Profiles
'A fascinating account of one guys running career from its inception in Merseyside in the UK through Canada to Newcastle Australia.
His early inspiration was Emil Zatopek. Jim preferred the Marathon but ran all distances road track and cross country.
He details the early days of Masters - then Veterans running in Australia where he raced against such legends as Dave Power and Tom Roberts. He even raced against Geoff Moore from ACT who is still running today.
In later years Jim put his talents and experience into coaching many NSW State Champions. This is a book that all runners would definitely enjoy.'
* FORUM OFFER Jim has generously made available to all Forum attendees, an electronic copy of 'Reflections of a Runner'.
* MEDIA
Newcastle Herald Hill 2 Harbour article featuring Jim
Jim Beisty
Godfather of Distance Running in Newcastle, Masters Runner
Comments on Jim Beisty's book 'Reflections of a Runner' (taken from http://runningmasters.blogspot.com.au)
'A fascinating account of one guys running career from its inception in Merseyside in the UK through Canada to Newcastle Australia.
His early inspiration was Emil Zatopek. Jim preferred the Marathon but ran all distances road track and cross country.
He details the early days of Masters - then Veterans running in Australia where he raced against such legends as Dave Power and Tom Roberts. He even raced against Geoff Moore from ACT who is still running today.
In later years Jim put his talents and experience into coaching many NSW State Champions. This is a book that all runners would definitely enjoy.'
* FORUM OFFER Jim has generously made available to all Forum attendees, an electronic copy of 'Reflections of a Runner'.
As a taster, Chapter 1 of the book is available for free download here.
(4.2MB, PDF format, 13 pages)
* MEDIA
Newcastle Herald Hill 2 Harbour article featuring Jim