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Author Bloom, Marc, 1939- author.

Title Amazing racers : the story of America's greatest running team and its revolutionary coach / Marc Bloom.

Publication Info. New York : Pegasus Books, 2019.
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Location Call No. Status
 Farmington, Main Library - Teen Department  TEEN 796.42 BLO    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  796.42 BLOOM    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  796.42071 BLOOM    Check Shelf
Edition First Pegasus Books edition.
Description xix, 342 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary The inspiring, untold story about a group of remarkable athletes and their groundbreaking coach who live and train in startling ways--and are redefining running excellence in the United States. What would one call taking teens with no evident running talent and challenging them with boundless hill training combined with mantras from rock 'n' roll, techniques from Kenya, philosophy from Australia, and turning them into champions? Is it revolutionary? Or a risky rebellion against running--and teenage--norms? Coach Bill Aris has heard both, but one thing is indisputable. Everything Aris does with his runners--male and female alike--is new and extraordinary, and he has created a new American running dynasty. The cross-country runners of Fayetteville-Manlius, or F-M, in upstate New York have dominated high school running for 15 years, sweeping boys' and girls' titles at the Nike Cross Nationals championships (NXN) in 2014 in an unprecedented achievement. The girls' team, empowered by Aris' unique, unwavering brand of gender equity, has won 11 of the last 13 NXN titles, some by margins of over 100 points. The boys' team has the best cumulative national record of NXN podium performances. F-M domination has shocked the sport for its defiance of accepted running principles and limitations. One year at NXN, the F-M girls defeated the all-star field of top teams by an average of 59 seconds per girl in the 5k race. Another year, the girls ran faster than their teenage Kenyan counterparts, who competed in the Portland, Oregon event as an international showcase. Across the country, coaches awed by F-M and unaware of the team's methods and discoveries, whispered, "How do they do it?" From adopting long-forgotten "Stotan" creeds--combining the rigors of a Spartan and stoic lifestyle--to delving into teenage developmental psychology and gender-blindness in training, Amazing Racers is a must read for millions of runners and the millions more who strive for better performance.
Subject High school athletes -- Training -- New York (State)
Runners (Sports) -- New York (State)
Running -- Coaching.
Running -- Training.
Runners (Sports) (OCoLC)fst01101341
Running -- Coaching. (OCoLC)fst01101349
Running -- Training. (OCoLC)fst01101368
New York (State) (OCoLC)fst01210280
ISBN 164313079X hardcover
9781643130798 hardcover
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