Peter Elliott, a close fourth in the 800 and an Olympic silver here and all while holding down a full time job with British steel...a true tough of the track
Coe's basic speed was faster, yes, but sport is not run on paper. Also, Coe lost too many championship 800m without asking a few more questions about him. He only won the Euro 86 because Cram had clearly peaked in the Commonwealths a few weeks before. Also, Ovett was vastly underrated as an 800m runner. If you lived through those Moscow days you will know Ovett was treated like a dog by the media. Coe had the most favourable coverage ever seen. I am dreading this film about them
Elliott was never blessed with the natural ability of Ovett, Coe and Cram, but by God he was a battler! Imagine it now: a world class 1500m/miler working as a joiner and running in his spare time....
Everytime I revisit this feed I look at the comments. Rono and the Cheriyouts were legit. I was in college with them. Good humble guys. They trained smart. And ran fast... fast... most of the time.
Peter Elliott...up at 5am to train...back to work in sheffield at 7:30am finishes work...back to train...never got the backing that cram, coe and ovett got. A bit like cathy cooke, unsung heroes of british athletics from the golden age
We were blessed to have such talented middle distance male runners in Britain in the 70/80’s. A joy to watch. We all had our favourites but we should appreciate them for what they were, world class!
Coe wasn't out of shape in 88. He under-performed at the Trials because he was suffering from bronchitis but was forced to run. Being ill doesn't mean out of shape. He'd already beaten Ereng (who went on to win the 800 title) twice in the summer of 88 (the only person to do so)& ran 1:43 two weeks after the trials when not fully recovered. No one runs 1:43 "out of shape". This was faster than Elliott ran all season and was more than a month before the Games. He also beat Crabb after the trials.
Shame we never saw Cram get the 1500m OIympic gold his talent deserved. Too young in 80, coming off injury in 84 and finished as a real challenger by 88. Still what a fabulous career he had and what a time it was to be a British Athletics fan!
Tactically, one of the Greatest Olympic Finals of all time. Right up there with Kip Keino in the 1500 metres in 1968 at Mexico City and John Ngugi in the 5000 metres at these Olympics. The Kenyans know how to Race and can adjust tactics according to the situation. They have minds like a steel trap!
Peter's "hero"-so to speak-was/is Jim Ryun.Five years ago,I went onto Ryun's website to give him Peter's telephone number for the New Balance store in which Peter works.I've been buying shoes at that store in Hasbrouck Heights,NJ for years.
The selection policy in Britain was wrong, Coe should have been selected on early season form. 3 weeks after the trials he ran a sub 1m 44s 800m and a 3m 35s 1500m to prove he would have been ready. Elliott, Cram & Coe should have been selected in the 1500m.
Great race this. Peter Rono's last lap time is key. 52.93 seconds. Any athlete running that time is going to win, especially if they're given a 1-2 metre head start, as he was. But the really interesting thing is, if you look at him carefully, is he was looking around - he clearly had a lot in reserve and could have gone even faster if he needed to. That's why he won. He did just enough to win it by a safe and clear margin.
Peter Elliott, a close fourth in the 800 and an Olympic silver here and all while holding down a full time job with British steel...a true tough of the track
I could listen to David Coleman all day.
Coe's basic speed was faster, yes, but sport is not run on paper. Also, Coe lost too many championship 800m without asking a few more questions about him. He only won the Euro 86 because Cram had clearly peaked in the Commonwealths a few weeks before.
Also, Ovett was vastly underrated as an 800m runner. If you lived through those Moscow days you will know Ovett was treated like a dog by the media. Coe had the most favourable coverage ever seen. I am dreading this film about them
Elliott was never blessed with the natural ability of Ovett, Coe and Cram, but by God he was a battler! Imagine it now: a world class 1500m/miler working as a joiner and running in his spare time....
Peter Elliott was the absolute epitome of decency.
Everytime I revisit this feed I look at the comments. Rono and the Cheriyouts were legit. I was in college with them. Good humble guys. They trained smart. And ran fast... fast... most of the time.
Peter Elliott...up at 5am to train...back to work in sheffield at 7:30am finishes work...back to train...never got the backing that cram, coe and ovett got. A bit like cathy cooke, unsung heroes of british athletics from the golden age
We were blessed to have such talented middle distance male runners in Britain in the 70/80’s. A joy to watch. We all had our favourites but we should appreciate them for what they were, world class!
Coe wasn't out of shape in 88. He under-performed at the Trials because he was suffering from bronchitis but was forced to run. Being ill doesn't mean out of shape. He'd already beaten Ereng (who went on to win the 800 title) twice in the summer of 88 (the only person to do so)& ran 1:43 two weeks after the trials when not fully recovered. No one runs 1:43 "out of shape". This was faster than Elliott ran all season and was more than a month before the Games. He also beat Crabb after the trials.
Peter Rono ran the smartest race. I am a proud Kenyan watching from Nairobi, Kenya.
Shame we never saw Cram get the 1500m OIympic gold his talent deserved. Too young in 80, coming off injury in 84 and finished as a real challenger by 88. Still what a fabulous career he had and what a time it was to be a British Athletics fan!
Thanks for posting this been looking for it for ages.
Tactically, one of the Greatest Olympic Finals of all time. Right up there with Kip Keino in the 1500 metres in 1968 at Mexico City and John Ngugi in the 5000 metres at these Olympics. The Kenyans know how to Race and can adjust tactics according to the situation. They have minds like a steel trap!
Thanks for this video! Jeff Atkinson is my cross country coach this year so I feel very honored. :D
Beautiful race to Peter Rono
Peter's "hero"-so to speak-was/is Jim Ryun.Five years ago,I went onto Ryun's website to give him Peter's telephone number for the New Balance store in which Peter works.I've been buying shoes at that store in Hasbrouck Heights,NJ for years.
You are awesome Peter Rono! You got the famous Rono name! Henry! I me Henry at the Sunkist meet. He was eating an orange after running
Wow, a 21 year old out smarted Steve Scott and Steve Cram! That was not supposed to happen, but Rono had the best race strategy, and kick of course.
The selection policy in Britain was wrong, Coe should have been selected on early season form. 3 weeks after the trials he ran a sub 1m 44s 800m and a 3m 35s 1500m to prove he would have been ready. Elliott, Cram & Coe should have been selected in the 1500m.
Great race this. Peter Rono's last lap time is key. 52.93 seconds. Any athlete running that time is going to win, especially if they're given a 1-2 metre head start, as he was. But the really interesting thing is, if you look at him carefully, is he was looking around - he clearly had a lot in reserve and could have gone even faster if he needed to. That's why he won. He did just enough to win it by a safe and clear margin.