Overview
What would one call taking teens with no evident running talent and challenging them with boundless hill training combined with mantras from rock ānā roll, techniques from Kenya, philosophy from Australia, and turning them into champions? Is it revolutionary? Or a risky rebellion against runningāand teenageānorms?
Coach Bill Aris has heard both, but one thing is indisputable. Everything Aris does with his runnersāmale and female alikeāis new and extraordinary, and he has created a new American running dynasty. The cross-country runners of Fayetteville-Manlius, or F-M, in upstate New York have dominated high school running for 15 years, sweeping boysā and girlsā titles at the Nike Cross Nationals championships (NXN) in 2014 in an unprecedented achievement.
The girlsā team, empowered by Arisā unique, unwavering brand of gender equity, has won 11 of the last 13 NXN titles, some by margins of over 100 points. The boysā team has the best cumulative national record of NXN podium performances. F-M domination has shocked the sport for its defiance of accepted running principles and limitations. One year at NXN, the F-M girls defeated the all-star field of top teams by an average of 59 seconds per girl in the 5k race.
Another year, the girls ran faster than their teenage Kenyan counterparts, who competed in the Portland, Oregon event as an international showcase. Across the country, coaches awed by F-M and unaware of the teamās methods and discoveries, whispered, āHow do theyĀ doĀ it?ā
From adopting long-forgotten āStotanā creedsācombining the rigors of a Spartan and stoic lifestyleāto delving into teenage developmental psychology and gender-blindness in training,Ā Amazing RacersĀ is a must read for millions of runners and the millions more who strive for better performance.
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