by Larry Eder
The 2024 Cross Country season is over! 2025 has just begun!
This is the fifth day of easy running in week 3, and the third day in the new year!
Warm-up well,
30-40 minutes of easy running,
cool-down well,
Our book suggestion for today is The Self-Made Olympian by Ron Daws, published in 1977
Ron Daws was an Olympic marathon in 1968 for the US. He was also a very influential coach and a huge driving force in running in the Minneapolis area in the 1960s-1990s.
Ron personally corrected racing shoes, used clothes from thrift stores to run in the winter, trained for hot races in 2-3 sweat suits, and took average talent and
incredible drive to make the 1968 Olympic team.
This is one of my favorite books, as Ron helps the runner appreciate Arthur Lydiard’s training methods. His stories are inspiring and I have to say this training book helped me understand how I needed to work harder and smarter.
You have good shot of getting book in Libary, as it is out of print.
Self Made Olympian, by Ron Daws
Other book suggestions: Self Made Olympian, by Ron Daws, , A Clean Pair of Heels by Murray Halberg, , Pre! by Tom Jordan.
