Newcastle City Centre 5k 1984 Mike McLeod

Newcastle upon Tyne hosts a City Centre 5k. Mike McLeod ( 13.30 ) wins from Dave Lewis ( 13.32 ) and Dave Moorcroft ( 13.39 ) in third.

[@blewis8531]

My dad is Dave Lewis in this video we’re sat watching loving it! Thanks so much for sharing x

[@mark1mcleod]

Hi! It took me ages to find the video on VHS and get it onto DVD. My dad is Mike...tell Dave I said hi and what an awesome race to watch! Enjoy 😊

[@APBCTechnique]

mark1mcleod cool race mark your Dad should be given the gold from LA

[@human777]

Great to see the daughter and son of the top 2 runners on here, conversing. What amazing times. You should be proud!

[@patrickfitzgerald409]

Brilliant. Out of interest what was your Dad's 5K P.B. back in the day?

[@phillylifer]

This is pretty cool

[@leemorgan8097]

What a field, what a race! Why oh why aren't these kind of events still taking place! I was down Northumberland Street just after the finish, on my Dad's shoulders, age 9. Great memories,

[@mickeymouse7861]

Hi Lee! Say hello to your dad (Tommy) from me, Dean (Wallsend Harriers). Great days!

[@steppings5645]

Brilliant, the runners, the event, the course and the commentary.

[@nickyork8901]

Great race!! I enjoyed the running, especially seeing Mick McLeod show them a clean pair of heels...and my wife was marvelling at all the old shops in Newcastle city centre that have now gone into the history books.

This was a great race! Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Mexico!

[@kirbster1977]

Love watching these old videos. Great race. Thanks for uploading.

[@johnnightingale4078]

Thanks very much for this. What a great race. We had so many top quality middle/long distance runners around then

[@human777]

Crazy fast race. The golden years of British distance running.

[@yellowfolder]

Great race! Both my dads and my step-dad were all in this race. Brings back memories!

[@SuperEino]

What a class field.

[@johmcg64]

Moorecroft is such an amazingly massively awsome endurance runner!

[@keirbateman267]

True but McLeod on the road and cross country especially on home ground was close to untouchable. Dave Lewis ran amazingly well in this race. I beat Mike in the Elswick Harriers club handicap round about 1971. I was 15 or so at the time and Mike would have been about 18 I think. The handicapper gave me a big start and Mike would have been off last. It was on the Denton Bank course. It was probably 1970 thinking about it.Claim to fame. They were great days with Norman Woodcock at the helm of Elswick.

[@GeordieBoy1955]

I was working overseas at the time and have never seen this footage. Thank you for posting.

[@AngusCater]

Fabulous race. Lovely to see those great runners again.

[@marcof.6080]

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing this.

[@rycooder9486]

Enjoyed this. Liked the fact some local top runners ran well and stayed a good amount of time with the Olymians by Zeus

[@simonsedwards1513]

Eccentric,,,??? AND TRUE,,, REAL OLYMPIANS!!!!!! AMAZING,,, MIKE McCLOAD WENT ON TO BE THE REAL OLYMPIC 10,000 M CHAMPION AS THE WINNER ADMITTED TO BLOOD TRANSFUSION, DOPING!!!!!! MICK FINISHED THIRD BUT WAS ELEVATED TO 2ND AFTER THE FINLAND WHO ORIGINALLY TOOK 2ND WAS BANNED FOR TAKING STEROIDS SO IN REALITY MICK IS 1984 OLYMPIC 10,000 CHAMPION BUT NEVER RECEIVED THE GOLD MEDAL??? FUCK THAT!!!!!!!!!! THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MASSIVE UPROAR IN PARLIAMENT NEVER MIND THE WHOLE WORLD,,,, BOLLOCKS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rodsreel]

Absolute class

[@PoetWithPace]

Such a great race!

[@moaningpheromones]

13'30" road 5km is never really going to get old, is it?

[@welshadventurer2904]

Brilliant video.

[@martynhanson]

Has anybody got Ovett's win in Oxford in 8k 1986?

[@phillylifer]

Great lineup

[@user-en4sn5kv8m]

Классный бегун на десятке был жалко что не стал олимпийским чемпионом

[@johmcg64]

class men

[@garycrozier6429]

only ever one winner mike mcleod was the best runner i ever seen they came from all over to try and beat him and failed

[@APBCTechnique]

Bad idea for cram running hard like this on the road with his delicate calf muscle. Did he get injured here ?

[@cesarcoelho7227]

Did he make the final in LA?

[@archiewoosung5062]

McLeod finshed third in the 10k at LA but was upgraded to silver when Vainio was disqualified for drug taking.

[@GeoAce777]

one nice loop is just right for a 5K😏one too many laps

[@christendomdefenderbeready3251]

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