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A Column By Michael Beisty Part 1: Consistency Disclaimer: Content herein does not constitute specific advice to the reader’s circumstance.  It is only an opinion based on my perspective that others may learn from.   Anyone of any age who engages in running should be in tune with their body and seek medical...
Eleanor Patterson took the silver medal in the high jump and Ash Moloney the bronze in the heptathlon. Must have been mixed feelings for Patterson – her first time over two metres, a medal, but pipped at the last by Yaroslava Mahuchik’s first-time clearance at 2.02.
When I think about books on running, and athletics more widely, it doesn’t take me long to think about Kenny Moore. Moore’s book – Best Efforts: World Class Runners and Races – along with Brian Lenton’s collected interviews in Off the Record and Through The Tape – was one of...
At the recent Australian Championships, a quietly spoken Queenslander by the name of Callum Davies had a bit of a breakthrough run in the men's 1500m final.  Sitting on the heels of Olli Hoare and  Matthew Ramsden with a lap to run, Callum managed to hang on for the...
MATT FITZGERALD – Runner’s Tribe Matt Fitzgerald is an acclaimed endurance sports coach, nutritionist, and author. His many books include The Endurance Diet, 80/20 Running, and How Bad Do You Want It?  “These other young coaches have their science blah blah but they are not as successful.” —Coach Hailye, Out of Thin Air There’s an endurance...
When a runner makes a breakaway move in a marathon, one of the psychological advantages they seek is to disappear. To build enough of a lead that whenever the road crests a hill, turns a corner or rounds a blind bend, the leader cannot be seen by the pursuers....
Georgia Griffith has been one of Australia's leading middle-distance runners for many years.  She first represented Australia at the 2014 world junior champs, and since then has competed in two world champs, one Commonwealth Games and one Olympic Games. With PBs of 2:00.13 over 800m and 4:04.17 over 1500m,...
If you want to change the country, change the government, Paul Keating once said. Or to put it the other way around, if you change the government, you change the country. So, how does the country, specifically the sport of athletics, change with the election of an ALP government led...
Good riddance Covid, and welcome back to elite interstate stars to one of the most iconic middle distance events on the annual calendar.  $7000 and a one ounce gold nugget is once again up for grabs, with the top-8 finishers all receiving prize money. Below is your preview for the 2022 Leonora Golden Gift elite mile races.
  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Tarkine (takayna) (@tarkinerunning) Better Marathon Tapering MATT FITZGERALD – Runner’s Tribe Matt Fitzgerald is an acclaimed endurance sports coach, nutritionist, and author. His many books include The Endurance Diet, 80/20 Running, and How Bad Do You Want It?  The era of big data has arrived in sports science...
                   

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