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The Right Track
The Right Track
Short Film – 1984 Sport Educational
Black Gold
This legacy collection draws on archive footage, some...
On the Run
An earlier award-winning doco on Lydiard
Games 74
NFU doco on the 1974 Commonwealth Games, featuring...
Peter Snell, Athlete
Classic Peter Snell documentary featuring coach Arthur...
John Walker - The 3.49.4 Man
Also features John Walker
Pictorial Parade No. 123
Snell sets a world record and Lydiard is interviewed
The Greatest Run on Earth
Lydiard helped inspire jogging globally
Pieces of Eight - A Quest for Gold
Other NZ world champions prepare for the Olympics
Hadlee on Cricket
An instructional video on cricket
This instructional film for runners — fronted by Olympic 5000m silver medallist and world record holder Dick Quax — looks at implementing the techniques of coach Arthur Lydiard. From fostering world champions on Waitakere hills, Lydiard's method evolved into a system of building stamina to complement speed. Quax, Dr Peter Snell and other Lydiard protégés look at the science and practice, from training — the high mileage mantra, fartleks, catapults — to race-day strategy: front-running and 'the kick' (with John Walker's 1976 1,500m Olympic win used as an example).
For a slightly longer run with the same effect you can try this [running holding onto the back of a ute], but I seriously suggest that the driver is a friend.– Dick Quax gives a safety warning about a variation on speed training
Produced by
Track Productions
