1984-1986 World Cross Country

1984- men
1985-Mens and Women's
1986 Mens

[@classicalgreekintroductory6045]

This is one of the best sports commentators I've ever heard.

[@tommytempo1]

Ron Pickering and Stuart Storey.

[@classicalgreekintroductory6045]

@@tommytempo1 It is merely the guy commenting on the 1985 race who is truly outstanding though.

[@tommytempo1]

@@classicalgreekintroductory6045 Ron Pickering.

[@jimmymack1973]

Zola Budd was such a magnificent cross country runner. In 1986 she ran barefoot slipping and sliding through the mud and still destroyed the field.

[@michaeladrian2210]

Zola ran 4:17 mile!

[@jimmymack1973]

@@michaeladrian2210 She did. STILL the UK record. Laura Muir has tried to conquer it a few times.

[@gustavoarregui1193]

LOS 80"S FUERON FANTÁSTICOS HUBO FONDISTAS EXCELENTES UN GRAN NIVEL

[@albertbrooksjr.1435]

Awesome, first time since 1984 to watch World Cross Country Championship that was in United States. Thanks for the recordings. 😀

[@luisantunes1900]

Lopes best runner Portuguese

[@musik102]

Later that year, Lopez went on to win gold in the Olympic marathon and Steve Jones went on to break the marathon world record.

[@lukenorth7127]

Yep. And approximately one year after Lopes won the World XC title in New Jersey, he did so again in his homeland of Portugal. Before retiring, he became the first man to run the marathon in under 2:08, at Rotterdam.

[@mendoncacorreia]

Lopes! Crushing!

[@johnbowden1140]

Pat Porter was one tough sob!!!

[@simonedwards5564]

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,@@@

[@jeremyhomewood9573]

Wow!!!!!!the great pat porter !!!! RIP just before the African domination!!!!!! This was a very VERY fast race !!!!!!!

[@michaeladrian2210]

Pat Porter...RIP

[@martinmunioz1979]

Carlos Lopes moving the arms seems Stefano Baldini... But his legs, moving like Bekele...

[@mendoncacorreia]

As a matter of fact, he looks pretty much like his idol, the great Belgium runner Emiel Puttemans. ☺

[@simonedwards5564]

And finishing LIKE the great YIFTER THE SHIFTER!!!!!!!!

[@tonysgadgets4051]

Thanks, would also like to watch the late 80's championships.

[@stephenmuguti5434]

the great john ngugu of kenya hoyeeeeeeeee

[@jimmymack1973]

Do you have the women's race from 86, Jon? Would be nice to hear the BBC commentary for it. (The ITV is already available.)

[@gloven2run689]

What was that Intro song?

[@VictorOctavian]

Does anyone know why Tim Hutchings [ENG] did so poorly in the 1986 race? He'd won the English national already that year, over 9miles, was second in the World race in '84, again in '89 and a few weeks later, he massacred domestic competition over 1500m and 8k on the same weekend.

[@simonedwards5564]

TIM HAD THE WORST STITCH AND STOMACH PROBLEMS IN THE 1986 RACE AND I REMEMBER THE TELEVISION CAMERA CAUGHT TIM STOPPING AND (WITH HANDS ON HIPS,) TRYING TO STRETCH THE PAIN AWAY,,,,,DAMNED SHAME AS TIM WAS IN FANTASTIC UTTERLY PULSEPOUNDING BRILLIANT 👍👌💥 FORM,,,I WAS GUTTED FOR HIM AS HE WAS IN THE BEST CONDITION EVER!!!!!!!!

[@VictorOctavian]

@@simonedwards5564 Many thanks for that! Yep - one of my fave runners and a monster over the country. Cheers!

[@jeremyhomewood9573]

4:19 !!!!!!! 1st ; MILE !!!!!!! What the !!!!!!

[@jeremyhomewood9573]

13 :33 at 3 miles !!!!!! Unbelievable!!!!!! TRULY wonderful !!!!!!!

[@WithBACON]

That was Pat Porter for you. In the US, he was usually able to run away from the field that way (in cross-country), not so against the rest of the world...He was a bit like a cross-country version of Johnny Gray...

[@lukenorth7127]

@@WithBACON Good analogy. Johnny Gray or Steve Prefonfaine. Although, Pre got away with that sometimes on the track.

[@GeoAce777]

'baby devil race'