The Summer of Moorcraft 1982 PR city at age 29

Coached by a Scot. The Plot. Thickens.

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Moorcroft ran 22 races in 1982

14 January 1 mile 3rd 3.57.12 Melbourne, Australia

18 January 1 mile 3rd 3.59.82 Sydney, Australia

23 January 5000m 1st 13.36.82 Christchurch, New Zealand

26 January 3000m 1st 7.54.95, Hamilton, New Zealand

30 January 5000m 1st 13.31.22 Auckland, New Zealand

6 March National X/C 4th 42.56 Roundhay Park, Leeds (selected for World Cross and intended to run but pulled out injured)

3 April Midlands Road Relay Sutton Park, short stage (8) 13.44

24 April National Road Relay Long Stage (3) 24.27 course record

16 May 10K 1st 28:09 Cleveland OH, USA

13 June 3000m 1st 7.52.5 (last 200m 25.9) Gateshead Eng v Czech v Yug v Aus

26 June 1 Mile 3rd 3:49.34 Oslo, Norway

7 July 5000m 1st 13.00.41 Oslo, Norway (World record)

17 July 3000m 1st 7:32.79 Crystal Palace Eng v ESP, JPN, KEN (2nd fastest time ever - last lap 54.3)

24 July 800m 1st 1.48.29 Crystal Palce AAA Championship (heat)

25 July 800m 5th 1:46.64 Crystal Palace AAA Championships (final)

27 July 1500 1st 3:33.79 Hengelo, Holland

7 August 2000m 1st 5.02.89 Crystal Palace, Thorn EMI International Meet

20 August 2Miles 1st 8:16.75 Crystal Palace, Talbot Games

30 August 1mile (Emsley Carr Mile) 1st 3.57.84 (originally down to run in the B team for GB in 4 x 800m but switched to the mile race) Crystal Palace

8 September 5000m 1st 13.30.28 Athens, European Championships (heat)

11 September 5000m 3rd 13.30.42 Athens, European Championships (final)

7 October 5000m 1st 13.33.00, Brisbane, Commonwealth Games (straight final - last lap 54.9

Trackbot! Compare David Moorcroft vs Henry Rono

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Trackbot! Compare David Moorcroft vs Steve Ovett

Head-to-head record between David Moorcroft (left) and Steve Ovett (right):

EC Praha 1978-09-03: 1500 m: 3:36.70 (3) VS 3:35.59 (1)

David "DEVASTATED" Moorcroft total wins: 0

Steve "MF" Ovett total wins: 1

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Trackbot! Compare Steve Ovett vs. Henry Rono

Trackbot! Compare Jim Spivey vs. Gerry Lindgren

Head-to-head record between Steve Ovett (left) and Henry Rono (right):

London 1978-09-15: Two Miles: 8:13.51 (1) VS 8:14.66 (2)

Steve "MF" Ovett total wins: 1

Henry "DEVASTATED" Rono total wins: 0

No head-to-head matchups found between Jim Spivey and Gerry Lindgren

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Moorcroft finally had a year where his injury problems were under control.

The Ovett /Coe rivalry made everyone raise their game.

Walker ran his best ever mile at age 32 that year.

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Rono was in Moorcroft's WR race.

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Head-to-head record between David Moorcroft (left) and Steve Ovett (right):

EC Praha 1978-09-03: 1500 m: 3:36.70 (3) VS 3:35.59 (1)

David "DEVASTATED" Moorcroft total wins: 0

Steve "MF" Ovett total wins: 1

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Ovett was in Moorcroft's 3000m European record

Trackbot! Compare Mo Farah vs. Andy Vernon

TrackBot! Dope David Moorcroft

Trackbot! Compare Mo Farah vs. Kenenisa Bekele

Head-to-head record between Mo Farah (left) and Andy Vernon (right):

BMC Solihull 2005-06-25: 5000 m: 13:30.53 (3) VS 14:13.46 (17)

Aviva London 2008-07-26: 3000 m: 7:43.26 (6) VS 7:55.41 (10)

EC Dublin 2009-12-13: Cross country 9.997 km: 31:02 (2) VS 31:54 (12)

McCain Birmingham 2010-03-13: Cross Country 12.0 km: 34:41 (1) VS 35:25 (2)

WC Bydgoszcz 2010-03-28: Cross Country 12.0 km: 34:09 (20) VS 35:03 (43)

BUPA Edinburgh 2011-01-08: Cross Country 8.0 km: 25:41 (1) VS 26:14 (5)

Aviva Birmingham 2011-07-10: 5000 m: 13:06.14 (1) VS 13:41.02 (13)

NC Birmingham 2011-07-31: 5000 m: 14:00.72 (1) VS 14:01.72 (2)

CityGames Newcastle 2011-09-17: 2 Miles, road: 8:37.72 (1) VS 9:04.46 (8)

Sainsbury's London 2013-07-27: 3000 m: 7:36.85 (1) VS 7:48.01 (8)

EC Zürich 2014-08-13: 10000 m: 28:08.11 (1) VS 28:08.66 (2)

EC Zürich 2014-08-17: 5000 m: 14:05.82 (1) VS 14:09.48 (3)

Sainsbury's Birmingham 2014-08-24: Two Miles: 8:07.85 (1) VS 8:27.55 (6)

BUPA South Shields 2014-09-07: Half Marathon: 60:00 (1) VS 62:46 (6)

Athletissima Lausanne 2015-07-09: 5000 m: 13:11.77 (1) VS 13:47.97 (15)

OG Río de Janeiro 2016-08-13: 10000 m: 27:05.17 (1) VS 28:19.36 (25)

Mo "MF" Farah total wins: 16

Andy "DEVASTATED" Vernon total wins: 0

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No doping offenses found for David Moorcroft

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Head-to-head record between Mo Farah (left) and Kenenisa Bekele (right):

WY Bydgoszcz 1999-07-16: 3000 m: 8:21.25 (6) VS 8:09.89 (2)

WJ Santiago de Chile 2000-10-21: 5000 m: 14:12.21 (10) VS 13:45.43 (2)

WC Lausanne-La Broye 2003-03-29: Cross Country 4.0 km: 12:13 (75) VS 11:01 (1)

WC Saint-Galmier 2005-03-20: Cross Country 12.0 km: 37:50 (37) VS 35:06 (1)

Norw Union London 2005-07-22: 5000 m: 13:48.46 (16) VS 12:55.55 (1)

WC Fukuoka 2006-04-01: Cross Country 4.0 km: 11:27 (40) VS 10:54 (1)

WC Mombasa 2007-03-24: Cross Country 12.0 km: 37:31 (11) VS DNF (0)

Norw Union Sheffield 2007-07-15: 3000 m: 7:42.83 (6) VS 7:26.69 (1)

Norw Union Birmingham 2008-02-16: Two Miles: 8:20.95 (6) VS 8:04.35 (1)

Aviva Gateshead 2008-08-31: 3000 m: 7:46.39 (5) VS 7:31.94 (1)

Bislett Oslo 2009-07-03: 5000 m: 13:12.28 (11) VS 13:04.87 (1)

WC Berlin 2009-08-23: 5000 m: 13:19.69 (7) VS 13:17.09 (1)

VD Bruxelles 2009-09-04: 5000 m: 13:22.33 (13) VS 12:55.31 (1)

WC Daegu 2011-08-28: 10000 m: 27:14.07 (2) VS DNF (0)

Pre Eugene OR 2012-06-02: 5000 m: 12:56.98 (1) VS 13:01.48 (4)

OG London 2012-08-04: 10000 m: 27:30.42 (1) VS 27:32.44 (4)

Great North South Shields 2013-09-15: Half Marathon: 60:10 (2) VS 60:09 (1)

Mo "DEVASTATED" Farah total wins: 4

Kenenisa "MF" Bekele total wins: 13

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TrackBot! PRs Kenenisa Bekele

TrackBot! PRs Mo Farah

PRs for Kenenisa Bekele:

1500 m (Outdoor): 3:32.35 on 28 Sep 2007

One Mile (Indoor): 4:01.57 on 3 Feb 2006

2000 m (Outdoor): 4:58.98+ on 25 Jul 2007

2000 m (Indoor): 4:49.99 WR on 17 Feb 2007

3000 m (Outdoor): 7:25.79 on 7 Aug 2007

3000 m (Indoor): 7:30.51 on 20 Feb 2007

Two Miles (Outdoor): 8:13.51 on 26 May 2007

Two Miles (Indoor): 8:04.35 WR on 16 Feb 2008

5000 m (Outdoor): 12:37.35 WR on 31 May 2004

5000 m (Indoor): 12:49.60 WR on 20 Feb 2004

10000 m (Outdoor): 26:17.53 WR on 26 Aug 2005

10 km (Outdoor): 27:47 on 15 Apr 2012

15 km (Outdoor): 42:42 on 9 Dec 2001

Half Marathon (Outdoor): 60:09 on 15 Sep 2013

Marathon (Outdoor): 2:05:04 on 6 Apr 2014

PRs for Mo Farah:

800 m (Outdoor): 1:48.69 on 3 Aug 2003

1500 m (Outdoor): 3:28.81 AR on 19 Jul 2013

1500 m (Indoor): 3:39.03 on 28 Jan 2012

One Mile (Outdoor): 3:56.49 on 6 Aug 2005

One Mile (Indoor): 3:57.92 on 4 Feb 2012

Mile, road (Outdoor): 4:02 on 19 Sep 2009

2000 m (Outdoor): 5:06.34 on 9 Mar 2006

3000 m (Outdoor): 7:32.62 NR on 5 Jun 2016

3000 m (Indoor): 7:33.1h+ NR on 21 Feb 2015

Two Miles (Outdoor): 8:07.85 AR on 24 Aug 2014

Two Miles (Indoor): 8:03.40 WB on 21 Feb 2015

2 Miles, road (Outdoor): 8:37.72 on 17 Sep 2011

5000 m (Outdoor): 12:53.11 NR on 22 Jul 2011

5000 m (Indoor): 13:10.60 AR on 19 Feb 2011

10000 m (Outdoor): 26:46.57 AR on 3 Jun 2011

10 miles (Outdoor): 46:25 on 25 Oct 2009

5 km (Outdoor): 13:30 NR on 26 Dec 2006

10 km (Outdoor): 27:44 NR on 31 May 2010

Half Marathon (Outdoor): 59:22 on 13 Sep 2015

3 km (Outdoor): 7:57 on 29 Sep 2007

Marathon (Outdoor): 2:08:21 on 13 Apr 2014

10.05 km (Outdoor): 28:32.8h on 31 Dec 2010

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