irunfastXC wrote:
Gangnam Style wrote:
No one considers them iconic because most people in the sport see it for what it is -- a marketing gimmick. I love Kipchoge but wish he had never done that.
Yes, it was a marketing gimmick.
But everyone will remember the first man to break 2:00:00 in the marathon.
And everyone here will remember where they were when they watched it.
I disagree -- it's the equivalent if Bannister had set up a downhill road mile to break 4 for the first time. It would have lost much, if not all, of its luster and meaning. We wouldn't have the photo that the OP posted!
Gangnam Style wrote:
irunfastXC wrote:
Yes, it was a marketing gimmick.
But everyone will remember the first man to break 2:00:00 in the marathon.
And everyone here will remember where they were when they watched it.
I disagree -- it's the equivalent if Bannister had set up a downhill road mile to break 4 for the first time. It would have lost much, if not all, of its luster and meaning. We wouldn't have the photo that the OP posted!
Who is going to remember it or know this photo in 70 years, as we do with the Bannister pics?
On the other hand.
The picture of the synchronized Kenyan feet running on the dirt track is one of my favorites (more on the art side than competitive side). This link only shows a piece of it. Anyone have a better link?
How did it take 8 pages before this one finally showed up?!
Another one of my favorites:
https://media.aws.iaaf.org/media/Spikes/77d4385a-dbcd-4b97-a53d-eee41f8b329d.png?v=-1461219727
I think this comes in a close second to the Nike Sub 2/Eliud Kipchoge
probably not super high on the list but very cool photos
The Bill Clinton picture reminded me of this one:
Grete Waitz winning the first event in the first World Athletics Championships, the marathon of the Helsinki 1983, my tears were running.
https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/dette-var-hennes-livs-lop/3171798.html
usain bolt has multiple more iconic photos duh
irunfastXC wrote:
Gangnam Style wrote:
No one considers them iconic because most people in the sport see it for what it is -- a marketing gimmick. I love Kipchoge but wish he had never done that.
Yes, it was a marketing gimmick.
But everyone will remember the first man to break 2:00:00 in the marathon.
And everyone here will remember where they were when they watched it.
I already can’t remember where I was when I watched this.
Bannister breaking 4 may have been the most iconic moment, but the most iconic photo is the looking over the shoulder one.
Facts Matter? wrote:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/John_Carlos%2C_Tommie_Smith%2C_Peter_Norman_1968cr.jpgNo contest!
Oh my gosh, I agree with Facts Matter... again!
Here is my contribution for a top 10 candidate:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/47/5c/22/475c22f80668b3073699481edbdb641d.jpgI remember that one well...A great photo...Surreal!!!
CarolinaRunner wrote:
Steve Prefontaine vs Gerry Lindgren at the 1969 PAC-10 Championships
http://citiusmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/prefontaine-lindgren-1969-960x551.jpg
I do believe that was called the PAC-8 back then in 1969.