Runners In Black
Runners In Black
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"In February 1954, An Unlikely Looking Runner With A Withered Left Arm Short Into The World Reckoning As A Miler. His Name Was Murray Halberg. Coached By Arthur Lydiard, An Auckland Shoe Factory Foreman, Halberg Went On To Become An Olympic Champion And World Recordholder, So Too Did Another Athlete Lydiard Coached, Peter Snell. Their Success And That Of Other Athletes Coached By Lydiard Inspired A New Generation Of Champions Through The 1970S And Into The 1980S: John Walker, Dick Quax, Rod Dixon, Dick Tayler, Lorraine Moller, Anne Audain And Allison Roe. New Zealand Became Known As A Nation That Produced Great Runners. Then The Tradition Faded And Almost Died Until A New Star Emerged, Nick Willis. However, Apart From Willis The Days Of World Class Runners Coming Consistently Out Of New Zealand Have Gone. This Book Explores What Happened"--Back Cover.
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