Was reading the George Mills article where his 7:40 broke a record from the 1980's and in a race where Coe placed 3rd. Many Coe fans will make you believe he was undefeated at 3km and never actually ran any championships, but to this day the man retired with personal bests of 7:54 and 14:06.
Was reading the George Mills article where his 7:40 broke a record from the 1980's and in a race where Coe placed 3rd. Many Coe fans will make you believe he was undefeated at 3km and never actually ran any championships, but to this day the man retired with personal bests of 7:54 and 14:06.
Nitpicking, but not sure Coe has a better Olympic resume than Cram and Ovett combined. Yes, 2 golds to 1 gold, and 4 medals to 3. Coe made four Olympic finals, Ovett made five (six if hadn't been tripped in the 76 1500m semi), and Cram three successive 1500m Olympic finals. Has anybody else even made three successive 800m Olympic finals? Certainly not three 800m finals AND two 1500m finals.
Also, to the previous poster that said Ovett's limit was 13:15, I doubt that very much. He looked very much capable of better than that when jogging a 13:24 at the Commonwealths in his 30's and blowing away Buckner and Tim Hutchings with his kick, who set their pbs of 13:10 and 13:11 around then. If he had dedicated himself to the 5000m, or decided to be a 1500/5000m man early in his career, he would have broken 13 minutes before Aouita.
Do you actually believe Cram or Ovett are happier with their achievements in the Olympics than Coe is??? Seriously man give your head a wobble.
Because he was a speed based 1500m runner and trained like it
Yes Sir!!!!
Coe was a 400m-800m runner who was able to "race up" to the 1500/Mile. The only reason he was able to do that was because of his fall/winter X-C training his father Peter implemented. Coe was somewhat of a "fragile" athlete, he often would get sick/injured during the winter months when trying to run too much mileage. The X-C training (hill repeats/long intervals) at a lower volume allowed him to gain the necessary strength needed to run quality 1500's/Miles.
Not exactly.
Coe was my all-time favorite and he was a 800/1000m runner who could move up thru the mile. He could move slightly down to the 400m but was not truly great there.
He was NEVER a 3k/5k guy. Did not run those events.
He trained for and raced the 800/1000/1500/mile. WRs at all 4.
Nitpicking, but not sure Coe has a better Olympic resume than Cram and Ovett combined. Yes, 2 golds to 1 gold, and 4 medals to 3. Coe made four Olympic finals, Ovett made five (six if hadn't been tripped in the 76 1500m semi), and Cram three successive 1500m Olympic finals. Has anybody else even made three successive 800m Olympic finals? Certainly not three 800m finals AND two 1500m finals.
Also, to the previous poster that said Ovett's limit was 13:15, I doubt that very much. He looked very much capable of better than that when jogging a 13:24 at the Commonwealths in his 30's and blowing away Buckner and Tim Hutchings with his kick, who set their pbs of 13:10 and 13:11 around then. If he had dedicated himself to the 5000m, or decided to be a 1500/5000m man early in his career, he would have broken 13 minutes before Aouita.
I'm confused. Who is it you are saying made 3 successive 800m Olympic finals?
I agree he could have run 13:00 had his training been significantly different. Coe had ridiculous ability. That said, runners usually make choices. Coe focused on the 4 events that he set WRs in.
The dominant runner of his era. Coe was an absolute thrill to watch in those days.
Coe was so speed based that from ‘76 to ‘79 he raced 23 800s and 2 400s without contesting any longer races. When he finally did race a mile again, he set the WR in his first try.
Not true; for example he ran in the Emsley Carr mile on August 29, 1977, outsprinting Filbert Bayi of Tanzania in the home straight and winning in 3:57.7.
Was reading the George Mills article where his 7:40 broke a record from the 1980's and in a race where Coe placed 3rd. Many Coe fans will make you believe he was undefeated at 3km and never actually ran any championships, but to this day the man retired with personal bests of 7:54 and 14:06.
Was reading the George Mills article where his 7:40 broke a record from the 1980's and in a race where Coe placed 3rd. Many Coe fans will make you believe he was undefeated at 3km and never actually ran any championships, but to this day the man retired with personal bests of 7:54 and 14:06.
ya, and Coe beat a strong field in a world class time, beating Brendan Foster's course record at Louhghea Ire. 1978 4 mile in 18.05 or 430 pace. without the shoes and hacks.
when a guy runs an off distance. it's usually for preparation. not that they want to lose, but in comebacks, seeing where you are at, is the point of the exercise.
guys basically don't give a hoot about off distance credenitals, and in fact, don't mind to keep them under estimated, don't show all your cards.
i.e. Cram say's he was what? 49 400 guy. when he runs 50 plus 52 800, and smashes an in shape world record holder.
Coe was a 400m-800m runner who was able to "race up" to the 1500/Mile. The only reason he was able to do that was because of his fall/winter X-C training his father Peter implemented. Coe was somewhat of a "fragile" athlete, he often would get sick/injured during the winter months when trying to run too much mileage. The X-C training (hill repeats/long intervals) at a lower volume allowed him to gain the necessary strength needed to run quality 1500's/Miles.
Not exactly.
Coe was my all-time favorite and he was a 800/1000m runner who could move up thru the mile. He could move slightly down to the 400m but was not truly great there.
He was NEVER a 3k/5k guy. Did not run those events.
He trained for and raced the 800/1000/1500/mile. WRs at all 4.
This is not true. He ran the 3k and cross country frequently as up until 18. He showed more promise in those events.
Nitpicking, but not sure Coe has a better Olympic resume than Cram and Ovett combined. Yes, 2 golds to 1 gold, and 4 medals to 3. Coe made four Olympic finals, Ovett made five (six if hadn't been tripped in the 76 1500m semi), and Cram three successive 1500m Olympic finals. Has anybody else even made three successive 800m Olympic finals? Certainly not three 800m finals AND two 1500m finals.
Also, to the previous poster that said Ovett's limit was 13:15, I doubt that very much. He looked very much capable of better than that when jogging a 13:24 at the Commonwealths in his 30's and blowing away Buckner and Tim Hutchings with his kick, who set their pbs of 13:10 and 13:11 around then. If he had dedicated himself to the 5000m, or decided to be a 1500/5000m man early in his career, he would have broken 13 minutes before Aouita.
I'm confused. Who is it you are saying made 3 successive 800m Olympic finals?
Coe was so speed based that from ‘76 to ‘79 he raced 23 800s and 2 400s without contesting any longer races. When he finally did race a mile again, he set the WR in his first try.
Not true; for example he ran in the Emsley Carr mile on August 29, 1977, outsprinting Filbert Bayi of Tanzania in the home straight and winning in 3:57.7.
Ah my bad, obviously his World Athletics isn’t comprehensive for those seasons. Thanks for the correction.