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Percy Wells Cerutty (10 January 189514 August 1975) was one of the world's leading athletics coaches in the 1950s and 1960s. The eccentric Australian pioneered a home-spun system of 'Stotan' training, embracing a holistic regime of natural diets, hard training in natural surroundings, and mental stimulation. Cerutty coached Herb Elliott to a series of world record performances, culminating in an Olympic gold medal in the 1960 Rome Games. ==Early life== Percy Cerutty was born in Prahran, a suburb of Melbourne, in 1895. He was four years old when his mother left her alcoholic husband and struggled to raise her six surviving children. In 1907, he left school to help support the family but was considered unfit to serve in World War I. He competed in athletics without distinction, suffering from illness after racing. Despite this fact, Cerutty was still incredibly motivated to reach his highest potential. In 1939, Cerutty was faced with an incredible challenge in his life. At the age of 43, he was told by doctors that he did not have much longer to live. He was given 2 years to work with. After this, he began educating himself on healthy living. He focused on an extreme diet including mostly uncooked vegetables, weight lifting, and of course, running. His tactics must have worked because he lived well past his death sentence. These habits he picked up during this time were very much reflected in his coaching and running philosophy. After World War II, Cerutty began competing in distance running events. At the start of his career he failed to do much more than a jog. However, over the years he started making good strides towards being competitive in the running world. Right before he turned 51 he completed his first marathon in a time of 3 hours and 1 minute. Not long after that, he retired from running and began doing what he is really known for: his coaching.〔(Australian Dictionary of Biography online - Percy Cerutty )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Percy Cerutty」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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