Beyond Fast: How a Renegade Coach and His Unlikely High School Team Revolutionized Distance Running

Author:   Sean Brosnan ,  Chris Lear ,  Andrew Greif
Publisher:   Atria Books
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9781668204382


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   02 September 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Beyond Fast: How a Renegade Coach and His Unlikely High School Team Revolutionized Distance Running


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Author:   Sean Brosnan ,  Chris Lear ,  Andrew Greif
Publisher:   Atria Books
Imprint:   Atria Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9781668204382


ISBN 10:   166820438
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   02 September 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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""Sean has a unique passion for the sport of running, and that shines through in this book. The story of his journey and his team's historic success is both inspiring and entertaining. Any sports fan can find motivation in this behind-the-scenes look at the coach and team responsible for Newbury Park's dominant performances."" --Jerry Schumacher, head coach of the Bowerman Track Club and one of the most accomplished distance running coaches in the world


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Sean Brosnan is a two-time national high school coach of the year who built the Newbury Park High School distance squads into an award-winning national powerhouse. In addition to national championships, he led Newbury Park to boys state championships in 2018, 2019, and 2021 and a girls title in 2019. A native of Long Island, Brosnan broke into coaching as a volunteer at Queens University of Charlotte, where he helped coach athletes who won multiple NCAA individual titles. Brosnan lives in Big Bear, California, where he coaches a professional running team. Chris Lear is the bestselling author of Running with the Buffaloes and Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile. At Princeton University, Lear was a two-time cross-country captain and earned All-Ivy, All-East, and All-American honors on the track. In high school, Lear ran a 4:09 mile and was the New Jersey state champion in the 1,600 meters. Andrew Greif is a sports reporter at NBC News whose award-winning work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, GQ, and Runner’s World. Raised near Coos Bay, Oregon, the hometown of Steve Prefontaine, Greif competed on the track team at the University of Oregon.

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