Kevin Grogin RIP Joss. A legend and a true gentleman to the core.

Rest easy Joss, you'll be sadly missed.

RIP Joss. The fells will never be the same without you. The greatest athlete of all time.

RIP Joss, a true legend and gentleman.

Rest in Peace, Joss. A son of the most beautiful area in the world.

RIP Joss. An absolute fantastic runner and stalwart for fell running. My go to documentary just to remind to get out in the hills

RIP humble Legend!

Absolute legend of a human being, wonderful film.

Ovetts church railing injury he was never the same again the explosive speed gone

Inspirational! We read of these rare feet’s of human endurance. This has to be up there with them… Magnificent!

It’s mad to think what Joss could have done with today’s training, nutritional science and gear… he seemed like he never bothered to rest or eat half the time! Madness.

Coe and Daley on the Epo?! Some sort of steroid? Testosterone? Would love to ask!

I wish ovett would have prioritized the 800m and did less mileage and more speed and strength work. I think he would have run sub 1.42 had he not focused on the 1500m/mile. He won the 400m English schools championships as a 16 year old and was a big barrel chested strapping athlete who used his size to get out of trouble in tactical races like the 800m in Moscow, he did ALOT of pushing and manhandling in that race and came close to doing a bit too much.

Tempos incriveis abaixo de 30 e pra poucos👍😎

Like para esse videp espetacular 2.08 e para corredores um tempo quase imposdivel ate hoje poucos conseguem👍😎🇧🇷

Steve was the most perfect human running machine ever.

There was always only one and it was this man ,,,

How good was Jon Brown ?!! 👏👏👏👏

"I don't know how the Pommie guys train when it gets this cold" LOL Maybe he asked Charlie Spedding a year later (who beat him in the Olympic marathon, just as he did at Seoul 88).

Did you fart

a far better runner and more genuine man than Coe who's become a sleezeball

All 3 of em were lovely movers 😊

Ovetts career is forever intertwined with Coes, given their rivalry. Like others here have said Ovett seemed to be a more natural talent whereas Coe seemed to be the product of hard (better?) training. Im sure both of them worked very hard to achieve their great success. Both of them were great athletes. Ovetts personality make him a more compelling character, i think.

I liked Cram the best, then Coe. Ovett was a bit before my time and because of his celebrations I got the impression he was a bit cocky. He was a class athlete though.

Alberto Salazar's last world class level finish in a race. He literally fell of the athletic cliff after this and became an average runner whom could no longer compete at the world class level. The Boston Marathon race of 1982 really impacted him, even though he did win the NY Marathon that fall, his 3rd straight win. So interesting to fall off so quickly, like he aged 10 years in just a few months. I was a huge Salazar fan back in the early 80's and I was so surprised when he lost the Rotterdam race. He was such a cocky and confident young man, but then in a flash he became mortal! I actually met him once. He was at this running clinic before the Twins City Marathon in 1993. He didn't run, Ed Eyestone and Lisa Weidenbach were the winners, I ran my first marathon and was happy to break 4 hours, hehehe. But I Alberton at the clinic how much he inspired me and he signed an autograph. He seemed very nice and smiling all the time. Made my day, to meet my idol ❤

If I could ask Steve Ovett one question, it would be: which is harder - the last lap of the hardest 1500m you ever ran or commentating a 50k race walk?

A golden age for UK middle-distance running, once in a life time. Fantastic memories.

I have the impression that Ovett’s training was Rocky in Rocky IV and Coe’s was Drago.

That sprint finish with the Soviet vest on ....iconic.

Legend. just took my 10yr old grandson on his first hike in the Lakes. Hartsop over how and priests hole cave. he done good. going to show.him this and tell him about this Legend.

I was there on the day he did this. I was, in my mind, a fairly fit 34 year old doing the Buttermere horseshoe as a jog. Having done a few half marathons I thought it would be easy. It wasn't - my running partner kept having to wait for me and we kept coming across people with binoculars looking at the hills. We asked what was happening and they explained Joss is doing his 60 at 60. This meant nothing to us but it sounded so impressive. Years later, through Richard Askwith's book (Feet in the clouds) I understood what an amazing character he was. I recently did my own 60 at 60 but it was 60k just after my 60th birthday including a couple of laps of the Round Sheffield Run. Great fun - but nothing like what Joss managed!

Steve ovett. What a great runner could run anything between 800.meters. up to 5000 meters.half marathons .etc.

I thought modern social media was a bad thing but watching this I realised the media was worse then. The athletes couldn’t dictate their own narrative, it was the media that controlled what was said not the athlete. Now athletes can have their own voice, their own channel and can put their image out there on their own terms and the media can’t shape or control it as much. In the past they were dependent on the media and had to do what they wanted to have a favourable image portrayed. Just a thought….

my dream is to design the ultimate XC course with a few ice cold streams, a muddy section, a wood chip stretch over a canopy of trees😌

Ovett in full flight will always be one of track & field atlhetics's greatest sights. The story of how he came run in a USSR vest is also a real treat.

Brilliant! A true legend.

Jon, I'm writing an article for the 40th anniversary of the race. This doco is called 'Marathon One' isn't it?

God gave a talent to KENYA & ETHIOPIA

Komen was a pretty talented guy. To beat him on any occasion is a enormous accomplishment. JB is a fighter and Komen was no match in the mental game. This is a great race and a test of will.

I love these old XC races. These races from the late 70,s to the Ngugi era are my favorite. Things really were not as interesting since the end of the the end of the Tergat era. My two favorite runners of all time in cross is Lopez and Ngugi. Ngugi looked like he was jogging as he cranked out 2:54 per k. Lots of respect for Pat Porter. He was an American that really put up a great fight every time he hit the grass.

The epitome of Mental strength and courage to think I'll do this if it kills me. Inspirational man.... Legend

I've watched this many a time especially when I need some motivation and inspiration. Great to hear Joss's appreciation for the natural world at finish mentioning the May blossom and so on. I spoke to him for a while at one of the mountain trials. Not once did he mention himself or his achievements. He just gave encouragement and sound advice. Totally selfless. I have utter respect and admiration for the old guard. Keep moving forward Joss.....

More hurry steve

Y los corredores mexicanos?

What a man. A true Cumbrian legend.

Coe Ovett Cram , Warren , Elliott , McKean. UK ruled then.

Coe and Hicham In the same era

What was that Intro song?

I Know how hard it is to run 15:00 for 3miles on the flat,,,,4:19 first mile 13:33 at 3 miles!!!!!!! 10,k 28; minutes!!!!!!!!!! This CROSS COUNTRYY1984 PAT PORTER PEOPLE R,I,P,@@@

the look on moorcroft walkers face at 43:04 thinking they've taken a scalp-give over.and a fitting win for coe at the end