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Born to Coach - The Story of Bill Squires, the Legendary Coach of the Greatest Generation of American Distance Runners (Hardcover) Loot Price: R626
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Born to Coach - The Story of Bill Squires, the Legendary Coach of the Greatest Generation of American Distance Runners...

Born to Coach - The Story of Bill Squires, the Legendary Coach of the Greatest Generation of American Distance Runners (Hardcover)

Paul C. Clerici

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From tasting his own blood while running hard as a Notre Dame miler to producing the top US marathon legends in the epicentre of the running boom of the 1970s and into the 80s, Bill Squires not only survived being born with a misdiagnosed and potentially fatal defective heart, but the late-developing skinny kid also amassed numerous track records as a collegiate All-American while struggling academically. As the first coach of the ground-breaking Greater Boston Track Club, Bill Squires was the key figure in the creation of the greatest generation of American distance runners. Coaching for years at all levels, it is with this vast accumulation of first-hand knowledge and experience that legendary Olympians and major marathon champions such as Bill Rodgers, Alberto Salazar, Greg Meyer, Dick Beardsley, wheelchair champ Bob Hall, and more, individually and with GBTC dominated the landscape and set the pace for future generations via Bill's innovative race simulators and group-training techniques that are still used today. Proof of his determination and perseverance appeared early as he survived the physical and emotional childhood trauma and effects of a misdiagnosis that stunted his emotional and physical growth. He continually pushed himself through personal pain in competition and maturation; found his eventual athletic calling as a record-setting runner; and became the highly sought-after benevolent ambassador of running as a coach. He is proof that one should never give up.

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Imprint: Meyer & Meyer Sport (Uk) Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: April 2020
Authors: Paul C. Clerici
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 978-1-78255-196-6
Categories: Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Track & field sports, athletics > Marathon running
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Track & field sports, athletics > Cross-country running
LSN: 1-78255-196-4
Barcode: 9781782551966

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