Keith Bateman

Keith Bateman - Competitor and coach.

From the age of 45, my running times improved dramatically, culminating in a host of state, national, and world age-group records. The records I set in the 55-age-group were faster than those I had set in the 45-age-group! Over the course of nine months, I set five world records in the 55-age-group across all distances from 1500 metres to 10,000 metres. My lifetime-best at the age of 55 years, 8 months, and 27 days, made me the oldest person ever to break 32 minutes for 10 kilometres. These dramatic improvements were the result of technique changes—changes that led to my technique-change sessions and, ultimately, to the OYF system for learning how to run efficiently.