Cross-country is a grass roots discipline. True – given that almost every kid around the world has been introduced to the sport via their primary school’s sports day. And if that’s not grass roots, I don’t know what is. It’s also true in the physical sense, because cross-country is conducted...
Written by Jaryd Clifford | Runner’s Tribe From the mountains to the super-shoes and the cameras that capture it all, professional running portrays to us a glamour that often falls short of the truth. In a world where it’s easy to feel like we see everything, it’s good to be...
It has been 40 years since British distance legend Steve Cram's epic first sub-3.30 1500m run on the 16th of July 1985 in Nice, France. In what was one of the classic distance clashes of the era, Cram held off Moroccan Said Aouita to win in 3.29.67 to break countryman Steve Ovett's two year-old record by over a second and break through this historic barrier.
We are drawing ever closer to Tokyo25. The qualifying window closes on Sunday 24 August. The Diamond League final in Zurich some days later will determine which athletes get a wild card invite into the championships (spoiler: if you’re in the final you probably have no need of a...
Let’s go back, let’s go way, way, way back to the days before rock ‘n’ roll. No, sorry, that was a few weeks ago when your columnist referenced Van Morrison and his song/poem On Hyndford St on another matter. Let’s stick to the recent past this time. Just last year...
Talk about come in from the cold. This week, Wednesday 30 July, the Parliament gave a belated welcome home for the Moscow 1980 Australian Olympic team. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave the welcome. Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley concurred (not without demur; see later). ‘Albo’ did not name check...
Written by Ben Traynor, for Runner's Tribe The ASICS Gel-Kayano series has long been the gold standard in stability running shoes. Version 30 marked a turning point shedding the traditional medial post in favour of a broader base and ASICS' new 4D Guidance System. It was bold, maximal, and a...
Can it really be sixty years since 1965. Six decades on from a year which shook up distance running like few others. Three men from three continents, running largely the same events, often against each other, all ranked in the world’s top 10 athletes of that year. Australia’s Ron Clarke,...
A column by Len Johnson From the time I started following Australian athletics seriously – lost in the mists of time, but probably the 1970s – there’s been one constant helping my research: Paul Jenes and his Australian lists. Jenesy, as he’s so known to such a wide extent that it’s...
So, what’s the deal with the 1500 metres then? Specifically, the men’s 1500 metres. And let’s not forget the mile - if it ever went away. I thought I caught a glimpse of it in Oslo and Eugene recently – so, bring back the mile, at least into this...
