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This is my first time writing a blog so not sure how I’ll go but RT has kindly asked me to share my latest running experiences with you so I thought I would embrace the opportunity and give it a go. Before I begin here’s a bit about me “Clare...
Some readers may be familiar with The Goon Show, an inspired BBC radio comedy program of the day based on the vivid imaginings of Spike Milligan – the grandfather of modern British comedy - as interpreted by Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers. One episode concerns a mysterious epidemic of...
By Matt Inglis Fox for Runner's Tribe Hello Nic, thanks very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to talk with the Runner's Tribe. You've just been up at Falls Creek with the MTC. Give us an MTC post Falls Creek report…. Nic Bideau: Well they will be...
By Thomas Do Canto, from Walker Street Podiatry So, we’ve had the ‘barefoot running’ hype that bred the minimalist running shoe boom. This boom lasted several years - from 2010 to 2013 there was a vast increase in the availability and market share of this segment of the running shoe...
By Ben Green B.Sc (Hons) Exercise & Health Level 4 Distance Coach IAAF Know Your Aerobic Training Zones VO2 Max, Steady, Threshold….what does it all mean?  Knowing your individual aerobic training zones is crucial to ensuring you maximise the adaptations you can achieve from each planned workout or training run as well as...
You recently clocked the A qualifier at the Payton Jordan invite. Were you expecting such a strong performance at this stage of the year? It was definitely my goal to get the A standard at Payton Jordan, and I was confident that I could get to the line in that...
I enjoy the majority of sports and not because I have a physical education background. For example, kicking or hitting a ball around can be quite a lot of fun and good to watch (and not to mention all the physical and psychological benefits that go with it). Why...

The Flack Spirit

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,...
First of all, how are you enjoying your experience at Stanford? I love Stanford University! Combining both my academic and athletic endeavours in one beautiful location is such a blessing. Were you nervous about heading over to college in the US? And how are you coping with living on the other...
Did you have some time off after the Commonwealth Games? I did! My coach (Adam Didyk) and I had planned a longer than usual 'rest' period post-Glasgow for a mental as much as a physical break from normal the training routine. As it turned out, I sustained a metatarsal bone...
                   

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