Ebook: Arthur Lydiard: master coach

Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; acknowledgements; foreword; introduction; Part One: The Quest; 1 : growing up; 2 : running for his life; 3 : conquering confusion; 4 : marathon madness; 5 : enter Murray Halberg; 6 : the road to Rome; 7 : no meeting of minds; 8 : Europe, here we come; 9 : publish and be damned; 10 : going or staying; 11 : Snell and the golden years; 12 : hello, America; 13 : 'cancel it, ' the coaches said; 14 : the stable-mates; 15 : the rising sun; Part Two: The Nomad; 16 : mañana land; 17 : non-flying Finns; 18 : parting shots; 19 : tragedy.;Arthur Lydiard was the most successful and influential running coach of the last fifty years. He burst into prominence at the Rome Olympics in 1960 when two of his protégés, Peter Snell and Murray Halberg, won Olympic gold medals on the same day. His team of runners, trained to brilliance, went on to dominate international track and marathon running for two decades. During this time he developed and perfected his revolutionary endurance-based training system designed to help any athlete become a better runner. Worldwide adoption of his technique by other running coaches, and by many coaches in.