Top Distance Runners of the Century

by Luhtala, Seppo

• ISBN13: 9781841260693
• ISBN10: 184126069X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport

Summary

In this work, the greatest stars of distance running reveal their vastxperience for the young generation. The volume seeks to be a valuableddition to the ordinary training manuals by bringing a human substance tohe mechanical part of training. There are no external comments whatsoever inhe book's pages; all the comments come from the athletes, who reveal theirttitudes towards training and racing.

Table of Contents

Forewords	9	(3)
Message from Lamine Diack, President of the IAF	12	(1)
List of the Athletes (Year of Interview)
Nurmi, Paavo	13	(7)
A
Abera, Gezahgne (2001)	20	(2)
Aouita, Said (1994)	22	(2)
Arimori, Yuko (2001)	24	(2)
B
Barbosa, Jose Luiz (1995)	26	(4)
Barmasai, Bernard (1998/1999)	30	(2)
Barrios, Arturo (1990/1991)	32	(2)
Baumann, Dieter (1992)	34	(4)
Bile, Abdi (1990)	38	(2)
Bitok, Paul (1996)	40	(2)
Boit, Mike (1995)	42	(6)
Bondarenko, Olga (1992)	48	(2)
Bordin, Gelindo (1994)	50	(4)
Boulami, Brahim (2000)	54	(2)
Bucher, Andre (2001)	56	(2)
C
Cacho, Fermin (1995)	58	(2)
Clarke, Ron (1987)	60	(6)
Coe, Sebastian (1989/1992)	66	(12)
Cova, Alberto (1992)	78	(2)
Cram, Steve (1989)	80	(4)
E
El Guerrouj, Hicham (1996)	84	(2)
Elliott, Herb (1992)	86	(2)
Ereng, Paul (1990)	88	(6)
F
Foster, Brendan (1988)	94	(4)
G
Garderud, Anders (1989)	98	(6)
Gebrselassie, Haile (1994/1999)	104	(4)
Gray, Johnny (1998)	108	(2)
H
Hagg, Gunder (1987)	110	(2)
Hissou, Salah (1996)	112	(2)
J
Juantorena, Alberto (1995)	114	(2)
K
Kariuki, Julius (1994)	116	(4)
Keino, Kipchoge (1989/1990)	120	(4)
Kipketer, Wilson (1995/1999)	124	(4)
Kiptanui, Moses (1993/1997)	128	(4)
Komen, Daniel (1995/1996)	132	(4)
Konchellah, Billy (1992/1998)	136	(6)
Kosgei, Reuben (2001)	142	(2)
Kristiansen, Ingrid (1999)	144	(4)
L
Landy, John (1990)	148	(6)
Langen Van, Ellen (1999)	154	(2)
Limo, Benjamin (1999)	156	(2)
Limo, Richard (2001)	158	(4)
Lopes, Carlos (1989)	162	(8)
Loroupe, Tegla (1996)	170	(2)
M
Meyer, Elana (1993/1995)	172	(4)
Mills, Billy (1998)	176	(4)
Mimoun, Alain (1988)	180	(4)
Morceli, Noureddine (1991/1996)	184	(6)
Mota, Rosa (1998)	190	(2)
Mutola, Maria (1996)	192	(2)
N
Ngeny, Noah (1999)	194	(2)
Ngugi, John (1990)	196	(2)
Niyongabo, Venuste (1995)	198	(2)
O
Ondieki, Yobes (1993)	200	(4)
O'Sullivan, Sonia (1995)	204	(8)
Ovett, Steve (1993)	212	(2)
P
Pieterse, Zola (1994)	214	(2)
Puttemans, Emiel (1988)	216	(2)
Q
Quax, Dick (1994)	218	(2)
Quirot, Ana fidelia (1994)	220	(2)
R
Radcliffe, Paula (2001)	222	(4)
Ribeiro, Fernanda (1996)	226	(4)
Rodal, Vebjorn (1996)	230	(4)
Rodgers, Bill (1990)	234	(4)
Rono, Henry (1997)	238	(4)
Ryffel, Markus (1989)	242	(2)
S
Said-Guerni, Djabir (2000)	244	(2)
Salazar, Alberto (1997)	246	(2)
Sang, Patrick (1993)	248	(4)
Schumann, Nils (2001)	252	(4)
Scott, Steve (1991)	256	(8)
Seko, Toshihiko (2001)	264	(4)
Sepeng, Hesekiel (1998)	268	(4)
Shorter, Frank (1989)	272	(2)
Skah, Khalid (1990/1993)	274	(4)
Snell, Peter (1988)	278	(10)
Szabo, Gabriela (1998)	288	(2)
T
Taniguchi, Hiromi (2001)	290	(4)
Tanui, William (1993)	294	(2)
Tergat, Paul (1995/2000)	296	(4)
Thugwane, Josia (1998)	300	(2)
Tulu, Derartu (2001)	302	(2)
V
Vaatainen, Juha (1987)	304	(6)
Vasala, Pekka (1987)	310	(6)
Viren, Lasse (1987)	316	(8)
W
Waitz, Grete (1993)	324	(4)
Wakiihuri, Douglas (1989)	328	(4)
Walker, John (1990)	332	(6)
Wami, Gete (1999)	338	(2)
Wolde, Million (2000)	340	(2)
Y
Yifter, Miruts (1988)	342	(6)
Z
Zatopek, Emil (1987)	348	(4)
Epilogue	352	(1)
Acknowledgements	353	(2)
Photo and Illustration Credits	355