If LetsRun was around when Bannister ran sub-4

And another thing--1954 was also the year Alan Turing killed himself because of being persecuted over being gay. A proud year for the UK. The irony is that the "rapidly accelerated computer technology" was set back by who knows how much because of this glorious, bygone culture.

Some lunatic wrote:

If the internet existed in 1954 like this we'd all hop in our time machines and watch the race live in color.

Due to the expensive cost of WWII England was a black and white only country from 1945 to 1955, although shades of grey were introduced in 1949 and became more prevalent in the '52-55 era.

Quite right, old bean wrote:

jjjjjjjjj wrote:

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.

Ah, yes, it was a period of great respect for and civility toward different ethnic groups, women, gays, and the working class. And who can forget the elevated social discourse of Joe McCarthy? How far we have fallen.

The thing is in those days there was a far more sense of STYLE! I was watching a political debate between Gore Vidal (who was Gay) and William F. Buckley on YouTube and they were insulting each other just like now but they did it with CLASS and STYLE! In other words they were calling each other an "idiot" and "troll" but using far BETTER LANGUAGE. Everyone on Letsrun should do the same.

this thread is bringing the LULZ

Bannister improved from 4:08.3 in 1951 to 3:58.8 in 1954. He had to be on drugs.

I see your point. Well-said.

Super Jay Five wrote:

The thing is in those days there was a far more sense of STYLE! I was watching a political debate between Gore Vidal (who was Gay) and William F. Buckley on YouTube and they were insulting each other just like now but they did it with CLASS and STYLE! In other words they were calling each other an "idiot" and "troll" but using far BETTER LANGUAGE. Everyone on Letsrun should do the same.

Quite right, old bean wrote:

I see your point. Well-said.

Super Jay Five wrote:

The thing is in those days there was a far more sense of STYLE! I was watching a political debate between Gore Vidal (who was Gay) and William F. Buckley on YouTube and they were insulting each other just like now but they did it with CLASS and STYLE! In other words they were calling each other an "idiot" and "troll" but using far BETTER LANGUAGE. Everyone on Letsrun should do the same.

Thanks! Class and style are really underated. Kennedy may have not been a better President than Obama but he had FAR MORE CLASS! Same with movie stars and athletes compared to nowadays.

Super Jay Five wrote:

[quote]Super Jay Five wrote:

The thing is in those days there was a far more sense of

Thanks! Class and style are really underated. Kennedy may have not been a better President than Obama but he had FAR MORE CLASS! Same with movie stars and athletes compared to nowadays.

Ummm, ever heard of Winston Churchill?

Bessie Braddock: “Sir, you are drunk.”

Churchill: “Madam, you are ugly. In the morning, I shall be sober.”

Nancy Astor: “Sir, if you were my husband, I would give you poison.”

Churchill: “If I were your husband I would take it.”

beard scratcher wrote:

Super Jay Five wrote:

[quote]Super Jay Five wrote:

The thing is in those days there was a far more sense of

Thanks! Class and style are really underated. Kennedy may have not been a better President than Obama but he had FAR MORE CLASS! Same with movie stars and athletes compared to nowadays.

Ummm, ever heard of Winston Churchill?

Bessie Braddock: “Sir, you are drunk.”

Churchill: “Madam, you are ugly. In the morning, I shall be sober.”

Nancy Astor: “Sir, if you were my husband, I would give you poison.”

Churchill: “If I were your husband I would take it.”

Thats pretty classy

ventolin fan wrote:

ventolin^3:

couda gone

3'53"

that day without the stoopid pacing

Isn't this probably true?

Who's more blue collar - Bannister or Landy?

I heard he trains with a 40 pound vest on.

the brojos would have taken credit for it.

Umm....ever heard of Glenn Cunningham?

i actually had the privilege to attend a neurology lecture from roger in

'85

at

National Institute for Neurology in London Queens Square

i don't know whether he was a consulting doc there or living off another glory

he just said

"i'm a consultant neurologist, my name is Roger Ban..."

& everyone stood up & clapped him until he bayed the crowd decrying them for pre-applauding a lecture on neurological symptoms of vitamin deficiency or some such innanity

( sadly, after nearly 30y later, i don't believe he made many/any great break thrus in the field - not his fault : arcane long-winded neurological history/examination is just prelude to an MRI/CT/bloods with an LP if needed

however, most docs woud consider an expert neuro historian/examiner as having the biggest dick in the house

i've got Hutchison's 22nd

nothing there to change view )

i'd told him after i was a track fan asked him after who he thought best runner was/ever

he just looked at me with his intimidating majesty & side-lipped :

"Jim Ryun

Best Ever

Look him up"

Best ventolin post ever

Just imagine if he upped his mileage