes to the World Cross Country Championships...




The New Zealand World Cross-Country Trial: Men’s Preview.
January 28, 2010
By Daniel Wallis For the first time in many years we may see a full senior men team line up to represent...




January 5, 2010
By Daniel Wallis Few top athletics performances from New Zealander’s make headlines in their own...




The New Balance Xmas Cracker 5k - Men’s Preview:
December 12, 2009
By Daniel Wallis   For a country as small as New Zealand, its amazing how rarely the top domestic...

adrian blincoe

The state of New Zealand distance running
October 7, 2009

The state of Australian distance running is currently heads and shoulders above anything being produced in New Zealand ...


 

Rowan Hooper - Marathon Obsessions and XC

September 16, 2009
Despite my obsession with marathon running I also like to get away from the long miles of the distance runner in the winter months to enjoy a spot of cross-country. Of course cross-country is quite a...

 
"Dr.Work-horse"
July 13, 2009
Andrew Davidson is without doubt one of New Zealand’s hardest working athletes. A late comer to the sport, Andrew has become one of the premier performers on the domestic scene with a National Silver...


RT Journals: Rowan Hooper- "It's a bloody long way in a costume

June 20, 2009
This is meant to be a journal article about my running, my training, my racing, but since I'm relaxing in the backyard after running the SBS marathon and therefore on a much deserved break I thought

jason woolhouse

June 11, 2009
Hello Runners Tribe I'm only a few days away (Ed: Jason is now in England) from travelling to England, for a month of track racing in the British Milers Series. I'm looking for a 5km time that may sneak...
 



Barry Magee Interview - 'More Lydiard than Lydiard'
May 19 2009
In 1960, at the Rome Olympics, when three of Arthur Lydiard's athletes won Olympic medals within the space of one hour, Lydiard's name was etched into the history books as the most influential coach of...
 


Kim Smith on World Cross, Beijing and 2009
April 5, 2009
With a super-fast 14:39 5000m indoors, and a less than ideal World Cross Country now behind her, we cacth up with six time New Zealand record holder and four time NCAA title holder Kim Smith, to discuss...
 

 A Kiwi in America
Septembr 25, 2008
  © 2008 The Runner's Tribe, all rights reserved. A New Zealand athlete travelling to the United States is nothing new. However the topic is one that is frequently debated, with several arguments,...
 

Michael Aish
Mike Aish: Saturday, July 19, 2008

Two-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games representative Kiwi Mike Aish is New Zealand's flagship distance runner. At 31 he is the nations 4th fastest man ever over 10'000m running an impressive 27:46.37 at the Cardinal Invitational at Stanford in 2007, while his 13:22.64 is the 6th fastest ever by a New Zealander over 5000m, run his last year of College in 2002.....


Nick Willis
Nick Willis: Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Star Kiwi miler, Nick Willis, needs little introduction. At 25, Nick has had an impressive career to date. His achievements include gold at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, first at the 2005 NCAA indoor mile and a 1500m finalist at the 2007 World Championships. With Beijing fast approaching we catch up with Nick and discuss the launch of his new website, his training, lead up to Beijing, as well as reflecting upon his career to date....