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Marathon mums: How having children made Australia’s Olympic runners stronger
Even mothers who can’t comprehend having two-and-a-half hours to themselves, let alone running 42 kilometres in that time, can relate to a couple of the qualities required for marathon running: “patience and an ability to suffer”.
- by Michael Gleeson
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‘One of the greatest persons I’ve ever met’: Five decades on, Smith salutes Norman in Paris
Former 200m Olympic champion Tommie Smith has paid tribute to Australia’s Peter Norman, almost 60 years after their iconic Mexico City podium protest.
- by Jerome Pugmire
University to study Freeman’s ‘dream state’ in famous gold medal run
Cathy Freeman’s 400m gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympics is arguably Australia’s greatest sporting moment. Now Freeman has revealed how she mentally handled the pressure is the topic of a study at Monash University.
- by Jon Pierik
‘I never felt safe’: Selection fight overshadows Gregson’s remarkable switch from steeplechase to Olympic marathon
Six runners were never going to fit into the three places Australia had available for the women’s marathon in the Paris, and heartache was inevitable ... for all concerned.
- by Michael Gleeson