Ignore Circuit & Weight Training at Your Peril – Lessons from Peter & Seb Coe
Ignore Circuit & Weight Training at Your Peril – Lessons from Peter & Seb Coe
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Sources:
British Milers Club. Volume 2, Issue 4, Autumn 1992.
Better Training for Distance Runners. By David E. Martin and Peter N. Coe.
“It was...
I don’t need a drip. I am a drip | A Column by Len Johnson
Twenty years ago, I ran the Host City Marathon, the selection ‘trial’ race over the Sydney Olympic course.
It was a decision which sits near the top of my ‘why on earth did I do that?’ list. In fact, it was added before the marathon...
Perseverance
A Column By Mark Tucker- Runner’s Tribe
Perseverance
“Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” (Japanese proverb)
If perseverance was a national sport Japan would be a World powerhouse. The above proverb neatly sums up a big part of the Japanese identity and the general enthusiasm given...
“Pain is the purifier” Percy Cerutty – Legends Of Athletics
By Mark Tucker - Runner's Tribe
When I first started to take running seriously, I read a book (borrowed from my school library), which would have a profound effect on my running and life during my formative years. The book: ‘How to become a Champion’...
Exploring the power of the Pre-Race Routine
Written by Mark Tucker - Runner's Tribe
“If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live” (Lin Yutang).
If you have ever raced in the evening, you will no doubt understand what Yutang was talking about....
5 Key Points to Being a Top Athlete | By Genevieve Gregson
There is a lot that goes into being a top athlete in your chosen sport. Aside from the obvious ones like talent, persistence, a supportive training environment, and a knowledgeable coach, I have learnt over the years that there are some key factors that...
Lasse Viren: Legends of Athletics Key Sessions – 50 x 100 meters all-out
Lasse Viren: Legends of Athletics Key Sessions
50 x 100 meters all-out
By Mark Tucker - Runner's Tribe
Quietly spoken and introverted off the track, Lasse Viren turned into a mighty warrior on it, becoming one of the most successful Olympians of all-time. A dual 5000m, 10,000m gold...
The Training of Jim Ryun an American Superstar
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The Training of Jim Ryun - ‘Quality & Quantity’
The first American high school athlete to run a Sub-4 mile, multiple world record holder, Olympic 1500m medallist. Jim Ryun to this day is an American superstar, rivalled by very few before...
Belief and Humility: Elliot and Mottram
"To be a world-record holder in the mile, a man must have the arrogance it takes to believe he can run faster that anyone ever has at the distance; and the humility it takes to actually do it.” (Herb Elliot)
A Column By Mark Tucker-...
A Column by David McNeill: Lessons Learnt
A quick warning to those who are about to read (or think they want to read): this is a long and boring account of the lessons I’ve learnt in running over the past six months. I apologize if you were looking for some entertaining...
