Doh! I can't believe I left it off the list, and I have it sitting right in front of me. Good catch.I think the 'Gerry Lindgen Story' is harder to find. Last I checked abebooks had 'Tale...' for $95.Although Ron Daws' 'Self Made Olympian' was published by World Pub., it was not part of the booklet series.
broken arrow wrote:
Great list, you left out the most sought after title, #41, November 1974:
Tale of the Ancient Marathoner (Jack Foster’s Own Story)
LI Runner, I agree, the Lindgren booklet is impossible to find, I have never seen it for sale.
I have the Daws book, published in 1977 by World Publications. It has a similar format to the RW booklet collection, but at 157 pages it is a little longer.
It is never the less a great read.
LI Runner, a few books you may be interested in to look out for in 2007:
Olympic Dreams - by Henry Rono
No Dirt in my Waffles - by Tom Fleming
On the Wings of Mercury - by Lorraine Moller
great thread guys...
some of you are incredibly well read, bootsy why die? is one of my favourite all time reads, it's really good.
Anyone mention "Golds aren't easy" the Dick Tayler story...
Now you've got my attention... Who the heck are you? How do you know about Lorraine's biography? It is a greaat piece by the way. She writes so well. Each chapter is a short story and she write the way that even a non-runner would enjoy it very much.
Also coming out in early 07 late this year "East African Running" $145.00 hardcover on Amazon!!!!
$41.95 paperback
Anyone know where to get Vigil's "road to the Top" It's like $129 on Amazon
thanks. i loved "why die" and corresponded briefly with graem sims but probably wouldn't have liked cerutty. "golds aren't easy" sits by my bed side.
nobby. thanks for working rich through the web site. great christmas present. your friend up this way is well and wishes you well on your work as do i.
I know who YOU are! You're very welcome and my apology for not having been able to get one through a proper channel. Hopefully in the coming year... Have a Very Merry Christmas and say hi to Mr. Johnson!!!
I couldn't help but throw these guys just to make you guys jelous...
There's a small handbook that talks about Soh Brothers' marathon coaching phylosophy...
Most recent one from Japan is from equivalent of Japanese T&FN; it's a booklet of interviews of and stories written by many of Japanese best marathon runners; Toshihiko Seko, Soh Brothers, Naoko Takahashi, Yuko Arimori, Takeyuki Nakayama, Hiromi Taniguchi...going way back with Akio Usami, Kenji Kimihara, etc. This is absolutely a priceless piece. I showed that to Nick Bideau and he was drewling over it. These guys are talking about marathon training secret, training attitude, running form, extra exercises, etc. This is one-step-more-in-depth "How They Train". There soon will be a training secret of Seko coming up this spring.
There are two books written by the late Kiyoshi Nakamura which are also priceless: one is called "Marathon is My Life" and the other one (the better one) called "Find, Develop, (make them) Live". The latter much more than just a training manual (kind of like "How to Become a Champion").
Tons of books on Naoko Takahashi and by Yoshio Koide. Particularly there's one by Koide that led me to suggest Arthur Lydiard to pick Takahashi as the gold medalist at Sydney Olympic marathon--talk about paying attention to details!
Sorry, guys. None of these have been translated in English!
Are the authors of "East African Running"
Yannis Pitsiladis, John Bale, Craig Sharp, & Tim Noakes ?
Let us know.
Vigil's book:
Send $32.95 and your mailing address to:
Joe Vigil
292 N. Cedar Crest Dr.
Green Valley, AZ 85614
Perhaps write first to verify that he still has some copies available.
Nobby, Do you have these books?
I have heard that there is a book on the Fukuoka Marathon History, that I would like to see.
Broken Arrow:
Yes, I do. I also do have that Fukuoka book as well. I showed that to Coach Squires and Bill Rodgers a few years back. Lots of pictures and articles from Asahi newspaper which is the main sponsor of the race. I think the "history" only went up to early 1990s though. I should ask my friend at Asahi if they've published a new edition...
Nobby, I will email you directly, as I would like to get some additional information from you if you don't mind on where I may purchase some of these books.
Broken Bow or anyone else,
I am looking to get my hands on the following books:
Train hard Win Easy
Road to the Top
I would rather not pay hundreds of dollars for these books. Now to add something to the thread. My favorite books are
Running the Lydiard Way
Running with the Buffalos
Take the Lead
Once a runner
Lore of running
Broken arrow, sorry
Try Dr. Vigil, I listed his address in a previous post. As for the Toby Tanser book, it is out of print and very expensive when you can find it listed.
I have a couple of old issues of the "Canadian Runner" magazine. There were a couple of great articles on the So brothers, their training and lots of pictures.
The Japanese were so dominant during this period. With runners like Toshihiko Seko, Shigeru So, Takeshi So, Kunimitso Ito, Hideki Kita, Yoshimitsu Yamamoto, just to name a few.
BA,Thanks for the tip on upcoming books. I am really interested in both Rono's and Fleming's book. (The first running magazine I ever read had Henry on the cover).Although his book is mentioned early on in the thread, Bob Schul's book 'In the Long Run' is still available from him directly, at bobschul.net. Another book on my shelf, not yet read is 'The Rings of Destiny' by Olga Connolly. Was Heros and Sparrows by Roger Robinson mentioned? Yet more, Jesse: The Man Who Outran HitlerRunning Dialogue by David Holt
broken arrow wrote:
LI Runner, a few books you may be interested in to look out for in 2007:
Olympic Dreams - by Henry Rono
No Dirt in my Waffles - by Tom Fleming
On the Wings of Mercury - by Lorraine Moller
Nobby,
You certainly did make me jeolous! Is it possible to purchase the Fukuoka book?
I will email you directly.
Nobby wrote:
I couldn't help but throw these guys just to make you guys jelous...
There's a small handbook that talks about Soh Brothers' marathon coaching phylosophy...
Most recent one from Japan is from equivalent of Japanese T&FN; it's a booklet of interviews of and stories written by many of Japanese best marathon runners; Toshihiko Seko, Soh Brothers, Naoko Takahashi, Yuko Arimori, Takeyuki Nakayama, Hiromi Taniguchi...going way back with Akio Usami, Kenji Kimihara, etc. This is absolutely a priceless piece. I showed that to Nick Bideau and he was drewling over it. These guys are talking about marathon training secret, training attitude, running form, extra exercises, etc. This is one-step-more-in-depth "How They Train". There soon will be a training secret of Seko coming up this spring.
There are two books written by the late Kiyoshi Nakamura which are also priceless: one is called "Marathon is My Life" and the other one (the better one) called "Find, Develop, (make them) Live". The latter much more than just a training manual (kind of like "How to Become a Champion").
Tons of books on Naoko Takahashi and by Yoshio Koide. Particularly there's one by Koide that led me to suggest Arthur Lydiard to pick Takahashi as the gold medalist at Sydney Olympic marathon--talk about paying attention to details!
Sorry, guys. None of these have been translated in English!
LI Runner, I emailed Nobby, but have not heard back from him yet. I asked if he had any contacts where I might be able to purchase the "Fukuoka Marathon" book. If you hear from him, post on this thread as will I.