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It's not surprising in a lot of ways. Back when Walker was running, the mile was such a popular event to contest. Walker ran around 140 mile races in his career. Nick had a lot less high quality mile opportunities. The 1500m is pretty much where it's at now, especially on the international scene.
It's not surprising in a lot of ways. Back when Walker was running, the mile was such a popular event to contest. Walker ran around 140 mile races in his career. Nick had a lot less high quality mile opportunities. The 1500m is pretty much where it's at now, especially on the international scene.
Willis actually missed breaking Walker’s NR (3:49.08) by 0.76 second.
Oh year.
I forgot he actually topped his WR 3:49.4 set in 1975 with his 3:49.08 seven years later at the age of 30.
Helluva career. Pushed from the #1 slot in 1977 by Ovett after 2 years on top (well, Bayi could have an argument for #1 in 1975 and 1976) but soldiered on as a world class runner for another dozen years
