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Superlative! Almost every form of motor-sport is so droningly boring. A procession of narcissistic fools being watched by Fangio wannabes. But... THIS! This is something quite different. It is idiotic, ridiculous, competitive, yet humilating and equalizing. Everybody I knew wanted to go to ...

@gracko14 OK. Better late than never. Coe: fabulous WR, still UK NR 30 years later, two OG silvers (at 800). Snell: fabulous WR, still NZ NR 50 years later, two OG golds (at 800). Coe: some great victories but also some losses e.g. EC 800 78, 82. Snell: never beaten in major contests at eit...

Peter Snell's dominance in these races was the pinnacle of a glittering career. The most feared runner in the world in the early to mid 60s at his peak. The way Snell simply blew the field away in the 1500 has never been equalled. As John Davies says. The 800 doesn't look as dramatic but is ju...

@Bluesdirections No but SriRam Singh also ran a great race in the epic 800m final in 76. What a finish by Kaufmann, maintaining his form and eking out every micron. But...not....quite....enough, Davis does well to hang on for the victory. And the WR, 44.9.

The first gold for the invincible Snell and the guru Lydiard. What a beauty! Snell boxed on the inside up the straight. Moens is poised, takes control with perfect tactics, drives for the tape from 80m out, looks to his right, Kerr and Schmidt recede. Thinks he's won...until he senses the bla...

It happened more than fifty years ago and this is one of the greatest performances in track history. Absolutely and utterly phenomenal. Still the NZ NR and the fastest ever run on a grass track. Considering the Kenyan champs were held on dirt/grass tracks until the late 80s, this is even more ...

@deano27671 Mmm yes, but the final time was 3:39.1. Van Damme's PR was 3:36, and Wellman's even slower. Yet they were only inches behind Walker. Van Damme had just run a 1:43 800 after four rounds. Walker, or maybe it was Arch Jelley, stated that he'd prepared for a final featuring Bayi i.e. ...

Yes you are. Everyone knows it. Especially over there on LR. But, dude, relax. Don't tone it down. We all need entertainment. Everyone has a position. This is a superlative run but why Robinson's idiocy was tolerated, I can't know. Ovett used the less well-performed but very reliable Bob ...