A Clean Pair of Heels - The Murray Halberg Story. By Garth Gilmour.

Publisher: Reed, 1963. FIRST EDITION. Good hardback, foxed and tanned, previous owners name and date on presentation sticker inside front end paper, with jacket. Some minor marks. Jacket is rubbed and chipped at edges with some marks.

New Zealand's pioneer sub-four-minute miler, World Record holder over 3 miles, Olympic 5000 metre champion and twice Empire games 3-mile champion. Never beaten over two miles. Born in Eketahuna, Halberg later moved to Auckland, where he attended Avondale College. He was a rugby player in his youth, but suffered a severe injury during a game, leaving his left arm withered. The next year, he took up running, seemingly being only more motivated by his disability. In 1951, he met Arthur Lydiard, who became his coach. Lydiard had been a famous long-distance runner, and had new ideas on the training of athletes. Three years later, Halberg broke through, winning his first national title on the senior level.

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