Research Catalog

Title

Running to the edge : a band of misfits and the guru who unlocked the secrets of speed / Matthew Futterman.

Author

Futterman, Matthew

Publication

New York : Doubleday, [2019]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

xiv, 283 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

"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."--Amazon.com.

Subject

• Larsen, Bob (Runner)
• Running > Training
• Running > Coaching
• Running speed
• SPORTS & RECREATION / General

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-280).

Contents

Prologue: Athens, Greece, August 29, 2004 -- 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.

Call Number

JFE 20-3932

ISBN

• 9780385543743
• 0385543743
• 9780385543750 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2018049020

OCLC

1052351511

Author

Futterman, Matthew, author.

Title

Running to the edge : a band of misfits and the guru who unlocked the secrets of speed / Matthew Futterman.

Publisher

New York : Doubleday, [2019]

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-280).

Research Call Number

JFE 20-3932