As the countdown begins for the highly anticipated 2023 LGG Minara Resources Elite Mile (June 3rd - 4th), the world of middle-distance running is bracing itself for an exhilarating weekend of racing with $65,000 up for grabs. With a star-studded lineup of both seasoned veterans and emerging talents, this...
2015 has been a pretty interesting year for me so far! As is usually the case with running, nothing quite went to plan, however I have had some really good learning experiences that I can take into 2016.
The year started down at Falls Creek in Victoria. After taking some...
Interview thanks to David Tarbotton
Since arriving in Sydney’s inner west five years ago, former Tasmanian Milly Clark, 26, has made tremendous progression in athletics, including a national steeplechase title in 2012. But few could have predicted her stunning 2:29.07 marathon performance last weekend.
On the same day Adelaide’s Commonwealth Games bronze...
Generally WA is seldom mentioned in any national running news. Which is pretty fair, as not much really happens over here. We have a small population and even fewer who think of running as a serious pastime or heaven forbid, passion. However we’re starting to change that. The running...
There is a Chinese curse which goes, “May you live in interesting times.”
What seems to be a blessing, in fact, drips irony, the underlying implication being that un-interesting times denote peace and tranquillity. Interesting times, by contrast, are marked by disorder and conflict.
In a similar sense, Harry Summers is...
One of the first questions that you ask when you meet someone is, “what do you do?” We each have a role in life which defines who we are, whether it is centred on work, the family or even leisure. Aristotle said that, “We are what we repeatedly do....
From raising morale to the calibre of the individual athletes assembled for the challenge, this will look at the pacemakers themselves and the role they play.
Hi everyone! Hopefully you all had a great Christmas and New Years break.
Firstly a quick recap...
Since last time I wrote I have come off a 6 week break from Achilles Tendonopathy which left me belting out sessions on the elliptical trainer, stationary bike and for a short period of...
Runner’s Tribe is currently running a large series of interviews with the best athletes on the planet. We will find out how they are handling the current situation, delve into some training talk, what inspires them and more.
For our third interview in the series, we speak to Australia’s 4...
STATE BY STATE DECATHLON - MALE
By Matt Lynch
The winner of the decathlon and heptathlon have long been heralded as “the world’s greatest athlete”, beginning when King Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe, "You, sir, are the world's greatest athlete" after Thorpe won the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. Australia has had...
