The Americans are escalating this conflict in Korea
The Americans are escalating this conflict in Korea
The race was fixed; Bannister wasn't good enough to go sub-4 -- he was a distant 4th in the Olympics 2 years earlier.
Plus the video clearly shows that Chataway and Brasher intentionally eased up.
Joseph McVeigh wrote:
The race was fixed; Bannister wasn't good enough to go sub-4 -- he was a distant 4th in the Olympics 2 years earlier.
Plus the video clearly shows that Chataway and Brasher intentionally eased up.
Good one! Of course the other side would say: Chataway and Brasher underestimated Bannister because he was not a threat to go that fast so they let him go.
He could've gone 3:57 if he had more of a forward lean.
More like 3:59 1600 yards. Everyone knows the iffey road track is short.
If the internet existed in 1954 like this we'd all hop in our time machines and watch the race live in color.
yeeaehaeha wrote:
He could've gone 3:57 if he had more of a forward lean.
If he had leaned back as much as Prefontaine he would have gone 3:54.6.
He needs to be DQed for intentional pacing.
(which was illegal back then)
Truly bannid
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Bannister not thin!
Was he wearing a look of relaxation upon his face?
Randy Oldman wrote:
Bannister is a doctor with unlimited access to EPO.
What's EPO?
Doesn't count. He was rabbited.
He also used supplemental oxygen. The first paper he ever published was about it's use as a performance enhancer.
With modern spikes and these crazy fast cinders we have nowadays Lovelock would've run 3:55! Not to mention in Lovelock's day they didn't do high mileage like Bannister, just good old fashioned walking in place behind the counter at work!
Bannister would have ran way faster if he wasn't for his awful form! He's a heal striker!
http://imagecache5d.allposters.com/watermarker/27-2762-SGCTD00Z.jpg?ch=894&cw=670
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A Theorist would write
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In retrospect a sub 4 didn't mean much because there were no Africans in the race. They'd send up guys to run 3:53.
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Another would say
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Iffley track must have been short
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What this thread misses is that the incivility and public idiocy of the current boards did not exist as such in that time. Had, say, WWII rapidly accelerated computer technology to the point of the website existing then, the discussion would have been highly respectful and knowledgeable.
FAT?
lithographs?
Real_Cross_Fit_Dude
Look at his small arms, bird like chest. How will he ever get a girl and have kids. What woman wants that? Rich Fonynig would destroy him in anyrace take his woman have kids faster better athletes than Bannister
See! No Lydiard training like this will break mile 4. Lydiard is stooopid! Bannister is fasttwitch. He must run interval training. I said that!
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