James Sullivan has been chatting to one of Australia’s great ambassadors of athletics, 2008 World Indoor Champion, Tamsyn Lewis Manou, who gives an honest account of both her positive and negative experiences in the sport. Tamsyn Lewis Manou is an elite athlete from Melbourne, Australia, who specialises in the 400m and 800m. She claimed the [...]
James Sullivan has been chatting to Australian 400m runner Steven Solomon, finalist at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Steven Solomon is an elite athlete from Sydney, Australia, who specialises in the 400m. At the 2012 World Junior Championships he claimed the bronze medal in a personal best time of 45.52 seconds. Just four weeks later [...]
James Sullivan has been having a chat with Brian Gregan, silver medallist over 400 metres at the 2011 European Under-23 Championships. Brian Gregan is an elite sprinter from Dublin, Ireland, who specialises in the 400 metres. At the 2011 European Under-23 Championships he claimed the silver medal in a personal best time of 46.12 seconds. He [...]
The US Championships took place recently, which are being used solely as the method for selecting the US team for the World Championships in Daegu in August. Luke Coleman runs a critical eye over the process. The USTAF National Outdoor Championships provided many great races last week as athletes battled to the line to claim [...]
Altitude training plays a vital role in the life of a top distance runner. The National Centre for Altitude Training at Font Romeu in the South of France boasts an impressive training environment and many top athletes, such as Paula Radcliffe, spend time here each year. Irish elite runner Kerry O’Flaherty Harty, who has recently [...]
He’s been at it again! James Sullivan has already interviewed some of the top runners in Ireland and overseas for us (and with plenty more in the pipeline) but today he had a chat with someone who was involved in one of my earliest athletics memories. Step forward Zola Budd… Zola Budd is a former [...]
It’s been another bumper year of top quality action in elite athletics again with eye opening performances (and a few shocks) at every distance from the sprints to the marathon. Athletics correspondent James Sullivan takes us through the first part of his A – Z of 2010… PART 1 (A – H) A: Africa 2010 [...]
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