Interviews

Interview with British 1500m Commonwealth Finalist & Current Coach: James Thie In 2008, Runner’s Tribe caught up with British middle distance runner, James Thie. Long since lost in cyberspace, Runner’s Tribe revives this info-packed interview and catches up with the 2010 Commonwealth Games 1500m finalist and current-day coach to see what...
Earlier this year Runner's Tribe interviewed James Templeton to gain a unique insight into the world of one of the sports top agents. Athlete agent James Templeton is living no ordinary life. In the mid-nineties, Templeton was a Sydney based financial analyst. Today, he travels the world with the likes of...
Runner's Tribe If The North Face athlete, Rob Krar, has one regret, it is that he didn’t discover the sport of ultra running sooner. The sport to Rob is much more than winning or running fast; it has brought him a sense of peace, community and self-reflection.  This sense of...
By RT Hey Ben, it’s great catching up with you on the new RT.  Can you tell us where you are currently at with injury, surgery and your running? Thanks Ross, loving the new look of the site. Ok, injuries. I don’t like going on about them too much - but since you...
RT Interview with Hugh Williams You recently ran 30.11 at the Burnie 10, finishing 5th overall. Can you share your thoughts on this terrific effort? After running 30:06 at Launceston 10km in June and falling ill days before the Gold Coast 10km, I was fairly desperate to go under 30mins as...
For those who don't know, Nick Symmonds is an elite 800M Runner, World silver medalist, 6 x USA Champion and a 2 x Olympian. He is the man. What is the toughest workout you do on a regular basis? I’d say a tempo generally. I do one on a regular basis, almost every other...
Hey Liz, thanks for joining us. We've been impressed with your workouts on Sweat. How's training? Thank you! Training is starting to pick up now which is really good. I've been unlucky with injuries throughout most of the offseason, so I'm slowly getting back into some running sessions, which is...
You’re currently in some solid form. Can you tell us where you’re at with your training and your racing schedule?  I’m still in very heavy training at the moment.  I am currently competing in some low key local and interstate races before the New Year to further refine my race plan....
Facioni was nominated for the athlete of the month after his tremendous performances at the NSW All Schools Championships. Facioni smashed two Championship records in both the 1500m (3.52.92) and the 3000m (8.34.44) – records previously held by recent 2015 World Championship representatives in James Nipperess and Ryan Gregson...
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Patrick Tiernan represents Villanova University and is from Queensland, Australia. He is a gifted runner and is on his way to qualifying for the Rio Olympics if all goes to plan. Interview by RTRoss for RunnersTribe.com