1962. For further evidence of his greatness, and his proudest achievement.
1962. For further evidence of his greatness, and his proudest achievement.
Awesome. He won a 10km XC in 35-minutes.
Lydiard was over-rated.
kljj wrote:
Awesome. He won a 10km XC in 35-minutes.
Lydiard was over-rated.
Look at what they had to contend with. And Pat Sidon was no slouch.
http://hb.knowledgebank.org.nz/967/1405/35478harry wales wrote:
kljj wrote:
Awesome. He won a 10km XC in 35-minutes.
Lydiard was over-rated.
Look at what they had to contend with. And Pat Sidon was no slouch.
http://hb.knowledgebank.org.nz/967/1405/35478
On link you have to tab over to photos of cross country champs.
Very interesting on how Pat Sidon trained:
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"I never considered running the magic 100 miles a week, the most I ever did was around 70 miles" Pat says. "We trained under the same system as the great Czech athlete Emil Zatopek which included long, slow running for strength but plenty of quality repetition work as well. We used to do a lot of speed work with Alex on the Corstorphine ground in the dark, carrying torches to enable us to get round. I often used to do 24 quarter-mile reps alternating between fast and slow. You read a lot about the tremendous mileage young runners are doing now under the "Lydiard System", but I wonder how many of them are following the system accurately" Pat says.[/quote]
HRE wrote:
Evidently he was not too heavy for a distance runner.
He was primarily an 800 meter runner, and nowhere close to being a world class distance runner.
DQ LaRoid wrote:
Look at how thick his calves adn ankles were. Not as big as Hillary's stocky slabs
Good grief.
I had the great fortune to meet him.
I blubbered like a letsrun fanboy
kljj wrote:
Awesome. He won a 10km XC in 35-minutes.
Lydiard was over-rated.
If Bill Billie was in the race??? Then that was pretty impressive, or Halberg, Magee or Julian. John Davies?
Subway Surfers wrote:
kljj wrote:
Awesome. He won a 10km XC in 35-minutes.
Lydiard was over-rated.
Could have been a hilly course? I noticed that twice Rod Dixon won the 12km champs in 40mins and he by all accounts was one of best white cross country runners ever.
crumpet wrote:
I had the great fortune to meet him.
I blubbered like a letsrun fanboy
Did he give you a bite of his vegemite sandwich?
However --- wrote:
HRE wrote:
Evidently he was not too heavy for a distance runner.
He was primarily an 800 meter runner, and nowhere close to being a world class distance runner.
Maybe not world class, but certainly national class. And think of all the hobbyjoggers NZ was producing in the early 1960's.
At Napier in 1962 Peter Snell was dragging his 48 second quarter mile frame over hill & dale & mud & fences too high to hurdle for six plus miles.
That was NZ cross country back then.
Supposedly he finished 4th in 1959 NZ senior cross country, as well.
PS. Peter is on here lurking I can assure you.......or someone has texted him.
Subway Surfers wrote:
Subway Surfers wrote:
Could have been a hilly course? I noticed that twice Rod Dixon won the 12km champs in 40mins and he by all accounts was one of best white cross country runners ever.
Also, if it was a muddy course it would slow him down. Mud+ hilly AF course = results in a slow time. I don't know how many times it has to be said, but time doesn't matter in XC, place does.
Daniel Rosa wrote:
Peter Snell was a disgrace and an insult to his fellow athletes to show his stocky legs in full view of millions of viewers around the world.
It should only be possible to win Olympic Gold with Kipchoge calves, as most LetsRunners agree. Snell should have been made to cover his legs and the fact that he didn't means he should now retrospeculately be diqualificated.
Please follow me on Instagram, I want more followers than Patrick Cutter.
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You could pay me and I wouldn't follow you. Arrogance is very unhealthy and bad personality trait to have. Don't you feel like a slime coming on here and asking for people to do that?
Ha ha ha haaa wrote:
DQ LaRoid wrote:
Look at how thick his calves adn ankles were. Not as big as Hillary's stocky slabs
Good grief.
Yes, let’s be civil. Oh wait ...
Snell was actually 6-foot-5, and he ate punks like you for breakfast.
Doesn't look it wrote:
I'm taller and more muscular and fatter and I weigh 175-180, so I'd agree with the 165 range (for that picture at least).
But who's the German (#35)?
He looks much bigger and more in line with the 180 range.
Could be wrong, but I'm thinking #35 is actually a Belgium with the last name of Moen. First name Roger, maybe?
Moen was the the favorite to win the '60 800 meters in the Rome Olympics, but Snell nipped him at the tape.
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Deano, you can conclude whatever you wish.
We have great respect for Coe. SNELL.. was better. In fact, as Roger Moens said, "Peter Snell was... the best!"
https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/this-is-your-life-peter-snell-2000