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New Balance Becomes Major Support Sponsor of The Runner's Tribe : Thursday, April 2, 2009
Like yourselves, the team at Runner's Tribe can't get enough news on running - past, present and future. We are also passionate about improving the profile of athletics to help aspiring elite athletes realise their dreams. The Runner's Tribe team is very excited to announce a partnership that will help us achieve these goals. New Balance Athletic Company have agreed to provide sponsorship that will enable us to increase our news coverage, our special features and to maintain our passionate on-line community.....
2009 Australian Championship Highlights : Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Well another Aussie summer has come and gone and it's fair to say that something special was in the air this year. Athletics in Oz is looking up, for a number of reasons, and it's exciting. Let's take a brief look at some of the highlights from Brisbane. ....
The landy Era in Australian Athletics: Saturday, March 14, 2009
In December, 1952, a young man stood on the starting line for a mile race at Melbourne's Olympic Park, unsure whether the rumbling in his stomach was pre-race nerves or emanated from the couple of meat pies and chocolate sundae he had wolfed down less than two hours earlier. ....
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Roff on the Right Path : Wednesday, March 3, 2009
It's a gloomy summers morning, and as I look across the road, a sea of runners are...
"The Jarrow Arrow" - Cram's Top 5: Sunday, October 26, 2008
Steve Cram was born in Jarrow, Tyneside, England in 1960, with a whole lot of talent. Over a 19 day period during the European summer of 1985 Cram, nicknamed "The Jarrow Arrow", set the running world alight, clocking world records in the 1500m, 2000m and the mile. Still considered one of the best middle distance runners ever, Cram had the honour of being the first man to run under 3:30 for the 1500m. Here we take a look back over Cram's career and rank his five top performances of all time....
Farewell to the Maputo Express: Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Rewind to 1991, a lifetime ago. For an 18 year old from Mozambique, mature beyond her years, it marked the beginning of the road. 17 years have gone by, not a short time for an athlete of any sport to spend at the top of their event, but a complete eternity for a middle distance runner (especially when considering the number of accolades jammed into the years). Olympic gold, three outdoor world championship golds, seven indoor world championship golds and countless golden league victores. Not too shabby. So we take a look back over the career of one of the greatest 800m runners to ever live, Maria Mutola.....
Abebe Bikila Remembered: The First African Great: Wednesday, October 1, 2008
If there was just one person who has influenced the distance running world the most, it would have to be the great Ethiopian, Abebe Bikila. Bikila was the catalyst who showed the whole of Africa that it was possible to be a world beating runner....
A Kiwi in America: Thursday, September 25, 2008
A New Zealand athlete travelling to the United States is nothing new, However the topic is one that is frequently debated, with several arguments, often using hypothetical examples about the pro's and cons of leaving. I read the discussions; spent the better part of a year searching for what I thought was the right school, and fundraised to make it possible...
And the Winners Are: World Athletics Final Tipping Competition!: Monday, September 15, 2008
The Runner's Tribe would like to thank Skins for Sponsoring this unique and successful tipping competition. The competition turned out to be a huge success. Amazingly, the winner, Joseph Katib, picked a massive 14 winners, only narrowly beating Javier Blazquez who had 13 correct picks...
World Athletics Final Tipping Competition!: Sunday, September 7, 2008
The Runner's Tribe, along with Skins, are running a World Athletics Final Tipping Competition! This is a tipping competition with a difference. You're trying to pick the winning athlete only, check it out, there are some great prizes on offer!...
Aussie Olympic Track & Marathon Mens Team Bio: Latest
So here it is, the Runnerstribe.com's run-down on the Australian Olympic Team. We have compiled this list over the last few weeks to give the rest of the world an idea of what to expect...
Tour de Olympics: Sunday, July 13, 2008
Being a French citizen, it would be easy to believe that cycling is the world's most dominant sport. At this time of year parts of France pretty much cease functioning. Gross domestic product must surely take a plunge during July - I would love to see the stats. On a global level, there must surely be only two other sporting events which compare, that being World Cup football, and the Olympics....
The Contenders : Women's Olympic 800m: Sunday, July 6, 2008
Let's get right to it, there is one big favorite on most people's radars and a few others that should be. Beyond that, it'll take some folding, exploding, and/or injuries to see anyone else to the top step of the podium.....
Yuriy Borzakovskiy: From the clouds: Thursday, June 26, 2008
Yuriy Borzakovskiy, the introverted Russian defending Olympic 800m champion and sixth fastest 800m runner of all time will surely go down in history, no matter what the outcome in Beijing, as being one of the most flamboyant and unpredictable 800m runners to ever grace the track. With Beijing fast approaching we take a look back over his career, and briefly assess the main contenders standing inbetween him and successive Olympic golds....
New life breathed into Australian Half Marathon Champs: Saturday, June 21, 2008
In a move that it is hoped will resurrect the declining fortunes of state representative running, IMG, the organisers of the Samsung Melbourne Marathon and Asics Half Marathon will be subsidising teams of three men and three women from each Australian State and Territory to participate in the Australian Half Marathon Champs...
Mary Jo; 'Rien Ne Sert De Courir' : Wednesday, June 18, 2008
By Alexandre Durande. 'Rien Ne Sert De Courir' : 'There's no point in running,' is the title of the recently released biography of Marie-Jose Pérec, arguably one of the greatest athletes to ever live. Throughout a turbulent career Pérec managed to win two successive Olympic 400m gold medals as well as the 200m/400m double at the Atlanta Olympics and two world championship gold medals....
2008 Leonora Golden Gift: Results Thursday, June 5, 2008
The 2008 Leonora Golden Gift will long be remembered for the desperate finishes that were required to take the biggest pay cheques in Australian middle distance running... Results have now been posted, and videos have been added to video page...
RT's Favourite 1500m (Men) race videos of all time: Thursday, May 29, 2008
Alright! So we thought we should put our huge collection of race videos to use and come up with our favourite all time lists for each event. So over the next few months we will rank our top 5 videos for numerous events (for both male and female) and give a brief explanation as to the reasons behind the selections. We start with the men's 1500m.
Olympic Trials : Are Australian Athletes peaking too early?: Friday, May 23, 2008
Unlike many countries fielding team in Track and Field, the Australian Olympic Trials are traditionally featured at the end of the Australian summer athletics calendar, which can be up to six months before the Olympic Games themselves. This raises the question, are Australian Athletes peaking to early?
2008 Lenora Golden Gift: Monday, May 19, 2008
The Lenora Golden Gift is a unique and prestigious athletics carnival held May 31st to June 2nd Australia's outback. The event carries $53,000AUD in prize money and has attracted the cream of Australia;s middle distance runners in its 5 year history.
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