This thread is so old that the original poster Steve Hoag and Orville Atkins, seen on this page, have both passed on.
This thread is so old that the original poster Steve Hoag and Orville Atkins, seen on this page, have both passed on.
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Here's a short film that was made (primarily) about Bruce Kidd, BITD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdDJrEhzCmw
About the only other Canadian I could identify in the training footage was Bill Crothers, but no doubt more will be recognized by other "alte klockers" on this thread. Great to see race footage with Max Truex and László Tábori, the third man to break 4:00 in the mile.
I always found distracting the apparently spastic (in the literal definition of the word) movements of Kidd's arms. That film's footage captures some of that but it was even more marked in others of his races. No denying his aerobic engine but that weird stuff with the arms made him one of my least favorite runners! Here's a look at his indoor 8:49 two-mile, aged 17, and those arms:
lease wrote:
Here's a short film that was made (primarily) about Bruce Kidd, BITD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdDJrEhzCmwAbout the only other Canadian I could identify in the training footage was Bill Crothers, but no doubt more will be recognized by other "alte klockers" on this thread. Great to see race footage with Max Truex and László Tábori, the third man to break 4:00 in the mile.
I always found distracting the apparently spastic (in the literal definition of the word) movements of Kidd's arms. That film's footage captures some of that but it was even more marked in others of his races. No denying his aerobic engine but that weird stuff with the arms made him one of my least favorite runners! Here's a look at his indoor 8:49 two-mile, aged 17, and those arms:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14AxcvYIe08
It's interesting you say that. I saw that film - and I remember reading about Kidd when I was a, well - kid! The arm movements were really awkward. A talented runner but terrible form. It's a pity that injuries took him out so early. Maybe it had something to do with the nature of his training.
coachkritter wrote:
There is a recent book out about Bruce Kidd. It is reviewed on the blogspot onceuponatimeinthevest.
I just finished the book, haven't read the review. Only about the first third of it is about his running career. The rest is about his life after he was done running seriously. A lot of his professional life did revolve around sports in various ways but it was as an organizer, administrator, something along those lines.
Can you imagine a LR thread today with an almost private chit-chat between top elites! Shows how LRC has fallen.
Hghhh wrote:
Can you imagine a LR thread today with an almost private chit-chat between top elites! Shows how LRC has fallen.
Letsrun isn't a running site. It is a right wing echo chamber. Running is a quaint add-on.
Hghhh wrote:
Can you imagine a LR thread today with an almost private chit-chat between top elites! Shows how LRC has fallen.
I miss Steve and Orville. Orville gets a couple mentions in the book and there's a photo. Lots of good posters are gone now.
He recently published a memoir, A Runner's Journey
Kikllb wrote:
Bruce Kidd was just interviewed on the radio show The World. He was discussing the Olympic diplomatic boycott. He was introduced as a professor at the University of Toronto.
Kidd’s longevity is phenomenal and I’m guessing he must be close to 80 or above 80 right now in age.
He's 78.
meniscustear wrote:
He's 78.
And good luck to you too if your handle name is representative of your physical state right now
Bruce Kidd's memoir just published, is called A Runner's Journey, by Bruce Kidd, published by University of Toronto Press, Sept. 2021, 424 pages. It is a terrific fast-paced read. I'm just part way through and he's now transitioning post-Tokyo from a competitor to an advocate of sport as a means to improve culture and society. What a complex and fascinating character.
Orville Atkins wrote:
Don't forget Hamilton Ontario's Around the Bay Race. It is the oldest race on the continent, started in 1894, I believe. Back in the day, it was Boston and "Around The Bay". Both are still the oldest and greatest!
Sorry, not so. The oldest public race is the J. Y. Cameron Turkey Trot in Buffalo. Around the Bay doesn't make it because they skipped a few years.
When I was in the timing business (Runtime Services) I crossed the border and did many Ontario races (80s and into the 90s). It's nice to see many of the Ontario guys, especially the TOC guys.
My bad for not realizing just how old this thread was.
A fun race to watch is the 1962 British Empire Games where Kidd is using the surging tactic like Kuts. He doesn't break the field and Halberg destroys Kidd and Clarke on the last lap with a Snell-like acceleration.