I still see him as the greatest distance runner of all time. But you could also look at it another way - he was the greatest LEGAL distance runner of all time. Not only were there never rumors of PED use by Rono, we know now he was taking PDD's - performance detracting drugs, ie massive quantities of alcohol.
Yes
It is difficult to compare runners of different eras. He was by far the best of his time. I once saw him run (A mile I think) on the Harvard indoor track. It was during his attempted come back. To this day I regret going. It was sad.
Ovett. They raced...Ovett won 2 mile.
Ovett wins.
Thank you George. You are the Letsrun equivalent of Joe Friday..."Just the facts!"
Geb also ran a 1:49 800
He also ran a 2:19 marathon in the 1986 Chicago Marathon.