It was 50 years ago this last week that Snell won 800m gold, Halberg won 5000m gold and Magee marathon bronze.
All Lydiard athletes.
Snell's performances were so good - on grass and cinder tracks - that his times then would win him medals now.
Giant aerobic base, follow by resistance with hills and anaerobic and sharpening phases. Still the best formula today, proven by Chris Solinsky & Simon Bairu both national record holders for 10, 000m currently.
Proven thousands of times over.