Seb Coe Interviewed by Brendan Foster

In this post 2012 Olympics interview Coe looks back on his athletic career and then talks of the successful London Olympic bid and his retrospective thoughts on the Games.

[@brettwilkinson9529]

Coe, Ovett, Cram, Elliott. What a golden time for British athletics.

[@siypic]

It was..... and filtered down to local level, sadly thats dissapeared now.

[@darrenshaw767]

@@siypic GB middle distance is the strongest now since the 80’s. I’d hardly say it’s disappeared.

[@siypic]

@@darrenshaw767 At international level maybe......... however at club level the situation is not good..... country 1500m final this year straight final with six runners.....mixing age groups into one race because there are not enough competitors.... so different to the 1980s

[@darrenshaw767]

@@siypic I competed in the 80’s, a few times there were straight finals. Other years there were heats. It’s always been like that.

[@siypic]

My friends coach MD at various clubs who where all MD runners like me in the 1980s the numbers are down and the times are slower....it is what it is.

[@varietylife6847]

“I am a runner and I always be a runner “ Love this guy. Great runner! Thank you.

[@michaeladrian2210]

One day as I was walking across a busy Portland Ore street intersection, a Kenyan guy stops me and ask what time the "race starts" (Cascade RunOff). Bemused, I asked how he knows I am in the race. His response "Come on man, one runner knows another!"

[@beefcakes27]

If you know Daley Thompson you know how funny that moment with the curtains was. 🤣 GO Seb..!

[@Daz555Daz]

For me (at their absolute peak in their career): Ovett the best all rounder. Coe, the best 800m, Cram the best 1500m/miler. What a staggering period of British athletics.

[@jeffallinson8089]

One of the greats from the Golden era of Middle Distance running. I doubt we will ever see those amazing days again.

[@eciliaenelson6293]

I just loved watching Seb Coe run. First class athlete.

[@gambog6684]

Smoothest silkiest runner ever to grace a track, poetry in motion..

[@NevaUndaPressure]

"Daddy" Coe should commit to running World Athletics properly and end the discrimination against African female athletes. #JusticeForCaster #JusticeForMboma

[@dreampartners6415]

The very great Brendan Foster and the very great Sebastian Coe, nice film 👍👏

[@frostie1315]

I’m part of the millenial generation that grew up with alan webb and bernard lagat, and am now loving the era of jakob and kerr - but, good lord, the 80s era of coe ovett and cram was so epic!!! incredibly inspiring era of track history fully of legends and great personalities

[@richardpedley5743]

Was a great era for British Middle Distance Running ,Coe,Ovett and Cram, so glad to have witnessed it ,will never be repeated

[@marchirving7316]

I remember cheering Coe's win in 1980. I was 9. It still gives me goosebumps to watch it now.😊 What a runner. He was just so thrilling to watch.

[@aperson2730]

I was 11 at the time. Saw him by chance in central London 4 days ago. I was standing right in front of him and got star-struck and couldn't get a word out. 😪

[@thomas1630]

I am American but if there was no Coe the whole thing would have been such a bore I dont know who we would have followed.

[@davidrobinson2776]

That 800 metres world record, before all the sports science, dieticians, personal trainers etc was phenomenal.

[@ZeldaFitz]

141:73 stood for 16 years and only improved on by less than 1 second.

[@rodneyallister9877]

I am 80 years old veteran was a harrier With Ron hill Seb Co was professional runner club running was three AAA.we had to work and train after work listening to Seb Co Full off him self Steve Overt was down to earth a freak accident Finished Steve

[@johnedwards2051]

seb coe hero for all of us who ran

[@ZeldaFitz]

As a kid of between 8-13 I loved watching Coe & Ovett competing, people would always say back then are you a Coe or Ovett fan, for me it was always Covett, I loved both of them.

[@jimmason8502]

I was more like Ovett in his later career, a 1500-5000m guy. But Coe was my hero. Still is.

[@dreampartners6415]

I was Ovett, loved them both though

[@AgnesOctavia4]

Was it my imagination or did he get a bit teary-eyed at the end? I know I did.

[@makingit7792]

Always my childhood hero. He game me motivation and guts!

[@edjacobs6897]

I was in New Guinea when this 800 was on in Moscow, I literally screamed at the TV , shitty position and tactics , Still the greatest ever .

[@mikeclifford7525]

fantastic interview

[@PrentisHancock1]

Fantastic! Thanks ASC!

[@CatherineBlack-p6n]

Thompson, Coe, Ovett, Cram, Elliot great athletes

[@flatoutt1]

great interview ,thanks impressive inspiring man. wonder how he'd go as PM. i bet he got a work out with the Olympics in 2012,magnificent effort from him and his team

[@Bloxdio_God]

What a shame Coe didn’t have the dignity to mention Allan Wells when discussing the British Team of the 80’s. He roomed with Wells in Moscow. Coe always had a sense of entitlement and an axe to grind.

[@sgu02nsc66]

Interesting. Why do you think he was omitted from discussion?

[@kennethlandau5396]

Greatest middle distance runner ever - PERIOD

[@vytautasezerskis2314]

Well done Brendan ! Two great mann !

[@kermathmichael]

Tom McKean too.

[@aperson2730]

It's that Punjabi blood

[@Robert-mn8gc]

I ❤'ed Seb Coe . Respected Steve Ovett. But Coe & John Walker were my 2 favourite Runners during this Era . I am Australian so not a British Blue Blood . And later on Micheal Johnson & Bolt who was simply Awesome. Also have gr8 Admiration 4 Mo Farah , his back story his quite remarkable. 2 U Seb Coe, thx 4 the long lasting memories. Blessings 2U Robert 🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇺

[@bencastillo322]

With today's training. Coe would have run 1:39

[@daeuri]

You should watch a TedTalk with David Epstein (Are Athletes getting Faster, Bigger, Stronger, Better). Perhaps the biggest difference between Coe's 800 meter record, and Rudisha's current record, are track conditions. Supposedly, if Jesse Owens (who fastest time in the 100 was 10.2) ran against Usain Bolt under the same track conditions, he would finish second by a stride.

[@runcaz7802]

Sub 1:41 perhaps. Don't get greedy.

[@jimmason8502]

@@runcaz7802 Possibly sub 1:41, most likely low 1:41s

[@randyevermore9323]

I actually don't think today's training differs much from what Seb was doing. With their emphasis on circuit training and speed/speed endurance instead of volume, Peter and Seb were way ahead of their time. That's why he was able to develop the tremendous 400m speed that he had. It wasn't inborn. His times at the shorter distances in his early teens really weren't that fast.

[@runcaz7802]

This video should have millions of views and likes.

[@ronaldmangal2338]

💯

[@redd605]

I remember being in shopping store watching the moments in the bid for 2012. Was a marvellous archivement,then that turned to tragedy the next day.with the sad lost of life.

[@musik102]

The Russians say that they went into Afghanistan to sort out Muslim extremists. and as a result many countries boycotted the Moscow Games. In 2012, the UK were Afghanistan trying to sort out Muslim extremists, but did any countries boycott the UK's Games?

[@colinvanwyk6775]

Seb Coe my childhood hero

[@tomthumb3500]

Thanks for posting.

[@ronaldofenomino857]

I grew up watching Seb Coe, he was my favourite to watch, also he made me dream about being a runner winning a Olympic final with the crowd roaring on!!

[@daramaccarthy]

Class act

[@davidculliton2615]

Brilliant 👍

[@TheSecondWitness]

Love you Seb Coe!

[@richybatty234]

Foster and Thompson . Part of the clique that disliked Ovett . If Ovett had had the same amount of support from his fellow British athletes as Coe did , things might have been a whole lot different .

[@gerishine3584]

Fabulous video clips to accompany the narrative. I love it!

[@MikeFloutier]

Thank you!

[@Dave-qw7fu]

No one will know ever know the true meaning of the ward legend till they sea how has come and gone in athletics over the years

[@bronxcheer1484]

Who is the interviewer ?

[@mathematics5573]

Bronx Cheer Are you being serious?

[@bronxcheer1484]

F - actually yes. I’ve watched lots of these videos and his name isn’t mentioned. He did say he roomed with seb coe. I could guess, but not sure.

[@mathematics5573]

@@bronxcheer1484 it is Brendon Foster. He got Olympic Bronze I think and set a world record at 3 or 5 k. Maybe more. Did it during the early 1970s.

[@bronxcheer1484]

F - thanks very much.

[@mathematics5573]

@@bronxcheer1484 olympic bronze 10k and 2 mile and 3000m world record.