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At Haverford, Tom Donnelly has built a legendary coaching career

For years, Tom Donnelly has had this fantasy. He presents it as a novel he'd like to write: The Olympics are in Philadelphia, the track and field competition at Franklin Field. The top 1,500-meter runner in the world, a Philly kid, has a coach, but he's never met the guy. This anonymous mentor delivers instructions through a series of cryptic messages.

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