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Ive enjoyed running and have done a lot of hiit over the last 20 years or so
Beyond the marathon – arthur newton and the bunion derbyemil zatopek – the beast from prague1954 the aau commissioned the aau s... Read More
The following selections from the book will give you a glimpse of the book thoroughnessimprovements in timekeeping make running... Read More
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I would definitively recommend this book to anyone interested in footraces
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The following selections from the book will give you a glimpse of the book thoroughnessimprovements in timekeeping make running records possiblethe mile – origins of a classic footracesir john sinclair’s 1806 publishing “a collection of papers on the subject of athletic exercises”the advent of handicap sprint races which gave competitors of varying abilities equal footing in a race
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Course measurement was unreliable prior to 1880 making it hard to judge performances
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This issue continued to be a problem in road racing until the 1960s
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Covers had 25 track field athletes while from 2000 – 2014 there were only two covers
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Sears leaves readers throughout the book with a number of questions requiring further research in documenting running history
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Ed sears takes us through the history of running in a fascinating way
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Ed sears running through the ages is a painstaking work about running of all sorts imaginable