A Magic moment in NZ sport. John Walker showed how a professional can show the best in the world how it's done. He had the courage and skill to start his finish sprint a long way out and dominate all the way to the finish and fend off strong finishes from the best in the world. Few athletes in recent times can pull off such a long finishing sprint, with such a strong field.
For all those budding young athletes out there, this is whatcan be done with years of long slow distance training, finished off with a few weeks every year of strength and speed work.
JOhn's talent was very well honed by his coach Arch Jelley, who practiced a modified form of Arthur Lydiards training principals
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