Run School Archives - Runner's Tribe

Interview with Dick Telford one of Australia’s greatest ever running coaches

Runnerstribe Admin - September 20, 2017

The below interview is thanks to Neil MacDonald, who caught up with Dick Telford in January 2003. With Neil’s permission, the interview has been restored so that today’s generation can appreciate and learn from one of Australia’s greatest ever coaches. Neil MacDonald managed the Geelong Region Cross Country team from 2000-2007. DICK...

Training Smart for Running- By Aussie Marathon Representative Mark Tucker

Runnerstribe Admin - September 19, 2017

Training. Wikipedia defines the term ‘Training’ as: “teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. Training has specific goals of improving one's capability, capacity, productivity and performance.” Obviously, there is no one size fits all when it comes to training....

The Best Ever? – Hicham El Guerrouj’s Top 5 Races

Runnerstribe Admin - September 18, 2017

‘3:26’ – Hicham El Guerrouj’s Top 5 Races © 2017 Runner’s Tribe, all rights reserved. The Best Ever? – With 2 Olympic golds, 4 world championship golds and multiple world records; it is hard to argue against El Guerrouj’s claim to the title of ‘The Best Ever’. Runner’s Tribe took a look...

Australia and the Men’s 800m – Part 4. Seb Coe as a Junior

Runnerstribe Admin - September 15, 2017

Australia and the Men’s 800m – 4 part series Part 1 – Australia’s Standing in the 800m Part 2 – Why have we underachieved? Part 3 – How we can become better Part 4 – Coe as a Junior Part 4. Cracking the Coed An Analysis of Seb Coe’s Junior Performances...

Australia and the Men’s 800m – Part 3. How we can become better

Runnerstribe Admin - September 14, 2017

Australia and the Men’s 800m – 4 part series Part 1 – Australia’s Standing in the 800m Part 2 – Why have we underachieved? Part 3 – How we can become better Part 4 – Coe as a Junior Part 3. How does Australia become better at 800m? "The Kenyan secret...

Australia and the Men’s 800m – Part 2. Why have we underachieved?

Runnerstribe Admin - September 13, 2017

Australia and the Men’s 800m – 4 part series Part 1 – Australia’s Standing in the 800m Part 2 – Why have we underachieved? Part 3 – How we can become better Part 4 – Coe as a Junior Part 2. Why has Australia underachieved in the 800m? It is very...

Australia and the Men’s 800m – Part 1. Our Place in the World

Runnerstribe Admin - September 12, 2017

Australia and the Men’s 800m - 4 part series Part 1 - Australia's Standing in the 800m Part 2 - Why have we underachieved? Part 3 - How we can become better Part 4 - Coe as a Junior Part 1. Australia’s Standing in the Men’s 800m Something is Rotten in...

“An animal” – Training of Famous Runners, Steve Jones

Runnerstribe Admin - September 9, 2017

Training of Famous Runners, Steve Jones A lot of the below information about the training of Steve Jones was taken from the book ‘Running with the legends’, by Michael Sandrock, unless otherwise stated. We highly recommend this classic book to anyone who is yet to read it. Information was also...

‘A Body Built on Pain’ – The Training of Herb Elliott

Runnerstribe Admin - September 8, 2017

‘A Body Built on Pain’ The Training of Herb Elliott © 2017 Runner’s Tribe, all rights reserved. “I find that orthodox training is drudgery because it’s so unnatural to run for hours on end on a circular track.” - Herb Elliott COMING SOON - RUNNER’S TRIBE, WITH PERMISSION FROM HERB ELLIOTT...

Before Gregson & Mottram: The Training of Simon Doyle

Runnerstribe Admin - September 7, 2017

During the early nineties, Queenslander Simon Doyle was a serious player at a global level over 1500m. Doyle that year won three Grand Prix races and finished 4th at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland. In 1991, Doyle finished 12th at the World Athletics Championships final in Tokyo. It was...