I just started reading this book. Seems good, especially because it has details of Peter Tegen's coaching techniques and racing advice. Has anyone read the whole thing? What did you think of it?
I just started reading this book. Seems good, especially because it has details of Peter Tegen's coaching techniques and racing advice. Has anyone read the whole thing? What did you think of it?
Excellent look at the development of female athletics, in particular at the NCAA level.
As I recall, (I read the book a few years ago)I think he makes Mary Slaney out to be quite the hero of the 1983 World Championships while pointing out that her competition (East Germans etc.) were likely using performance enhancing drugs.
I wonder what he thought when Slaney had a positive test?
I found it to be a VERY good book. It should be a must-read for those coaching female runners.
I agree with DougC and Hodgie-San - it's an outstanding book. Highly recommended for all coaches and female athletes.
Particularly the stories of Stephanie Herbst and Kathy Ormsby. there is really no other book like it.
Its a great book. If you have any interest in women's distance running, it is the best of its kind.
Very good book. Not a fast read, but so what. The look at the training was interesting, but I found the story of Stephanie Herbst and the others very valuable. Anyone who coaches or wants to someday coach serious women distance runners ought to read this. I also enjoyed the history of women's distance running. Doris Brown Heritage was one of my first running heroes.