Runner's Tribe Podcast

For this week’s episode, we sat down with elite trail runner Matt Crehan.  Matt is well known on the east coast of Australia, and has some legit results under his belt, including wins at the Margaret River Ultra, the Alpine Challenge Miler and the Brisbane Trail Ultra Miler. Matt works full-time, so we caught up at the end of a workday, just before his arvo long run.  We hope you enjoy...   This e...

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 bronze.   A sign of things to come perhaps.  But for those watching the sport over the past 5 or so years, Callum has been a talent o...

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, Griffith belongs to a small group of women capable of beating the likes of Linden Hall and J...

This episode is also brought to you by POGO Physio. Since the inception of the practice in 2006, they have helped over 25,000 clients get back to their physical best following injury. Their clients include Australian & World Champions, Olympic medalists, sporting legends, mums and dads, workers, weekend warriors, active children, mature folk and even the occasional touring rock star. Learn more he...

This episode is brought to you by Tarkine. Tarkine produces the world’s most eco-friendly high performance running shoes. Along with this, they take responsibility for the full life-cycle of their shoes. Tested on elite runners. Suitable for anyone who cares about the planet, comfort and style. Tarkine #RunTheFuture Now available at tarkine.com use code rtpodcast for 10% off your first order. Runn...

This episode is brought to you by Tarkine. Tarkine produces the world’s most eco-friendly high performance running shoes. Along with this, they take responsibility for the full life-cycle of their shoes. Tested on elite runners. Suitable for anyone who cares about the planet, comfort and style. Tarkine #RunTheFuture Now available at tarkine.com use code rtpodcast for 10% off your first order. Runn...

This episode is brought to you by Tarkine. Tarkine produces the world’s most eco-friendly high performance running shoes. Along with this, they take responsibility for the full life-cycle of their shoes. Tested on elite runners. Suitable for anyone who cares about the planet, comfort and style. Tarkine #RunTheFuture Now available at tarkine.com use code rtpodcast for 10% off your first order. Runn...

This episode is brought to you by Tarkine. Tarkine produces the world’s most eco-friendly high performance running shoes. Along with this, they take responsibility for the full life-cycle of their shoes. Tested on elite runners. Suitable for anyone who cares about the planet, comfort and style. Tarkine #RunTheFuture Now available at tarkine.com use code rtpodcast for 10% off your first order. Runn...

Runner’s Tribe is on a mission to chat with the world’s best runners. Follow along for training insights, cool stories, and loads of banter. Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/runners-tribe-podcast/id1563338165 PodBean:  https://runnerstribe.podbean.com/ Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/2ghTB6vJMUiLPtsszNpeA5 Pocket Casts:  https://pca.st/60au7ktm Brought to you by host...

Runner’s Tribe is on a mission to chat with the world’s best runners. Follow along for training insights, cool stories, and loads of banter. Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/runners-tribe-podcast/id1563338165 PodBean:  https://runnerstribe.podbean.com/ Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/2ghTB6vJMUiLPtsszNpeA5 Pocket Casts:  https://pca.st/60au7ktm   Brought to you by hos...

Keely Small on Injury, Enjoying Life and Becoming an Oregon Duck Keely Small is Australia’s fastest ever junior 800m runner with a PB of 2:00.81, set at only 16 years-of-age whilst racing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.  A prodigious talent, Small has a whopping 8 junior Australian 800m titles to her name (U10 to U18) – and many more if you include all-schools. She also won numerous 1500m junior t...

When Charlie Hunter clocked 1:44.35 for  800m in June of 2021, Runner’s Tribe published an article titled “Charlie Hunter has Arrived”.  But in many ways, we were wrong with that claim; those who have been watching Hunter closely will tell you that he has been a weapon for some time now.

Jenny Blundell has been one of Australia’s biggest middle-distance talents for many years now.  A crazy talented junior, she is one of the rare few who has been able to convert her junior talent into success as an adult.  She made the semi-finals for the 1500m at the 2016 Rio Olympics and is set to toe the line in the 5000m at the upcoming Games in Tokyo.  We caught up with Jenny as she puts the f...

In 2007, a young Jeff Riseley qualified for the world athletics championships in Osaka. It marked the arrival of Jeff Riseley on the international scene. Since then, Jeff has gone on to compete at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics.  Jeff is the 5th fastest man in Australian history over the  800m, mile and 1500m.  Remarkably, at 34 years of age Jeff is not done. A few weeks ago, in a stacked 800m i...

This episode is sponsored by  ON Running .  Australian men’s 1500m running is hot right now. And in amongst it, is Olli Hoare. Hailing from Caringbah, in Sydney, Olli moved to America post high school, and raced for Wisconsin.   He forged  an awesome collegiate career , including an outdoor 1500m NCAA title.  2020 marked Olli’s first year as a pro athlete, and he did not mess around. But 2021 has...

Jake Wightman made running history at the 2020 Monaco Diamond League. On that starry night in August, 26-year-old Wightman snuck under the 3:30 barrier over 1500, clocking 3:29.47. Surpassing the likes of Seb Coe, Steve Ovett and Steve Cram, now only Mo Farah sits above him on the UK all-time list; Jake Wightman has arrived. With a 1:44 800m to his name, Wightman possesses the speed needed to succ...

American 800m runner, Bryce Hoppel, ended the 2020 calendar year ranked #2 in the world over 800m. A two-time NCAA 800m champion, he has an 800m PR of 1:43.23 set at the 2020 Monaco Diamond League. With a 4th place finish at the 2019 world champs 800m, Hoppel is a serious threat for a podium finish come the Tokyo Olympics. We sat down with Bryce and dove deep into his training and everything that...