Track: 15:17.4 (Wimbledon Park track, August 1978) this was on a cinder track and I was wearing road racing shoes. I was running 10 mile road races in England almost every Saturday, in the 52:00-54:00 minute range.
3 miles indoors: 14:42 (Bucknell University indoor meet, February 1981). This was 1 week after running a personal 3000m indoor time of 8:57 in Rochester, New York. I was training in the snow of Mansfield at that time, with no speedwork. Just 80 miles a week of consistent running.
But I had no speed whatsoever. My best 1500 was only 4:19.
I never trained on the track. Just jumped into races for speedwork. Ran for Hercules Wimbledon A.C. England, from 1975-1987, and then Mansfield University, U.S. in 1980-82.
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