I was there as a 12 year old, on the steep hill. The course was a quagmire and the weather was truly miserable, but John Treacy didn't mind because he was in a class of his own.
@redrum41006 ай бұрын
Frustratingly the finish has not made it on to the video. Is there a part 2?
@johnmc386211 ай бұрын
You need to be tough as nails in that event.
@brendanhogan9881 Жыл бұрын
Magnificent win by John Treacy. Interesting to see the recently deceased Harry Gorman at 10:30 waving the Ireland scarf.
@kevinfitzsimons41 Жыл бұрын
Was looking for this ages ago but couldn’t find it! It comes up on my feed months later of it’s own accord! 😅. Those hills look absolutely gruelling! John Tracy- legendary x country runner but could also beat Steve Ovett on the track and got a silver medal in the Olympic marathon! Legend! Cheers for posting
@RenataG07 Жыл бұрын
Matt Gray here.. so my H.S. coach was Marc Hunter. He was in the '78 race. He said that race organizers were so worried weeks before the race because there was no mud, no "ruff terrain". They wanted some rain before the race to make the course tough. So a week before the race they trucked in mud. Then nearly every day within the last week: constant rain..thus more mud and it was a show he said, too much mud, overkill. He said for Arbogast, the stars aligned, and he had the race of his life..Marc Hunter: great guy and a hell of a "Shriner"
@The6pruz3 жыл бұрын
John Treacy, who won two world XC titles, was a legend in his own time, and nobody could run better than him in the mud. Extremely thin with pale white skin, he didn't look dominant, but boy could he run! Tough as nails and one of the greatest of his era. That's his brother coaching at Providence College in the US, correct? I was always told they were brothers.
@rorybrennan3603 жыл бұрын
Shame about the sound.
@johnmc386211 ай бұрын
At least there is sound.
@jasonaltham70133 жыл бұрын
The Mudlark at his best.
@thomasholmes70703 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Jack Whitaker, reporting! A true legend.
@macalsionmacalsion14343 жыл бұрын
Fred Cogley?
@ianpalmer22203 жыл бұрын
Brendan O Reilly
@andrewdunne173511 ай бұрын
@@ianpalmer2220It most certainly is Brendan O'Reilly of RTE Sport
@kmkfox125 жыл бұрын
Looks like the Tough Mudder Run.
@hermes34305 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting-
@simonedwards88886 жыл бұрын
Not a Kenyan or Ethiopian in sight !!!!!!!!!!!!!
@stevedgolfer5 жыл бұрын
Don't you mean Turkish athletes 😂😂😂
@loveboaterboy83523 жыл бұрын
Back in those day the Kenyans and Ethiopians hadn't realised they could run!!!!
@AnthonyMcqueen19872 жыл бұрын
This was before their dominance started but they were coming up in 1977 they took over the 10k world record and the rest is history.