Notes

Explorers of human exhaustion -- Four laps, two athletes, one prize -- Long before malls, muffins and microwaves -- Arthur Lydiard : a man on the run -- On the loop to Waiatarua -- How very thrilling "failure" could be -- Neville Scott : the best time of his life -- Prelude to Rome -- Into the frying-pan heat of Rome -- Peter Snell : wings beneath his feet -- In the face of adversity -- Murray Halberg : "catch me if you can" -- Jubilation and vindication -- The mystery men of the marathon run -- Barry Magee : a race through Roman history -- Gary Philpott : a quarter of a world record -- Bill Baillie versus Emil Zatopek : conquest of time and distance -- John Davies : racing on the edge of greatness -- Peter Snell : the world record breaker -- Prelude to Tokyo -- Glory, golds and a bonus bronze -- The one and only Marise Chamberlain -- The marathon : it's a long and winding road -- The long slog through mud and bog -- Two happy feet -- Neville Scott : from wretchedness to redemption