Awad 3:57.03 - Fastest Mile Ever in GLASSES?

Craig Masback ran 3:52

Rexing did it in trainers

Manzano did it in a t-shirt

And now,

Awad has done it in glasses

Sydney Wooderson actually set the WR while wearing glasses..

Masback wrote:

Craig Masback ran 3:52

pics for proof of glasses please

Technically wrote:

Sydney Wooderson actually set the WR while wearing glasses..

Wooderson only ran 4:06. His glasses were, admittedly, huge. Probably cost him two seconds a lap.

More!

Steve Scott ran much faster with (sun) glasses.

Masback wrote:

Craig Masback ran 3:52

Thick old-time glasses and curly hair. Noice.

Awad arguably is in this heritage, with his hairiness and Ivy-League background.

Hey man, if you gotta wear them you gotta wear them! If there were no contact lenses technology, be sure us near-sighted runners would find a way to become one with the glasses.

I think you can easily subtract 12 seconds from Woodersons time.

I imagine there are a few fo' by fo'fo'ty relay teams in glasses?

You ask me why

I'm such a hairy guy...

https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.dpn/44192_04262014_pennrelaysanalyn216f.jpg

While not the fastest, the late Paul Cummings ran 3:37.6 , 3:56 mile

13:19

27:43

1:01.x half a WR at the time and 2:11

all over 30+ years ago.

I had forgotten how good he was and what range?

asdfasd wrote:

Technically wrote:

Sydney Wooderson actually set the WR while wearing glasses..

Wooderson only ran 4:06. His glasses were, admittedly, huge. Probably cost him two seconds a lap.

More!

The point was that it was in fact also the WR, period.

I think they were actually tiny spectacles.

asdfasd wrote:

Masback wrote:

Craig Masback ran 3:52

pics for proof of glasses please

Video of race.

This made me laugh.

GOAT beard competition. Awad Vs Lear Vs Blankenship

Sssaowo wrote:

GOAT beard competition. Awad Vs Lear Vs Blankenship

With that striped Univ. of Pennsylvania singlet, he reminds of Waldo of the "See if you can spot Waldo" game. Props to Awad.

here you go wrote:

asdfasd wrote:

pics for proof of glasses please

Video of race.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyss8ym2bq0

that's a lot of fast white guys

The race where Awad needed binoculars to see the field was his best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRb8D_7KS8E

Ovett may have won but Frank Clement had the best beard

http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/545285003-athlete-steve-ovett-smiles-as-he-wins-the-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=X7WJLa88Cweo9HktRLaNXh2h5ONRkDxZw7bfDMfKrMJ2oxbtcD2ZEN58iqOK9M3HXQUY9a9QjBKacyITxFnMyQ%3D%3D