Way back in 1992 - which is now over a generation ago for contemporary athletes - a detailed analysis was carried out into the performances of men and women competing in both short distance and endurance running events. It made a startling discovery, and then made a very bold...
By Mark Tucker - Runner's Tribe
“I've always envied people who sleep easily. Their brains must be cleaner, the floorboards of the skull well swept, all the little monsters closed up in a steamer trunk at the foot of the bed.” (David Benioff, City of Thieves)
Most of us have had it...
Matt Dawson - Runner's Tribe vault
Every year hundreds of young Australian track and field athletes put their lives on hold to venture overseas in the winter months, mainly to America and Europe, in search of the best competition and personal best performances. This is not a remarkable occurrence. Indeed,...
Competitive running at it’s heart is a simple activity – just you against the other competitors in the race, trying to beat the person ahead and not being passed by the person behind. This is me in a nutshell – a minimum of style and a lot of heart,...
Hey I’m Annie Kitto! I am a Middle Distance runner and Steeplechaser from Adelaide, South Australia. I own a pet rabbit, I have an obsession with smoothies, work a full-time job at lululemon whilst also going into my sixth year at uni.
My running career started when I was eight...
In mid to late 2016 Sean Guiney and I rather jokingly set ourselves two season goals:
get a photo showing us keeping up with an Olympian at training; and
be asked to write an article for RunnersTribe.
The first was achieved in a matter of weeks, largely thanks...
Hi, I’m Rhydian. Over the past decade, I’ve had the honour of putting on the Australian vest a number of times, usually in the 20km walk, including at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. As an athlete who predominantly focuses on the walks as...
Kiah Fry - My Story
Age: 33
Blairgowrie, VIC
Coach - Peter Schuwalow
Squad - Zenith Running
My first coach Robbie Morgan-Morris once said, “Just make sure you keep running and you will run for life.” So far he’s been pretty much on the mark, as they say, once a runner,...
Firstly, thanks to Runners Tribe for approaching me, I am stoked to be able to share my training and story. Growing up I played a lot of Tennis and Hockey and somehow it took me until my 20th year to fully realise how good running can be and take...
Known as the ‘two-nights rule’, many athletes believe that sleeping two nights prior to race day has a positive effect on performance; more of an effect than sleeping the night before. This seems to be particularly true of longer distance runners and triathletes. Some believe this to be total...
