Who ya got?
My top ten, though not in order:
The concrete runner. Legend.
eddy Lee. He broke 4.
Malmo for training knowledge and stories from old school elites
Just run baby
Bad_thread_pointer. Called it for real.
The guy from UConn who went all Eddie Lee trying to go sub 15. Can't remember his name.
Anbessa for the most informative 800m thread ever.
Working stiff. He actually posted informative stuff.
jonesy. Somebody actually ran fast.
Henry Rono. Daaaa Heeeeelllll. Also ran fast.
In the 80s there was RW photo of finishers of the Peachtree Road Race and they were all drenched in sweat and some collapsed on the ground. One of my teammates had huge poster of it and it was cool. We all know that feeling.
Farrah Fawcett in the red bathing suit
rojo
That must be our friend from Canada.
You're a funny guy.
In terms of visceral response from people, I think Greg is best ever.
ventolin
I'd forgotten about him. The 4:30 miler was another hero of that vintage.
No question it's The Concrete Runner
The most positive and entertaining poster ever on this board.
"...and be sure to keep it on THE 'CRETE!"
Easy 1. JAKIR ftw.
ToastieMalloy wrote:
I'd forgotten about him. The 4:30 miler was another hero of that vintage.
Wow, you just shot up my leaderboard by using the term "vintage" properly.
Ca$hclay wrote:
Easy 1. JAKIR ftw.
I like Jakir.
the430miler is my all-time favorite, he still posts sometimes, but seems to take long breaks in-between.
Another memorable poster that I liked was Kilgore. It wouldn't surprise me if he was permanently banned though.
Ca$hclay wrote:
Easy 1. JAKIR ftw.
JAKIR #1 for sure. Concrete runner up there too. Rono as well. I've only been on LR since maybe 2004, so can't speak to earlier greats. John Wesley Harding is close to the top for modern era posters.
The Angel of Death wrote:
No question it's The Concrete Runner
The most positive and entertaining poster ever on this board.
"...and be sure to keep it on THE 'CRETE!"
Yea he was entertaining, I'll give you that. I might put a vote in for Renato Canova, who still for some reasons posts on here even though certain people continue talking crap to him. No doubt he knows training and has worked with the very very best in the world.
I want to like Malmo but he always comes off so freaking grumpy, although I understand that you can only convey so much emotion with forum posts.
A lot of the memorable people from a decade and more ago just faded away, and sadly the names do not immediately come to me.
Ca$hclay wrote:
Easy 1. JAKIR ftw.
Jakir was fun for a short time, but then the person behind the account admitted it and he "gave up", but then every once in a while I think he makes a post. But we know it was fake (we always knew, but it is different when someone admits it).
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