It certainly is available:
It certainly is available:
This is the same book, just under a different title. The info inside is the same.
Also, has anyone seen this video before?
There's another Liquori book that's a gem, titled something like On the Run. It talks about missing the 76 Olympics and coming back the next year to do great. Lots of great advice and insights between the lines if you're open to it. I got a copy for a dollar at an Athletic Attic in the mid 80s and read it a million times. Now it's been on eternal loan for the last 20 years.
My high school library had both books and I read them both about a dozen times.
What I liked about "Real Running" was how straight forward it was. It was the most influential book to me and I've pretty much read them all.
It was a little different than the cautious training guides of today. He starts out by saying you have to make a decision and then follow through with being a committed runner and train "EVERY" day. This is the first step to being a committed runner. He also points out if he takes Christmas day off, his muslim competitors are out there training.
Total straight forward Lydiard program.
is Liquori still alive? if so be interesting to see him coach a post-collegiate group
found this interview with him in 2006:
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-243-292--10322-0,00.html
"detraining for a month in order to run PR's" and Americans do not know how to rest properly leading into races
malmo introduced me to how marty likes to pass time......hot club deville
You have to log into your facebook account to see this video of Marty, but it is well worth it. Marty discusses the latest running attire....... of the 1980s. Very funny.
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You have to log into your facebook account to see this video of Marty, but it is well worth it. Marty discusses the latest running attire....... of the 1980s. Very funny.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=395509545200
I love how he is basically making fun of all the hobbyjogger crap that people buy! Marty Liquori seems like a no nonsense type of runner, I like that.
I always felt Liquori had a great overall grasp on the importance of running. He was a great competitor who had injuries at inopportune times during his career yet he never complained about it. He made running his work and spread the benefits he got from it to others with the Athletic Attic stores and broadcasting. I would love to have him back in the broadcasting booth again.