Running with the Legends: Training and Racing Insights from 21 Great Runners (book)

Training and racing insights from 21 great runners Read Running with the Legends and become a training partner, student, friend, and fan of some of the greatest runners ever. You'll be informed, inspired, and entertained by the programs, prescriptions, and personalities in this book. Who better to learn from than the best? Legends is more than a collection of biographies. It provides the closest and most complete look at how running and runners have changed from the great Emil Zatopek in the '40s and '50s to the superlative Uta Pippig in the '90s. It does so by detailing the development, training techniques, coaching, competitions, motives, and perspectives of 21 all-time great runners. Author Michael Sandrock, one of running's most prolific writers, draws upon his own 25-year running career and his extensive interviews and research to provide special insights throughout the book. Sandrock knows what runners want to know, and here he shares a wealth of information that's sure to satisfy with each sentence and sidebar. The runners selected range from the imposing short distance speedster Alberto Juantorena to the determined long distance marathoner Joan Benoit Samuelson. And because running greatness is not limited by political or geographical borders, runners from 17 countries are represented in the book. The all-star list features: * Emil Zatopek * Sebastian Coe * Bill Rodgers * Kip Keino * Lorraine Moller * Uta Pippig * Priscilla Welch * Steve Jones * Said Aouita * Lasse Viren * Ingrid Kristiansen * Noureddine Morceli * Frank Shorter * Toshihiko Seko * Rosa Mota * Alberto Juantorena * Juma Ikangaa * Rob de Castella * Joan Benoit Samuelson * Grete Waitz * Arturo Barrios From special tips you can use to incredible feats that will inspire you, Running with the Legends is full of material to enhance your own running and your appreciation of those who have set the standard for excellence. AUDIENCE Reference for runners and sport enthusiasts CONTENTS Foreword Introduction 1 Emil Zatopek No, no...I was not very talented. My basic speed was low. Only with willpower was I able to reach this world-best standard in long-distance running. 2 Hezekiah Kipchoge Kip Keino I run because I enjoy running . There is nothing special about me. There will soon be many in Kenya as good as me. 3 Priscilla Welch The further I got into training for health and fitness, which it was in the beginning,