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

Publisher: A.H. & A.W. Reed, New Zealand, 1963, first edition.

Hardback with jacket. Binding firm, no inscriptions, bumping to edges, dent on front cover. First and last few pages are heavily foxed, foxing to some page edges, Dust-jacket is price clipped, scuffed, chipped edges, creased and foxed.

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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