Seb coe DID NOT have the best running form ever..

what i meant to say was TIGHTNESS from seb coe. not STRUGGLING

I agree that it LOOKS like he has good form, but does that mean he actually does?

I thought having a bouncy stride wasted energy?

Coe is The Falcon and Cram is The Eagle. Two birds, equally magnificent.

His time was within 2 seconds of the WR.

Can Si or Asbel run sun 3:28 this summer at the OG?

Have to disagree. When Coe was on form he floated above the track and looked great from the side and front on. There was lttle tension in his head or neck unless he was in the last 100m of a 1:41 or running 12.1 in the last 100 of an Olympic final!! Surely we can forgive him that!?

He actually held his form better than Cram when under pressure. Yes, Coe might have tightened on occasions, but Cram's head would start to roll a la Zatopek when he was struggling.

I give you that from side on Cram could also look imperious, but from head on he could look ungainly and had a problem with a distorted foot placement.

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/2842/cramcoebiomechanics.jpg

You can't tell nearly as much as people think by just watching someone run.

Coe had virtually no vertical oscillation? Am I right?

Yawn.

That same photo is in "Better Training For Distance Runners". Cram had biomechanical problems (obviously), which is why he had a fairly short career.

How anyone can claim that Cram's foot placement comes with better form than Coe is beyond me.

they are at totally different points in their stride

Red Arrow wrote:

Have to disagree.

Shocking. You're the same guy who posts using another name and you've never done anything other than orgasm over Coe.

gofckyrself wrote:

Red Arrow wrote:

Have to disagree.

Shocking. You're the same guy who posts using another name and you've never done anything other than orgasm over Coe.

OK, it just hit me what your name was, deanouk.

speaktosnakes wrote:

Seb coe won the race, but look at those bouncy strides from Cram. so much knee lift.

Yes, so bouncy and so much knee lift that his form was terribly inefficient compared to someone like Coe's. He also rotated his feet outward when sprinting down the homestretch, unlike Coe.

You could say you like Cram's better than Coe, but as far as mechanics and efficiency, Coe's form is FAR better than Cram's.

You're right - Geb has the best running form ever.

Lagat

Best form is specific to individual events. You would not expect the best form for the 100m is the same as the best form for the marathon. With that in mind the following people DO have the best form of all time for their distances:

100m - Bolt

200m - Bolt

400m - Johnson

800m - Rudisha

1500m - El Guerrouj

5000m - Bekele

10000m - Bekele

You are correct in saying that Coe did NOT have the best form ever.

Form Matters wrote:

Best form is specific to individual events. You would not expect the best form for the 100m is the same as the best form for the marathon. With that in mind the following people DO have the best form of all time for their distances:

100m - Bolt

200m - Bolt

400m - Johnson

800m - Rudisha

1500m - El Guerrouj

5000m - Bekele

10000m - Bekele

You are correct in saying that Coe did NOT have the best form ever.

Form is one component of what makes you fast. Just saying that the world record holder has the best form misses the point. It could be that you have great form but, for example, relatively poor aerobic fitness.

Form Matters wrote:

Best form is specific to individual events. You would not expect the best form for the 100m is the same as the best form for the marathon. With that in mind the following people DO have the best form of all time for their distances:

100m - Bolt

200m - Bolt

400m - Johnson

800m - Rudisha

1500m - El Guerrouj

5000m - Bekele

10000m - Bekele

You are correct in saying that Coe did NOT have the best form ever.

You're an idiot.

These guys are all poseurs. Dr. Romanov has the best form:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2WS2z2mnmw