What is the most memorable running moment you've seen in-person?

El G winning the Olympic 1500 in Athens.

I am young, so I haven't seen much. The did see Lukas Verzbicas attack the course record at Detweiller park and miss by just a couple seconds. That was pretty exciting. There was a ton of energy at the park that day. Definitely the most exciting state meet I've been to.

Liquori ov Ryun at Franklin Field.

2008. I was injured so couldn't run the Boston Marathon but I live around the corner from the finish line so I got to actually watch the race in Boston in person for the first time. The women's finish with Tune and Biktimirova exchanging the lead down Boylston street was the most exciting and moving thing I've ever seen in sports.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyYJiKxHZz0

May 1971, Dream Mile at Franklin Field in Phila. Liquori starts his kick 600 yards out. If I remember, the fans cheered Ryun and booed Marty before the race.

[quote]Olde Timey Fan wrote:

I'll go with seeing the filming of the match race between Hethcliff "Combustible" Huxtable against Sanford B. "Tailwind" Turner in season 1 of The Cosby Show.

Ha - I was there too - and also when they filmed during Penn Relays (1986?) for another episode. It wasn't because track was being featured on TV, it was because Cosby was a fan and a master's competitor himself and wanted that as part of his character. I don't really remember for sure if the Penn relays was him just competing or if it was being filmed for the show.

I do remember the announcers reminding us to not cheer for 'Bill' but to make sure we cheered for 'Cliff'.

I was at the top of Hereford Street at the 1982 Boston Marathon watching Dick Beardsley getting around the motorcycles and catching Alberto Salazar with about 150 meters to go, it was unbelievable! Greatest race I've EVER seen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InOIYUecVNUSection II at its greatest

Soprano wrote:

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Any NY State Section II alum on here will appreciate the 4x8 at State Quals in 2006. Great battle to qualify; something like 8 teams sub-8. Winner was 7:4x.

Olympic Trials 1500 1988 Decker versus Ruth Wysoki. Decker undefeated by Americans for n years and then current 1500, 3000 WC Champion. Decker kept trying to pass Wysoki repeatedly up the backstretch the coming of the final turn. I was sitting just above her coach.

Seeing Ryun run 3:53.xxx Where it took a long time to get the xx part at the time that needed verification across times because the WR (Jazy) was 3:53.3.

Chis Derrick coming so close breaking Craig Virgin's State cross country HS record (in illinois) during the state meet. That was very exciting...so close! Thousands of People where going crazy!

I can't remember the year, but it was when Terry Brahm of Indiana University won the NCAA 5K in Indianapolis. I'm sure other runners had closed races faster, but when he unleashed a devastating kick over the last 200 of that race it was the most amazing finish for victory I had ever seen.

I can't remember the year, but it was when Terry Brahm of Indiana University won the NCAA 5K in Indianapolis. I'm sure other runners had closed races faster, but when he unleashed a devastating kick over the last 200 of that race it was the most amazing finish for victory I had ever seen.

Galen Rupp out kicking Lagat and breaking Pre's trials record at the 2012 Olympic Trials.

Kim Conley's 5000 final at the 2012 trials to edge out the 3rd spot with a ridiculous final 1000 when things looked bleak to squeak under the "A" standard which she did not have. She never stopped believing and that made me a believer again.

Michael Johnson's 43.18 in Seville 1999 The throwers stopped to watch what had been anticipated.

The 5000 at the 2003 world champs in Paris.

Seeing Gabe Jennings and Michael Stember finish 1st and 3rd in the 15000 final wearing Stanford jerseys in the 2000 O-Trials.

I went to high school with Rudy in Hammond, IN. He was part of the "triplets", along with Carey Pinkowski and Tim Keough, who had the #1,2, and 4 fastest two mile times in the nation in 1975-76. Carey is the race director for the Chicago Marathon, and I lost track of Tim. Rudy was a terrific, humble guy back then, who simply loved to run.

Watching Ben Jipcho beat Jim Ryun in the mile at an ITA Pro Track Meet at Mt. Hood Community College in Portland, Or in 1975.

Frank Shorter winning the 1976 Olympic Trials 10,000 at Hayward Field over Virgin, Bjorklund (one shoe) and Rogers.

One time my pal Billy did a kickflip.