In the first photo (see left) of Toby Tanser on this website, he was wearing the colors of Team Kenya in his first race for the Central Park Track Club at the 1999 Hot Chocolate 10 Miler.  Toby's affiliation with Kenya is well-known through the fact that he is the author of the book, "Train Hard, Win Easy: The Kenyan Way."  As the book suggests, Kenyans run fast not just because they're Kenyans, but because they train hard --- REAL HARD.  This book contains a number of profiles of the best known Kenyan runners, with specific details of their training regimes. The first edition of "Train Hard, Win Easy: The Kenyan Way" was published in 1997, with a second printing half a year later.  That first edition is no longer in print as of now.  During 1999 and 2000, Toby went back to Kenya to update the information and procure profiles of new runners.  The second edition of this book appeared at the end of March 2001, with some significant additions. The second edition is available at Trackandfieldnews.com.  Specifically, you should go to the e-store on that website, use the search box to search for the author's name ('Tanser') and the book will be listed.  The list price is $22, with $1.95 for shipping.

THE BOOK LOVERS OF CENTRAL PARK

• Photo 01:  The new edition of the book made its first appearance amongst us right after the Powerbar 20 Mile race in March 2001.  Here Stuart Calderwood and Stacy Creamer are reading something interesting.
• Photo 02:  The story that everyone knew somehow was the television commercial shot inside Central Park with the Grand Sumo Master winning a marathon over New York City Marathon winner John Kagwe and a whole host of local runners (Stuart Calderwood, Mike Guastella, Dan Simmons, Sidney Brito, etc).  If you look at this picture hard enough, you should be able to identify the top of Stuart Calderwood's head.
• Photo 03:  Given that Stuart Calderwood could not put the book away as he walked towards the west side, there was even a side bet if this park vehicle would run over because he was too engrossed in reading.
• Photo 04:  Over at Starbuck, teacher James Siegel couldn't stop reading either.
• Photo 05:  A book about Kenyan runners is obviously of great interest to a Kenyan runner, Isaya Okwiya.
• Photo 06:  And then the book is read to an options trader, Craig Chilton, who probably could not 'put' the book down.