Interviews

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Ryan Gregson: Runner's Tribe Interview
July 24, 2010
Just as we all calm down from the obliteration of Simon Doyle’s 18 year old Australian 1500m record,...







James Kaan: Back on Track for Glory
July 7, 2010
by Chris Wainwright In the history of track and field in Australia there have only been two athletes...




Keith Bateman Interview: The Running Master
June 3, 2010
Keith Bateman is one of the world's best masters athletes when it comes to distance running, and holds...




The Saint:  What a Difference Four Years Makes!

May 19, 2010
by Cindy King   28-year old Ben St Lawrence qualified for the upcoming Commonwealth Games...




Two Lap Wonder: Alex Rowe

May 11, 2010
By Chris Wainwright. In 2006 Alex Rowe needed to make a big decision - was he going to continue playing...


Long Jumpers: Lapierre & Watt
April 14, 2010
Fabrice Lapierre   After claiming Gold at the IAAF World Indoor Championships, US-based Lapierre...





RT Interviews: Sam Baines

April 3, 2010
Following on from our interview with junior distance star Todd Wakefield, we sat down recently with... 



RT Interview: Todd Wakefield
March 30, 2010
In 2010 Todd Wakefield has emerged as an athlete to watch in the future. Not only has the 19 year-old...


 



From 1500m to the Marathon - a look back at Andrew Lloyd

March 7, 2010
Andrew Lloyd is perhaps Australia’s most versatile runner of all time. With some seriously fast...



Ben Offereins - Oozing with Talent
February 24, 2010
Ben Offereins is currently in career best form and was recently been tipped by Australian High
Performance...

Rebecca Lowe: Following the Sun to Her Dreams
December 31, 2009
By Cindy King. Anyone who saw the 2009 Zatopek women’s 10,000m race will agree that it was one...




Asafa Powell Interview

September 24, 2009
RT: You were injured early in the year, are you happy with the season and how it came together in the end?   AP: Yes, in the end I was very happy with my season. I missed 9 weeks of training in March,...
 

 

Jody Henry Interview - That Elusive Dream

September 17, 2009
  We caught up briefly with a rising West Aussie star who has more than a few big-wigs in the track and field world talking.   Events: 100, 200, 400 Sponsor/s: WAIS, TC Drainage, Australian...
 

 

Shane Nankervis: Week in Week Out

September 15, 2009
2:12 Marathon runner, ex-duathlete, school teacher and good bloke, Shane Nankervis has an impressive resume. After his victory at the Perth Half Marathon just two weeks ago we caught up with Shane to...
 

Kimberley Mulhall - Shot Put & Discus Throw

September 13, 2009
With the vision of Dani Samuels gold medal winning performance from Berlin still firmly entrenched in our memories, women's discus throwing in Australia is certainly starting to attract interest at levels...
 

 
 
 
Dathan Ritzenhein - American Record Holder
August 31, 2009
Dathan Ritzenhein broke the American record over 5000m in Zurich, after an incredible run where he clocked 12:56.27. His previous personal best was 13:16, but Ritz was in top form coming off a 6th place...
 

 
 
Mark Tucker Interview - 'The marathon man'
August  21, 2009
Runners's Tribe: You've come a world away from when you decided to run the Canberra marathon and 50k, and a marathoner was born. Do you think you've finally found your distance? Mark Tucker: Well, so...
 

 

Ryan Gregson Interview

August 12, 2009
Ryan Gregson needs no introduction. Just three days out from his first world championships show-down, we caught up for a quick run-down... Runnerstribe: Congrats on making your first World Champs team!...
 

 
 
Pre Berlin Chat with Ariane Friedrich
August 4, 2009
When Ariane Friedrich took down the legendary Blanka Vlasic at this years Berlin Golden League, all of a sudden an epic battle was in the making for the approaching Berlin world championships. With only...
 

 
 
 
Amy Yoder Begley Interview - 'Next stop Berlin'
August 2, 2009
  Amy Yoder Begley, coached by Alberto Salazar, is one of the leading woman distance runners to emerge from the U.S in quite some time, along with the likes of Shalane Flanagan, Jenny Barringer and...
 

 
 
David McNeill Interview - 'Having a Crack'
July 22, 2009
David McNeill has had a cracker of a season. He kicked it off by winning the Zatopek 10000m in Melbourne in December. That run got him nominated for the Berlin World Championships over the 10000m distance....
 

 
 
Ian Hatfield Interview - 'The Coaching Mastermind'
July 20, 2009
Ian Hatfield is the mastermind behind junior Aussie phenomenon Ryan Gregson. Gregson attributes a lot of his successes to Hatfield's coaching, but Ryan is not the only runner Ian coaches. Hatfield is...
 
 

 
 
Jeff Hunt: Gold Coast Breakthrough
July 18, 2009
Photos courtesy of www.marathon-photos.com When Jeff Hunt crossed the line in 4th place at this years Gold Coast half marathon it not only surprised more than a few in the distance running circles, but...
 

 
 
Mitchell Watt: 8.34m legally
July 15, 2009
All of a sudden Australia is a force to be reckoned with on the international long jump scene, with Fabrice Lapierre and Mitchell Watt leading the charge. We catch up with the lesser known of the duo,...
 

 
 
 
Jeff Riseley: Shaking the Record Book
July 12,  2009
'Ralph Doubells record is the one I want - it's been there too long! - Jeff Riseley © 2009 The Runner's Tribe, all rights reserved. Published Sunday July 12, 2009 We took the chance to hit up Jeff...
 

 
 
 
Shawn Forrest Interview - 'a great season'
July 5, 2009
  Shawn Forrest could be Australia's most under-rated distance runner. Currently on a scholarship with Arkansas, we managed to catch up with Shawn shortly after hs brilliant 2nd place to Galen Rupp...
 

 
 
German Fernandez - In Search of Medals
June 26, 2009
German Fernandez is the biggest middle distance hopeful to emerge from the US since the rise of Alan Webb. Read all about this young prodigy and get his thoughts on his Australian counter-part, Ryan Gregson......
 

 
 
Jenny Barringer: 'Story-Book Stuff'
June  26, 2009
Jenny Barringer is one of, if not the, most talked about distancve runner in the US right now. Recently she won her third NCAA title, a mere week after clocking a 3:59 1500m at the Prefontaine classic....