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I Came From Such A Simple Origin, Without Any Great Privilege, And I Would Say I Also Wanted To Make A Mark. It Wasn't Until I Was About 15 That I Appeared In A Race.

No Longer Conscious Of My Movement, I Discovered A New Unity With Nature. I Had Found A New Source Of Power And Beauty, A Source I Never Dreamt Existed.

It's A Question Of Spreading The Available Energy, Aerobic And Anaerobic, Evenly Over Four Minutes. If You Run One Part Too Fast, You Pay A Price. If You Run Another Part More Slowly Your Overall Time Is Slower.

Beating John Landy Was My Defining Race.

It Seems Quite Impossible To Walk In America.