1979 AAA 5000m Mike McLeod and 2 Mile world record Steve Ovett
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- čas přidán 1. 04. 2013
- Here is the AAA's 5000m race from 1979 including Mike McLeod, Henry Rono, Eamonn Coghlan, Bernie Ford Brendan Foster Rod Dixon. After that race it picks up the last mile where Steve Ovett goes head to head with Henry Rono over 2 miles. Some others in the race are Mike McLeod, Eamonn Coghlan, John Robson Nick Rose.
Steve Ovett is my all time favourite athlete and it was a joy to watch him In that race over Rono at Crystal Palace all those years ago.
Good God Eamonn Coughlan's a legend. So relaxed all the way round. He was before my time so I never fully appreciated him, and I see him regularly at our track meets here in Ireland. But this vid proves he's truly world class. And only an amateur athlete, working full time in tourism. Beating a World class field.
Ovett is among the greatest racers ever.
Rono was one of the top distance runners of the time, and Ovett made it look easy. RIP Ron Pickering and David Coleman.
Ovett waving to the crowd beating four times world record holder rono AND the world's record,,, two years later Ovett did it again when equaling coes 1500m world record in Oslo!!!!!!!!! Can you imagine what this super man would have done in 1982/1983/1984/ if he hadn't been struck with Athletical KRYPTONITE !!!!!!! And still Steve ran that FANTASTIC world record 1500 in rieti 1983 ,,,,qualified for both 800/1500 in Los Angeles when nature BATTER,D Ovett with bronchitis unabling him to breath and cramping up his body, especially his FINGERS!!!!! LION HEART !!!!!!!!
Ovett was jogging!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Proof??? 55? LAST LAP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And he was UK 800m record HOLDER at that MOMENT !!!!!!! LEGEND!!!!!!!!!
theres never been a runner like that ever-ovett stalking rono(who was world class) at a jog and then bang and it was all so effortless
Ovett..an all time great.
coghlan was v good,ovett was simply amazing
Great footage. Thanks so much for loading! These guys were my heros at the time.
Ovett the greatest.
Such a great athlete.... poetry in motion....
"Foster economically working his way into fifth." Was this not the greatest Athletics announcers of all time!?
Thanks for posting this...these are great races.
Just loved Steve ovett , pace power and a bit of arrogance
Great race with some real quality in the field.
i bought mick mcleods new balance spikes,from the sweat shop in teddington years ago,i think he was sponsored by them but wore nike zoom in the olympics and took the ticks off the sides of the spikes i think it was la 84.
Not sure why Coghlan isn't mentioned in the title, but thanks for the great upload anyway.
Gripping stuff, Mark.
When 13 minutes for the 5K seemed unobtainable....Rono was king....but Ovett could win almost any distance he chose on the right day. This was the right day.