Hello. A question on Sebastian Coe.
Does someone know the times of step of 3:29.77 in Rieti, in September, 1986?
And, now that already is not Alan1981 ... has someone a video?
Thank you very much.
Hello. A question on Sebastian Coe.
Does someone know the times of step of 3:29.77 in Rieti, in September, 1986?
And, now that already is not Alan1981 ... has someone a video?
Thank you very much.
I have never seen a video of this race anywhere on the internet! If anyone has it, I'd love to see it too.
His lap times (reported in T&FN and AW at the time) were;
54.0, 1:52.0 (58.0), 2:48.1 (56.1)& 41.67 (55.3 for last lap). He ran the last 360m on his own. If I remember correctly, Maree was second in 3:33.**
The first lap was clearly too fast (the pacemaker ran 53.3), and it wasn't very even pacing.
He went through 1100m in c. 2:34.5. Accounts said that as he went to accelerate just past the bell on the bend, the pacemaker, Chesire, slowed down in front of him, causing him to stumble and then run wide around him on the bend. But for that incident it is probable that he would have broken Aouita's then WR of 3:29.46.
Thank you very much, middle.