Renato Canova says Saïd Aouita once did a workout of 4 x 400m @ 48.0-48.5

Haven`t seen this claim before. But have seen another claim that I believe is more close to the truth. Said Aouita was in the Moroccan junior football (soccer) team and once they had a running test at 3000m. Said was told to have run in something like 8:20-8:25 and after the race his football coach told him " Said , I think we better take you to the national running coach...." ))The rest is history now. :)

another lie? wrote:

Coevett wrote:

But he did stay at 14:30 for several years.

In his early years he run about 14:00. What are you talking?

Are you not going to clarify your completely wrong statement, Coevett?[/quote]

No, he is not going to clarify his completely wrong statement. Just another lie.

Man among boys wrote:

I watched a friend, who was a 1:46 800 runner in college after 1:48 in high school, nonchalantly drop a 49-sec 400 before practice, because we all wanted to see what it looked like. He was so smooth, efficient, and effortless. He could’ve easily done 3 more w 8 min rest between. So, yeah, Aouita’s workout is believable.

49 is not hard.

I used to 5 in a row like that with minutes in between.

If you can run 46s, 49 is a jog.

covidaladociuos wrote:

Man among boys wrote:

I watched a friend, who was a 1:46 800 runner in college after 1:48 in high school, nonchalantly drop a 49-sec 400 before practice, because we all wanted to see what it looked like. He was so smooth, efficient, and effortless. He could’ve easily done 3 more w 8 min rest between. So, yeah, Aouita’s workout is believable.

49 is not hard.

I used to 5 in a row like that with minutes in between.

If you can run 46s, 49 is a jog.

I know. It looked like a jog almost. Tell that to the poster telling me there’s no way you or this kid could’ve run 4x400 in 49 w plenty of rest.

He DID have some incredible stories. And by incredible I mean they lack credibility.

He came 34th in world junior cross country in 1978 as an 18 year old. There’s an old Athletics Weekly cover of him going out with the leader. He faded badly.

https://athleticsweekly.com/blog/top-10-favourite-aw-covers-1039933163/

The cover, because of his cameo at the front, got voted a favorite cover.

I watched Aouita for the first time in 1979 Mediterranean Games as it was in my birthplace, Split, Yugoslavia (now Croatia). He was announced as a future superstar and I remember that commentator said - and he's only 18 (he was 19 at the time). He missed to medal - finishing fourth over 5000m if I'm right.

Next time I saw him was at the Universiade in Bucarest in '81 and he won 1500m there, setting a championship record of 3:38 that still may be intact. Believe me or not, but he was capable of sub 3:35 at least back than if he was put in a right race with Seb or Steve in it.

I even interviewed him after his career ended and he said to me that he run 3000m in 8:15 in 1977, not 8:01. But as the time goes by, stories are changing a bit :-)