1980 d3 xc nationals- video!

cool- thanks!

An NCAA event sponsored by Budweiser? Sweet.

Also, Larry Rawson looks the same 27 years later!

Do you have the D2 xc nationals from 1980 that were also on ESPN?

Sweet! That first link featured a Dave Wottle interview. Niiiiice.

interesting to hear Larry Rawson, early in his broadcasting career; he was almost reading speeches and stories off a prepared paper, as opposed to calling the race.

That looks like Larry Rawson. And it sounds like Larry Rawson. But the guy doesn't mention leg turnover even once, so it's gotta be an imposter.

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Do you have the D2 xc nationals from 1980 that were also on ESPN?

I didn't put those up on youtube. I just happened to stumble across them.

Listen 5-7 seconds into the third video. Larry was taking baby steps towards being the man he is now.

Close but no cigar. He says "As you can tell by the churning of his legs..." So I don't know, it could be the real Larry but I want others to weigh in here.

Thanks, My college XC career only took me to the Midwest Regionals that year. It was nice to see the faster runners.

Jeff Milliman owns a running store here in Greenville SC. Great to see what he did all those years ago.

I'm a big D1 guy, but that was pretty cool. I wish we had more of that today on TV.

Thanks for putting these up. One of my professors this year upon hearing that I ran XC said he ran for Carleton and was on a national champion team. I haven't corresponded with him since, but I thought it be pretty cool if this was the year he ran, so I sent them to him.

On another note, it was weird watching a race with basically scripted commentary.

Rock on, Coach Dario Donatelli and ye alma mater, Carnegie Mellon!

so awesome

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This is taking forever to download onto my computer (live on the 'wrong side of the hills'); maybe from work.Anyway, that was a great Carleton team. We'd run against them three or four times a year. That year we went to their invite and spent the weekend with them. They were hard partiers too! They used classic Lydiard training, and good pacing to win races. At regionals they'd run as a pack and would have thier top 7 in about 70th or 80th place, well back from the leaders, and then they'd just move up. I learned a lot about running from that team. [Hopefully I'll get to see the video within a week.]

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Thanks for putting these up. One of my professors this year upon hearing that I ran XC said he ran for Carleton and was on a national champion team. I haven't corresponded with him since, but I thought it be pretty cool if this was the year he ran, so I sent them to him.

On another note, it was weird watching a race with basically scripted commentary.