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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,...
Competitive running at it’s heart is a simple activity – just you against the other competitors in the race, trying to beat the person ahead and not being passed by the person behind. This is me in a nutshell – a minimum of style and a lot of heart,...
Hey I’m Annie Kitto! I am a Middle Distance runner and Steeplechaser from Adelaide, South Australia. I own a pet rabbit, I have an obsession with smoothies, work a full-time job at lululemon whilst also going into my sixth year at uni. My running career started when I was eight...
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...
In mid to late 2016 Sean Guiney and I rather jokingly set ourselves two season goals: get a photo showing us keeping up with an Olympian at training; and be asked to write an article for RunnersTribe.   The first was achieved in a matter of weeks, largely thanks...
Hi, I’m Rhydian. Over the past decade, I’ve had the honour of putting on the Australian vest a number of times, usually in the 20km walk, including at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. As an athlete who predominantly focuses on the walks as...
Written by Jaryd Clifford - Runner's Tribe A grimace flickered across his face. Hopping from one foot to the other, his restlessness foreshadowed the chaotic frenzy that would soon ensue. Clad in Nike’s famous green speckled racing kit, the willowy figure of Stewart McSweyn stood poised on the precipice of...
Kiah Fry - My Story Age: 33 Blairgowrie, VIC Coach - Peter Schuwalow Squad - Zenith Running My first coach Robbie Morgan-Morris once said, “Just make sure you keep running and you will run for life.” So far he’s been pretty much on the mark, as they say, once a runner,...
The Dubai marathon has been going 20 years now. It’s about time I made up my mind about it. For most of those years, Dubai has produced outstanding times. The 2019 edition certainly did – Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya’s 2:17:08 was the third-fastest marathon ever by a woman. In second...
Main photos by Natalie Hanna, Athletics ACT - Used with permission under a mutual goal to promote the sport we love in Australia and abroad. AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR AARHUS Senior men: Jack Bruce Stewart McSweyn Jack Rayner Brett Robinson Harry Summers Patrick Tiernan Senior women: Caitlin Adams Emily Brichacek Paige Campbell Melissa Duncan Leanne Pompeani Marnie Ponton U20 men: Sam Clifford, Chekole Getenet, Oli Raimond,...
                   

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