Arthur Hamilton Newton is not a name that would be recognised as easily today as “Rudisha” or “Bolt” but he’s nevertheless one of the great heroes of the sport and his exploits puts a welcome perspective on much of what has happened to athletics since his heyday. Arthur Newton was a prolific runner and coach…
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Dr Phil Maffetone – endurance coach and expert
We owe a great debt to Phil Maffetone at ChampionsEverywhere: not only do his books provide a very complete view of all the factors that play into endurance (nutrition, stress and other non-exercise factors) but he also designed the Max Aerobic Function test which we use to track the endurance improvements of all our clients.…
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Lydiard and Canova – coaches’ round-table
In part two of our series dedicated to comparing the teachings of Arthur Lydiard with those of enigmatic Italian coach Renato Canova, I asked a panel of experienced Lydiard-coaches of their opinions on the matter among them Colin Livingstone, coach of Welsh international Tim Davies, Keith Livingstone, author of “Healthy Intelligent Training” and manager of…
