Smart advice from Seb's dad

What was the best advice your father ever gave you?

Seb Coe: "He told me 'nothing good in track in field happens quickly'. He was conscious that you have to be specific about training, that you shouldn't do things that did not add value. He could never see the value, if you were running 800m with two laps close to 51 seconds each, that you should do otherwise. Long, slow, steady, distance was never going to get you there."

Former Olympic champion and world record holder Seb Coe talks about his father's coaching in an interview in the Daily Telegraph's "My School Sport" series. Thanks to coach Gabino Toledo for the alert.

* The DT is a London-based newspaper. Full interview is on its website here.