Brad Camp is the 7th fastest Australian male marathon runner of all-time. Camp made his name on the road, at the marathon. He made the 1988 Olympic team, fulfilling an ambition he had set when he left school a few years earlier and a plan he had made with his coach, Tom Kelly. Below are some excerpts taken from the book ‘Australian Marathon Stars’.
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“The average I run per day is 11-12 miles for six days a week. But it’s not easy miles” – Bernard Lagat
If there is an athlete that epitomizes longevity, then five-time Olympian Bernard Lagat is that man. Lagat has been an elite athlete...
With one of the most famous smiles in sport, Haile Gebrselassie is without a doubt one of the greatest distance runners in history.
Geb first turned heads as a teenager, winning both the 5000m and 10,000m events at the 1992 IAAF World Junior Championships. Geb was just getting started, with a career than would span over 25 years and involve success at the highest level in distances from 5000m to the marathon. With two Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles over 10,000m, few match Haile’s track accomplishments; he set an astonishing 27 world records during his career. Furthermore, when the time came to switch to road running, he succeeded there too, winning the Berlin Marathon for four consecutive years, the Dubai Marathon for three straight years, as well as setting two marathon world records (2:04.26 then 2:03.59).
Forty-two years after his death, Steve Prefontaine continues to inspire countless runners around the world who aim to emulate his fierce competitiveness, toughness and fearless front running racing style.
The charismatic Oregonian was such an enigma he was sometimes classed the ‘James Dean of track and field.’ Like his Hollywood counterpart, Pre died in a car crash at just 24 years of age.
All these years later, Pre still remains the most celebrated runner in American history. As Alberto Salazar put it - “He made running cool.”
Runner’s Tribe spent countless hours researching the training behind this American idol, spoke to inside sources, old training partners and those who actually knew Pre, in real life. Below is the most detailed account of Pre’s training ever published.
The story of the Ingebrigtsen brothers and their father is movie worthy stuff. Over 1500m, the slowest of the three brothers has a PB of 3:31.46. Over 5000m, the slowest brother has a 13:15 to his name. Runner’s Tribe got the chance to grab some inside peaks at the training of the family, and this feature article outlines some of the key sessions the three brothers regularly complete leading into important races.
Paula Radcliffe’s world marathon record was considered by many as one of the hardest world records of them all. The Briton’s mark of 2hr 15min 25sec had stood unchallenged for 16 years. In steps Kosgei, and boom, that once insurmountable time has been slashed by 81 seconds .
Kosgei is also the fastest woman ever over the half marathon distance with her 64:28 at the Great North Run, although the race is not an official course and the time is therefore not classed as a world record.
Back to the marathon. Wearing Nike’s ZoomX Vaporfly Next% running shoes the 25-year-old Kosgei bounced her way to 2hr 14min 4sec – a time that was once considered impossible.
Astoundingly, Kosgei believes that she could can go quicker. “I think 2:10 is possible for a lady. I am focused on reducing my time again.”
In 2017 Runner’s Tribe published a book referred to as ‘The Bible of Australian Marathon Running’. This 347-page paperback publication interviews Australia’s 10 fastest ever female and male marathon runners, and dives deep into their training, race preparation, diet and much more.
In this exclusive feature article for Runner’s Tribe Addict, we bring you some of the coolest snippets from the book; we take a look at some of these amazing athlete’s favourite sessions.
Athletes studied:
Lee Troop - Something to Prove
Lisa Weightman - More than just a Marathoner
Pat Carroll - The True Competitor
Benita Willis - Our Fastest Ever
Derek Clayton - Leading the Way
Robert de Castella - ‘Deeks’ de Master
Steve Moneghetti - The Inspiration of a Generation
Lisa Ondieki - Track & Mileage: To the Extreme
Brad Camp - Complete Dedication
Jessica Trengove - Genuinely Inspiring
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