If You Could Go Back In Time, What Race Would You Most Want To See Live?

The Ryan versus Liquori mile at MLK Games in May, 1971.

OOps, didn't edit! Ryun vesus Liquori mile at MLK Games in May, 1971. Sorry, Jim!

Look at Mills! Look at Mills! OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH! If its that good on 120x120 black and white video, I can only imagine what it would be like live.

1968 Oly 1500 m final. Ryun a well-beaten 2nd.

Any of the early to mid 80's Bislett Mile races.....

Really wish I had been able to be in Mexico City for John Carlos, Peter Norman and Tommie Smith in 1968.

Tokyo in '64.

Mills race is a close second, but Schul and Dellinger in the 5000m is my choice. I'm still impressed with how gutsy Dellinger ran to get third. The coming out of retirement only made it even better.

Best distance performance by a group of Americans ever.

wineturtle wrote:

Really wish I had been able to be in Mexico City for John Carlos, Peter Norman and Tommie Smith in 1968.

Northern European song about The Salute

"Mr.. John Carlos' by Nationalteaten (Swedish>English)

Say, do you remember still the day of the Olympics in Mexico

It was the podium ceremony and 200 meters

It whispered solemnly in lighter honor division

Mr. theatrical display took on the solemn mien

Starsprangled rose slowly into the sky in a drizzle of sentimentality

No eye was dry in the night between ecstasy

When two black fists raised to the sky

The scandal hit the bottom of the Olympic village

Societe swallows astonishment his whiskey sour

They have defiled starsprangled with black-power

All flapping American heart stood still

Our black boys have behaved very badly

Refr.

And Mr. John Carlos, you dug your own grave

For sport is above politics

In your chest beating yourself in for the first nail

You should have contented yourself with your big victory

And thinking about your future as a pleasant and successful negro

Then what happened with John Carlos?

Wondering what all of which belong to

It is a rough and sorgesam history

He was fired from the team and disappeared from Mexico

Then extinct was his sporting glory

But revenge did not end with it and it continues today

Everywhere he sought the job was where the cold shoulder

As a rebel he was stamped forever

Troublemakers to be held shortly

He has disgraced the sport

And damage to our business

Let family starve to death

So maybe he learns

Refr ..

I met John Carlos in Munich 72

He had a job without pay

in sports firm Puma

He lived in the interviews, which costs 100 bucks

He said a little ashamed "of course the family must live"

We talked a bit forced for a while when I suddenly caught sight of one thing

A label with a panther on his shirt

I said "Then you have contacts there, you fight for the black-power than today"

He sat silently for a moment and then replied quietly:

"The e no pledges, the E a puma."

I would love to see a few of my HS and college races from the mid-70s, in particular my HS PR of 4:15.2.

Since right now I can hardly even run that pace for a 100, it would be neat to see that at one time I really could.

Hasay passing McLaughlin and Brasovan at Footlocker and taunting them by eating a hotdog later.

Rosie Ruiz BAA Victory.

Munich 800.

I would like to go back to see Adam, because I heard he was first in the human race.

dave wottle munich

Its not even close!!!!!!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olympics_Black_Power_salute

2008 USA Oly Trials 800.

Any Race where Bill McChesney ran under 13:17...

Skuj wrote:

I love you, letsrun. This truly is f***en remarkable.

Thanks, I think.

Dave Wottle Oly 800 final.

duel in the sun.

Hannes against me, Stockholm 1912.

We swopped everything - tall tales, punches, playing cards, early motor cumbustion prototypes, our wives . . . but especially the lead.

I know the results would shame your average Ethiopian shepherdess, sacre bleu, but they were different times then. (No, really).

He dropped the world record by 30 secs but then his brothers had him practising marathons at an early age, while I was carrying rather a large moustache. In fact King Gustav hung a medal on it.

Then this Serbian patriot appeared just as I was heading towards Antwerp. In every way you could possibly imagine.