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Barry Worrall
1. Qualifications to write this book
Barry joined the R.A.F. in 1952 where he started to run. On leaving the R.A.F. in 1955 he joined the Metropolitan Police. He left the police in 1959, qualified...view more1. Qualifications to write this book
Barry joined the R.A.F. in 1952 where he started to run. On leaving the R.A.F. in 1955 he joined the Metropolitan Police. He left the police in 1959, qualified as an Electrical Engineer and worked in industry. He has run regularly since 1953, has coached runners since 1980 and became an A.A.A. Senior Coach in 1984. He is now retired and lives in Horsham, Sussex, with his wife Val. They have two sons and four grandchildren.
This book is about 'Running'. It is written by a male club runner who competed for his club from 400 metres to the marathon. He usually finished towards the back in races, but trained hard and did his best, He later coached runners at club and elite levels. He finished five marathons in all and describes personal memories of training and strategy used in three. Coaching ideas and practices for runners are discussed, along with advice for older runners and coaching runners for other sports as well as Athletics.
The author tells a tale in which a typical middle-aged runner copes with holding down a demanding job, is made redundant, and gets another job but still trains for a marathon. The story relates how the runner (male or female) sets a target (e.g. to run a marathon) and works hard towards its fulfilment, while dealing with life’s mainstream activities. With young families, there is never enough time or money. The mortgage must be paid, appliances break down, household chores must be done and disaster is often fairly close. One cure for adversity is humour. Another is to go out for a run.
The book is:
A good read.
Humorous running stories,
Marathon training and racing
Steeplechase history and practice
Uunemployed – job search
Coaching runners,
Older runners
Olympics predictions
I live inHorsham, West Sussex, run regularly on four or five days per week.. I enjoy gardening, see my grandchildren regularly and enjoy watching the major sports.on TV.view less