The Independent - London, May 11th, 1999
HARRY WILSON, according to his friend Sir Eddie Kulukundis, that great benefactor of British athletic talent, was "a gentleman who ate and dreamed athletics non-stop. His sole interest in life was athletics."
Wilson's own talent as a runner was a moderate one, despite a remarkable versatility which enabled him, at the age of 29, to switch from being a sprinter to a long-distance runner. At one time or another he covered every flat distance from 100 yards to the marathon, for which he had a best time of 2hr 35min. But it is as an innovative coach, and as Steve Ovett's coach, that he will be be...
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