Bruce Tulloh
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Competitor for  United Kingdom |
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| Gold | Belgrade 1962 | 5.000 metres |
Michael (Bruce) Swinton Tulloh (born September 29, 1935 in Datchet, Berkshire) is a retired long-distance runner from England, who won the European title in the men's 5,000 metres at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He was famous for running barefoot in many of his races.
In 1969, Tulloh ran 2876 miles across America from Los Angeles to New York City in 64 days.
Bruce was also coach to British marathon athlete Richard Nerurkar.
He taught Biology at Marlborough College for 20 years.
He has written a book called "Running is easy"; essentially an amateur's guide to becoming a good runner.
[edit] References
- Profile at Sporting Heroes
- Tulloh Books Bruce & wife Sue Tulloh′s website
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