Glenn,
I remember those press trucks as well...amongst the best of all time (although our Simeon Kigen ride at '84 SF Marathon was something else!)...yes, Jones was utterly amazing...
MF
Glenn,
I remember those press trucks as well...amongst the best of all time (although our Simeon Kigen ride at '84 SF Marathon was something else!)...yes, Jones was utterly amazing...
MF
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Glenn Latimer wrote:
For those of you who missed seeing Steve Jones in his prime, well you missed a treat. I was lucky enough to see his 2:08:05 and his 2:07:13 performances in Chicago from the press truck. Amazing.
He stayed at our house in the summer of 1988 and trained in the heat of an Illinois summer. Everyone had written him off by then. Even Reebok were waffling on re-signing him. I watched him train and told him he would win New York. His chest was out and he was flying on the track. I told him to wear a plain white singlet in NY and that that would get Reebok's attention when he won. They re-signed him after his demolition victory in 2:08:20 and he's still with them now. That time should have been recognized as the Course Record, because the old mark was about 400m short on reliable information.
Try to get some video of Steve Jones in his prime at Chicago. He was one of the greatest ever.
Check out the link below for a great DVD of the 1985 Chicago Marathon.[/quote]
My favorite two Jones quotes are from after the 2005 Chicago race, where he missed Lopes' WR by one second. (There was a $50,000 WR bonus.)
REPORTER: "What did you think when you saw the time of 1:01:43 at halfway?
JONES: "I thought, 'Run another one.'"
DIFFERENT REPORTER: "How does it feel to arrive one second late to collect fifty thousand dollars?"
JONES: "Got a bit of money for winning, didn't I?"