Running with the Buffaloes: A Season Inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men's Cross Country Team PDF
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Lear Voted one of the top five best books about running A celebration of a sport and an inspiration to anyone who has by Runner’s World magazine ever had the courage to beat the odds and follow a dream R u n s e n “Lear’s tale of the 1998 Colorado cross country season is part tragedy, part biography, and thethe o part training window to one of the country’s best programs. 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Plagued by numerous injuries and the tragic loss of a beloved teammate, the Buffaloes found u themselves challenged in ways they could not have foreseen. What they managed to f achieve in the face of such adversity is the stuff of legend and glory. f a Chris Lear is the author of Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile. l New Jersey’s fastest high-school miler of the 1990s, he went on to graduate from o Princeton University, where he earned All-Ivy, All-East, and All-America honors, and was a two-time cross country captain. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. e s LyonS PreSS Guilford, Connecticut $14.95/ Canadian $16.95 www.LyonsPress.com Lyons Press is an imprint of Globe Pequot Press Cover design by Sheryl P. Kober Printed in the United States of America CChhrriiss LLeeaarr LYONS PRESS Lear i-xxiv:Lear i-xxii 1/5/11 1:17 PM Page i Top five Best Books About Running—Runner’s World Magazine Top three Best Books About Running—readers of Runner’s World Magazine “Lear’s tale of the 1998 Colorado cross country season is part tragedy, part biography, and part training window to one of the country’s best programs. It deserves its cult-classic status and is worthy of another read every few years.”—Running Times “[T]he reader must marvel at the dedication and self-motivation of these young men as they run more than 100 miles a week for nearly seven months.”—Library Journal Lear i-xxiv:Lear i-xxii 1/5/11 1:17 PM Page ii Lear i-xxiv:Lear i-xxii 1/5/11 1:17 PM Page iii RUNNING WITH THE BUFFALOES Lear i-xxiv:Lear i-xxii 1/5/11 1:17 PM Page iv Lear i-xxiv:Lear i-xxii 1/5/11 1:17 PM Page v RUNNING WITH THE BUFFALOES A Season Inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men’s Cross Country Team Chris Lear Lear i-xxiv:Lear i-xxii 1/5/11 3:27 PM Page vi Copyright © 2003 by Chris Lear Second Lyons Press paperback edition, 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed to Globe Pequot Press; Attn: Rights and Permissions Dept., P.O. Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437. Lyons Press is an imprint of Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0-7627-7398-5 The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows. Lear, Chris, 1974– Running with the Buffaloes : a season inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado men’s cross country team / by Chris Lear.— 1st Lyons Press ed. p. cm. Originally published : Victoria, B.C. : Trafford, © 2000. ISBN 1-58574-328-3 1. Colorado Buffaloes (Cross country team) 2. Cross-country running—Colorado— Boulder. I. Title. GV1063.L397 2001 796.42'8'0978863—dc21 2001018621 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Lear i-xxiv:Lear i-xxii 1/5/11 1:17 PM Page vii Acknowledgments RUNNINGWITHTHE BUFFALOES would not have been possible without the help of many people. First, Mark Wetmore. He granted me total access to everything and anyone in his program. This book exists because of him. Second, the men of the University of Colorado cross country team. They welcomed me into their lives, and they remain a special part of my life. Special thanks to Adam Goucher and Adam Batliner, whose help and can- dor have incalculably enriched this work. Thanks also to my editors: Tom Coogan, Tom Kloss, Tim Lear, and Andrew Goldstein. In particular, my gratitude goes to Andrew, who edited the manuscript so adeptly and inspired me to finish when the task appeared daunting. Thanks to Shawn Feeney,for continual support throughout the project. Thanks to Kristen Coogan for her original cover design, and Adam Batliner for the original cover photo.Thanks to Colleen Reilly and the CU athletic department for their help and cooperation. Finally, thanks to my family, Tim, Freddy, Mom and Pop, for giving me the courage to follow my bliss. Lear i-xxiv:Lear i-xxii 1/5/11 1:17 PM Page viii Lear i-xxiv:Lear i-xxii 1/5/11 1:17 PM Page ix In Loving Memory Yvonne Tock May 22, 1922–July 13, 1999 Christopher Severy June 22, 1976–October 12, 1998
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