by Larry Eder
The 2024 Cross Country season is over!
This is the fourth day of easy running in week 2.
Warm-up well,
30 minutes of easy running, or take the day off, up to you.
cool-down well,
Our holiday pick of the day is Best Efforts by Kenny Moore.
You can find it at Best Efforts by Kenny Moore
Kenny Moore was the finest writer of his generation in sports journalism.
A steeplechaser undergrad at Oregon, Kenny Moore was coached by Bill Bowerman.
His series of stories in Best Efforts give the reader insights into Lasse Viren, Frank Shorter, John Walker, Bill Rodgers, and Ron Clarke, among others.
Moores’ writing was imbued with his knowledge of the sport; a former AR at the marathon and two-time Olympian, Kenny Moore ran in
in the Golden years of American running.
I have read this book many times. I love the stories, the writing style, and the insights into the runners of whom he writes.
This book should be on your bookshelf.
Other book suggestions: Self Made Olympian, by Ron Daws, The Lonely Breed, by Ron Clarke, A Clean Pair of Heels by Murray Halberg, and Pre! by Tom Jordan.
