Quote of the day
You're neither unnatural, nor abominable, nor mad; you're as much a part of what people call nature as anyone else; only you're unexplained as yet—you've not got your niche in creation.
Arthur Lydiard
Born: July 6, 1917
Died: December 11, 2004 (aged 87)
Bio: Arthur Leslie Lydiard ONZ OBE was a New Zealand runner and athletics coach. He has been lauded as one of the outstanding athletics coaches of all time and is credited with popularizing the sport of running and making it commonplace across the sporting world.
Known for:
- Running to the Top (1995)
- Running With Lydiard (1983)
- Jogging With Lydiard (1983)
- Distance Training for Masters (2000)
- Distance Training for Young Athletes (1999)