Arthur Lydiard has died

Sad news, but imagine the live he impacted EVERYWHERE.

Peace and blessings to him and his family, which (if you count the athletes he dealt with) was enormous.

Oh man, is that for REAL?

Run on Arthur.

Nope. It's the sad truth.

www.smh.com/au/news

apparently he was watching TV when in happened.

A loss, a HUGE one, but we are all better from the legacy of this man and his impact on sports and in a larger sense health.

God Rest.

thank you, that post was not complete, my error

sorry everyone

Sad news...heard it first this snowy morning on a different running board. ALydiard's principles have likely influenced more runners & coaches than any other, as much for the success they yielded as his willingness to share his thoughts via books & talks.

GHagg recently and now, Arthur. Two giants. People that remain active and vibrant like Arthur, we think will live forever. Their presence and work are inspiring. May he RIP.

Many tears are shared around the world but let us never forget what an amazing impact he made on the entire running community. Thank you Lydiard

RIP

I was fortunate to get to hear and meet Arthur Lydyiard just a few weeks ago in Charlotte. A friend of mine took a wonderful photo of Lydiard, myself, and my 4 year old son on my lap. I want to thank ZAP Fitness(Zika Palmer and Pete Rea) and Scott Dvorak at the Charlotte Running Company for the opportunity. I have studied and used Lydiard's system since my high school coach, Richard Westbrook, coached me to the GA. State Mile and Two-Mile state titles in 1984, using the methods of Arthur Lydiard. The methods of The Man will live on through the coaches out there who believe that the Lydiard system must be shared w/ as many athletes as possible.

Fare thee well...

I am saddened by this news..When I saw him at College Park,Md he was a joy to be around...I loved his banter with runners who were asking him questions and his quick wit made the event pure fun...and a learning session...Thank You and R.I.P.

He was a great man and will be missed in the running community...

wow ... RIP.

Wow...that really saddens me. I feel fortunate to have had the chance to meet one of the all time greats.

This is very sad news, i had the pleasure with my Marshall University teammates to meet him 3 wks ago. He met with just us at a local park, it was a awesome experince and one i wont ever forget

I got the call lst night just as I was going to sleep. I was up for a while afterwards reminiscing about Arthur and thought a bit about why he's inspired so much loyalty among those who've known him.

It struck me that for all the success he had coaching top athletes, he really was a regular guy. He was as willing to help someone who hoped to run five minute pace for one mile as someone who hoped to hold that pace for twenty six miles, or who just wanted to improve their health.

He enjoyed his travels and the people he met and always seemed to enjoy being with whomever he was with. And he was genuinely interested in people who looked to him for advice. He truly wanted to help them and was as good a companion to knock back a beer or four with as you'd find.

I've been lucky enough to have spent some extended times with him alone or with a small group of friends a few times over the last twenty seven years, most recently a bit more than a day last month, and I'll hold those times among my best memories. He was a truly intelligent, compassionate, generous, and sometimes funny man who really was enjoying the tour quite a bit.

Thank you, Arthur, for helping many people run faster and live healthier. I hope you're back with Eira now.

A legend passes but his foundation will be with us forever. I'm going to have a run now...

"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants"

Arthur spent 3 days at our home a few weeks back and we will never forget him. He completely charmed the entire family. My 14 year old daughter, a budding HS runner, got some great advice from the Master. He re-laced all of our running shoes the Lydiard way! We had hoped to visit him in NZ.

The US tour, though it ended tragically, was great for Arthur. I get the impression that he is not as well appreciated back home as you might think. Nobby told me that Arthur was surprised by the large number of cities on the US tour - that there could be that many interested people.

In his last days, at least, he became more aware of how much we do appreciate him. And we got one last chance to meet a legend of our sport.

Now, maybe we can help get Arthur back home to his family.

Stay tuned for more info...

I'm still not exactly sure why I didn't ensure myself a seat at his recent Boston, MA presentation, and I consider it a horrible personal blunder. I do remember what course I was on during his presentation, though. Somehow, that I was running seems to make it better.