| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
283 pages : photographs ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
Visionary American running coach Bob Larsen assembled a mismatched team of elite California runners . . . the start of his decades-long quest for championships, Olympic glory, and pursuit of "the epic run." In the dusty hills above San Diego, Bob Larsen became America's greatest running coach. Starting with a ragtag group of high school cross country and track runners, Larsen set out on a decades-long quest to find the secret of running impossibly fast, for longer distances than anyone thought possible. Himself a former farm boy who fell into his track career by accident, Larsen worked through coaching high school, junior college, and college, coaxing talented runners away from more traditional sports as the running craze was in its infancy in the 60's and 70's. On the arid trails and windy roads of California, Larsen relentlessly sought the 'secret sauce' of speed and endurance that would catapult American running onto the national stage. Running to the Edge is a riveting account of Larsen's journey, and his quest to discover the unorthodox training secrets that would lead American runners (elite and recreational) to breakthroughs never imagined. New York Times Deputy Sports Editor Matthew Futterman interweaves the dramatic stories of Larsen's runners with a fascinating discourse of the science behind human running, as well as a personal running narrative that follows Futterman's own checkered love-affair with the sport. The result is a narrative that will speak to every runner, a story of Larsen's triumphs from high school cross-country meets to the founding of the cult-favorite 70's running group, the Jamul Toads, from national championships to his long tenure as head coach at UCLA, and from the secret training regimen of world champion athletes like Larsen's protégé, American Meb Keflezighi, to victories at the New York and Boston Marathons as well as the Olympics. Running to the Edge is a page-turner . . . a relentless crusade to run faster, farther. |
| Contents |
-- Bobcat -- Why We Run -- East Hampton, New York, September 2015 -- The First Horse: Ed Mendoza -- Larchmont and Mamaroneck, New York, November 1979, September 1985 -- Another Piece for CBL: Tom Lux -- Schenectady, New York, 1991 -- The Outlier: Terry Cotton -- Peace and War -- Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1992 -- The Birth of the Toads -- September 7, 1996, Central Park, New York -- The Jamul Toads -- Hamptons Marathon, the last 13.1, September 2015 -- 1976 -- -- Can We Be Fast Again? -- New York City, November 2013 -- Higher -- Spring 2016 -- Up High -- The Road to Athens -- Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, August 2017 -- Fall and Rise -- New York, November 2016 -- Back to the Edge -- Right on Hereford. Left on Boylston. -- Onward. |
| Subject(S) |
Running -- Training.
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Running speed.
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| ISBN |
9780385543743 (hardcover) |
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0385543743 (hardcover) |
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