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Unorthodox training secrets that would lead American runners to breakthroughs never imagined Futterman interweaves the dramatic stories of Larsen's runners with a fascinating discourse on the science behind human running as well as a personal running narrative that follows Futterman's own checkered love affair with the sport The result is a narrative that will speak WARNING I am very biased I have been coaching young distance runners for 30 years I love the sport and it s lore I eat this stuff up This is the story of Bob Larsen his Toads and a
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The story of visionary American running coach Bob Larsen's mismatched team of elite California runners who would win championships and Olympic glory in a decades long pursuit of the epic run In the dusty hills above San Diego Bob Larsen became America's greatest running coach Running to the Edge is a riveting account of Larsen's journey and his uest to discover the I was intrigued by the sample in the NY Times so I decided to purchase There are some compelling stories especially how the unknown but accomplished Jamal Toads won a National Champion
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To every runner a story of Larsen's triumphs from high school cross country meets to the founding of the cult favorite 's running group the Jamul Toads; from his long tenure as head coach at UCLA to the secret training regimen of world champion athletes like Larsen's protg Meb Keflezighi Running to the Edge is a page turnera relentless crusade to run faster farther Efficiently dispatched overseas for a gift
I started Running to the Edge the moment it arrived in my mailbox and couldn't put it down Futterman does an excellent job explaining his personal joys and whys of running as an amateur runner himself You can't help but feel his ent
I was intrigued by the sample in the NY Times so I decided to purchase There are some compelling stories especially how the unknown but accomplished Jamal Toads won a National Championship along with coach Bob Larsen and his long relationship with Meb Keflezighi leading to his win in the Boston Marathon But I was totally disappoi
This is the first time I have ever written an review but I was moved to do so because I was so disappointed in this bookFirst let me say that I think Coach Bob Larsen is a terrific coach who deserves to have his story told but to say that he devised some secret sauce or that he held some singular vision for coaching distance runners is just n
WARNING I am very biased I have been coaching young distance runners for 30 years I love the sport and it’s lore I eat this stuff up This is the story of Bob Larsen his Toads and a life long devotion to running fast Mat
I have never written a book review before however Running to the Edge is a truly outstanding book that really captures the
Fantastic Book The stories within the book give you a sense of the pioneer spirit of the Toads and gives you an insight into how th
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I enjoyed this read and feel it was remarkably well served by a man who understands the trials and tribulations that reside on the continuum between runners high and injury The personal connection is woven deeply into the story
A running book for runners The main trail of the book is a very well told story but also includes side tracks of running and life philosophy mixed with scientific facts Thoroughly enjoyable reading experience for those who
It’s not as engaging as I would have thought Could have had better suggested tricks to improve running Using various techniues