Loughborough-based endurance running expert's British athletes included Seb Coe, Jack Buckner, Jon Brown, Wendy Sly and Lisa Dobriskey
By Jason Henderson, Athletics Weekly
George Gandy, the prolific British endurance running coach best known for his work with athletes at Loughborough...
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"I want to try and get as many medals as possible: that gold Olympic medal; World Championship medals... I also have world records in my sights"... but "the more important thing for me is to enjoy the process and not to get too hung up on the end goals."
By David Hunter, RunBlogRun.com
The...
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Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen has produced impressive world class times and performances as a teenager, including a 3:51.30 Mile
By Mathis Brorstad, SportInDepth.com
One of the most scrutinized teenagers in the history of distance running, Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway, just celebrated his 20th...
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London 1948 Olympian won 39 consecutive major Mile races from 1949-52 and also four consecutive Wanamaker Mile titles (1949-52)
From USTFCCCA
Don Gehrmann of Wisconsin – the first athlete to ever win three NCAA titles in the Mile / 1500 meters – rarely had a particularly fast time.
“I only...
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