Running With The Buffaloes
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Running With The Buffaloes, written by Chris Lear and published by The Lyons Press (ISBN 1-58574-328-3), chronicles the University of Colorado
cross country team's 1998 season from the late summer practices to the men's NCAA cross country championships.
, the team's top runner and one of the best cross-country runners in the nation. The story is written in a journal
fashion, each chapter representing a different entry. Each entry discusses the team's run for the day. Lear also includes information about Wetmore's training methods which are based strongly on the legendary coach, Arthur Lydiard
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Since the 1998 season, the Buffaloes have won the men's NCAA Division I cross country championship three times.
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
cross country team's 1998 season from the late summer practices to the men's NCAA cross country championships.
Description
The book centers on the University of Colorado's men's cross country team. Most of the story, however, is focused on coach Mark Wetmore, risk-taker Chris Severy, and Adam GoucherAdam Goucher
Adam Goucher is a retired American cross-country and track and field athlete. He primarily competed in distance events and is featured in Running With The Buffaloes, a book revolving around the 1998 season of the University of Colorado cross country team.-Background:Goucher attended Doherty High...
, the team's top runner and one of the best cross-country runners in the nation. The story is written in a journal
Diary
A diary is a record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, and/or thoughts or feelings, including comment on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone...
fashion, each chapter representing a different entry. Each entry discusses the team's run for the day. Lear also includes information about Wetmore's training methods which are based strongly on the legendary coach, Arthur Lydiard
Arthur Lydiard
Arthur Leslie Lydiard, ONZ, OBE, was a New Zealand runner and athletics coach. He has been lauded as one of the outstanding athletics coaches of all time and is credited with popularizing the sport of running and making it commonplace across the sporting world...
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Since the 1998 season, the Buffaloes have won the men's NCAA Division I cross country championship three times.