Word: lydiard
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...build up a good shape like that." Under the watchful eyes of Coach Arthur Lydiard, Snell pursues a rigorous training program. U.S. milers concentrate on calisthenics and sprints to build up their speed for finishing bursts. Snell builds up endurance by competing in 25-mile marathons, runs 100 miles a week over New Zealand's hilly country roads, rarely runs sprints and shuns calisthenics ("They're a waste of time...
...Lydiard tries for a breakthrough in stamina," explains rival Oregon Coach Bill Bowerman. "When a runner like Snell works very hard, he reaches a point where he begins to ache in his joints. The pain is enormous. When that happens, most coaches ease off. Lydiard just keeps him working harder and harder-until he becomes insensitive to the pain." So far, Snell's masochistic training regimen has paid off: when he finished his record-breaking mile in Wanganui, he was hardly panting...
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