Geoff Capes and an agricultural labourer, being able to load twenty tons of potatoes in twenty minutes. He joined Cambridgeshire Constabulary in 1970, and remained in the police for ten years. First and foremost, Capes was a shot putter and represented his country over a span of 11 years, winning two Commonwealth Games and two Indoor European Championship titles. His first major games were the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, where he finished fourth. In the next two games in 1974 and 1978 he took the gold medal. In this period he also became the European Indoor Champion in both 1974 and
Oregon Ducks track and field with track and field as one of the central themes. Bowerman himself wrote several books on the sport of running including "High Performance Training for Track and Field" which details coaching instruction for high level competition. He also wrote a book with a cardiologist called "Jogging", which detailed the medical benefits of jogging, to which many credited its exploding popularity. Bowerman's successor, Bill Dellinger, also authored a number of books regarding running, including "Competitive Runner's Training Book", "The Running Experience" and "Winning Running". The program's coaching extended beyond just within the program itself. Bowerman had his athletes mentor the community