His death last week certainly hasn't gotten the attention it deserved. Read all about his life here:
http://londonist.com/2015/11/the-tale-of-the-sunday-times-fun-run-and-invention-of-the-word-jogging
His death last week certainly hasn't gotten the attention it deserved. Read all about his life here:
http://londonist.com/2015/11/the-tale-of-the-sunday-times-fun-run-and-invention-of-the-word-jogging
Co-wrote my favorite book "The Lonely Breed"
Agreed. I don't have much to add but it seems like he deserves more than a two post thread. He was part of Lydiard's original group and a better than average runner though not anywhere near the class of the guys we associate with that bunch.
Talk about a different era!
"...in 1964, he undertook a personal challenge of running in the Polytechnic Marathon — the original London Marathon, based on the 1908 Olympic race — and finished 58th in a field of 120 in 2hr 43min."
Running a 2:43 and being midpack. Not many hobby joggers back in 1964.
He was a wonderful writer. His book Champion of Nothing is timeless. It's about his own running career and coming to terms with the fact that he wasn't going to be an elite runner.
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He was a wonderful writer. His book Champion of Nothing is timeless. It's about his own running career and coming to terms with the fact that he wasn't going to be an elite runner.
Is this book still in print.? Sounds like the brojos should buy a pile of them and donate them to the genetics denier types on here,
This is one of my favourite running books. Gets closer to the inner being of elite runners than anything else I've read. The chapter on Kuts and Pirie and their epic 10K duel in the 1956 Olympics should be read and reread by every aspiring runner.
Very sorry to hear about his passing.