This is the seventh day of easy running in week 2.
Warm-up well,
60-70 minutes of moderate running,
cool-down well,
Our holiday pick of the day is The Lonely Breed, by Ron Clarke with Norm Harris
The Lonely Breed, by Ron Clarke and Norm Harris
One of my favorite books of all times, The Lonely Breed is a compilation of stories about some of Ron Clarke’s most admired.
The story that makes me cry each and every time that I read it is about Jim Hogan, the only Irishman to win the European marathon championships. I met Jim about 2006 and enjoyed several wonderful gatherings with Jim, courtesy of David Bedford and Ian Stewart.
Jim passed away in 2015. The story is priceless.
To get this book, please check out: the Lonely Breed, by Ron Clarke
Other book suggestions: Self Made Olympian, by Ron Daws, A Clean Pair of Heels by Murray Halberg, Pre! by Tom Jordan.
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America’s first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: “I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself.” Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, “I’m no Angel.”
