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re: 2024 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Champions - Arkansas men, LSU women - Congrats!
Posted on 5/9/24 at 5:24 pm to Leto II
Posted on 5/9/24 at 5:24 pm to Leto II
For my fellow track geeks, especially the distance guys, I assume you’ve read Once A Runner by John L. Parker. It’s a fictional but basically autobiographical novel about the Florida Gator track program in the 60s, portrayed in the book as Southeastern University.
Has composite characters based on Frank Shorter, Kiwi John Walker, the first man to break 3:50 in the mile, and others of the era. The author’s character does a workout of sixty 440s (modern day 400m). Of course that’s insane and not advisable, but it’s pretty entertaining for those of us who have done a brutal interval workout. It’s a fun book if you’re a running/track geek but any sports fan would appreciate it, I think.
Once A Runner
Has composite characters based on Frank Shorter, Kiwi John Walker, the first man to break 3:50 in the mile, and others of the era. The author’s character does a workout of sixty 440s (modern day 400m). Of course that’s insane and not advisable, but it’s pretty entertaining for those of us who have done a brutal interval workout. It’s a fun book if you’re a running/track geek but any sports fan would appreciate it, I think.
Once A Runner
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