The 800m final in the 2012 olympics was arguably the best track race ever, certainly the best 800m ever. A world record, 7 out of 8 set PBs and 7 out of 8 never ran faster again!! That's insane
@abcd-yg2rx4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree. Then I think many runners ran faster than 1.44
@aguyfromnewzealand33924 жыл бұрын
No to mention no pace makers! Well one pace maker and winner 😂
@crni10003 жыл бұрын
@@abcd-yg2rx All of them :)
@hearmenow9093 жыл бұрын
@@aguyfromnewzealand3392 Rudisha was the pacemaker!
@mariosimas3 жыл бұрын
the pace maker ? Rudisha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@colo99eye542 жыл бұрын
Ran this race since middle school. Hated it for years and preferred the 400 but was good at the 8 so my team had me always running it. Finally learned to accept and love the race and it became my focus. Broke 2 minutes in my last HS race and still to this day (16 years later) I still remember how much it hurt. I will always respect this race as it’s own monster
@szymon62072 жыл бұрын
Have road 1:40 in europe ?
@CrombolTerrison4 жыл бұрын
“As any 800m runner will tell you, It hurts.” *Immediately shows Amos*
@Fatima-hl2qg4 жыл бұрын
Ÿoey nah fr shit hurts and it’s my main event. I run it twice each meet in 4x8 and 800, plus 1600 and sometimes 3200 or 400
@CrombolTerrison4 жыл бұрын
I run everything from the 800-5000, but I personally hate the 400 and the 800. It’s so physically exhausting, so I’m not that good at it. I definitely have more endurance than speed lol
@aidan73764 жыл бұрын
My guys form at the end of the race is fricking hilarious
@Gogo-bu6rd4 жыл бұрын
Fatima Drammeh In high school I ran the 4x8 and open 8 too 😂😂😂 and sometimes the mile shit was deadly I salute u for that .
@Fatima-hl2qg4 жыл бұрын
Gogo 7575 I’m a sophomore, I have 2 more years of it💀
@OfentseMwaseFilms3 жыл бұрын
Rudisha looks absolutely amazing when he’s running!
@yvy62693 жыл бұрын
Yes, especially from the side in slo-mo!
@jakobtormalm70853 жыл бұрын
@@yvy6269 in the morning and see GG GG get gg good mornings are good no idea what GG get on it kans dengke faktiskt är din gmawwswgil igen ochdet att det sg gå med gratis dagstidningar och gör Gasgas wgsggws gs
@Appaddict013 жыл бұрын
Perfect form
@charleshackbarth67202 жыл бұрын
I ran 1:57:06 at a high school conference meet in 1981, my best ever. I recall thinking in my last 10 yards how much it took out of my body and knew that I had reached my physical limit. The pain was unmatched to anything I had ever experienced to date and I am now 58. Running 1:40 (or even something close) just boggles the mind....unbelievable athleticism, unbelievable speed, unbelievable spirit.
@nicomarroquin19984 жыл бұрын
Shoutout to our KZbin Olympian boy, Symmonds
@theagilecoach24354 жыл бұрын
Well placed at the bend 14:54 ;) his PB would be a WR in 1978! but his real PB could be how many athletes he inspires.
@libradragon4 жыл бұрын
@@theagilecoach2435 Well said! And his work ethic is top tier.
@grahamstrouse11654 жыл бұрын
Nicolás Marroquín Symmonds is weird. He’s a super-relatable, very chill KZbinr who also happens to have been a former WC silver medalist who finished 5th in the fastest 800 meters ever run.
@JC_Edits_Official4 жыл бұрын
My fav running yt yeah shout out to nickkkkkkkkkkkk brooooooooooooo
@runcaz78024 жыл бұрын
Ssshhhhh, he's busy making some awesome video.
@bigdogpete434 жыл бұрын
David Rudisha is a graceful athlete that makes it look effortless.
@runcaz78024 жыл бұрын
That race itself may appear effortless, but imagine the years of preparation by athlete, family and coach leading up to the moment.
@pereiraplaza2223 жыл бұрын
@@runcaz7802 How did your grandparents from your fathers side meet and how did they fall in love? What year was it?
@thundergun9333 жыл бұрын
You realise nearly every great runner runs like that. The more grace and fluidity the greater your efficiency and running economy.
@pigslefats2 жыл бұрын
@@thundergun933 Especially if he extends his little finger as he strides-such grace
@pierjaqueantiac48574 жыл бұрын
Makes me think: How fast had Snell gone on a modern track? Dude ran fast by today’s standards on a friggin grass track! Unbelievable!
@simonw.24034 жыл бұрын
And completely different knowledge about training and nutrition. Not to mention running shoes. Absolutely mind blowing
@aguyfromnewzealand33924 жыл бұрын
He was a freak of his time! Retired young too as was not professional and not much funding in those days. What could have been....
@thehorsecockexpress10684 жыл бұрын
Not to mention today's athletes are all on some sort of hot sauce, not to mention atheltes 100 years ago worked full time jobs
@amunra24513 жыл бұрын
He would have ran at least 137
@cdeford3 жыл бұрын
Every athlete has a natural ability, but modern training methods and nutrician and being professionals, gives today's athletes an advantage those of earlier generations didn't have. We can't know how much faster Peter Snell could have run, but it would have been faster without a doubt.
@ianbusche14714 жыл бұрын
Rip peter Snell December of 2019 was his time
@paulclarke75714 жыл бұрын
Just amazing after more than 50 years his 800m time is still the national record for New Zealand.
@ianbusche14714 жыл бұрын
Danny Richardson he died in December at age 80 in Dallas Texas
@runcaz78024 жыл бұрын
Dammit. I had hoped to shake his hand some day. No chance now. My friend and coach lent me a book by Arthur Lydiard in the early 80's that was published in the 60s. Snell was an 800 runner but did the same base training as the marathoners. Crazy? Hard to argue with the results though.
@aguyfromnewzealand33924 жыл бұрын
@@runcaz7802 the lydiard method was revolutionary and still used to this day by some athletes! My coach would tell me the pyramid training and that the bigger the base the higher the peak! Very true 😃
@ricosandia53783 жыл бұрын
when i ran track as a sprinter in high school, my old man would tell me of snell, his training methods and such even though we ran different events i initially patterned after him. then later the greatest track athlete ever (until bolt)......Juantorena
@Thegardener874 жыл бұрын
I feel so bad for Amos. One of the best 800m runners out there and he barely won anything. Just happened to be running against the best ever. Bad timing
@patrickmaina7154 жыл бұрын
Very true.
@alexarihani29023 жыл бұрын
Like Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt
@ailaaaishapath98233 жыл бұрын
@@alexarihani2902 add gatlin, gay and powell too that also
@jubrilliant48353 жыл бұрын
@@ailaaaishapath9823 no for Gatlin and Gay because Gatlin won the Olympics and Worlds in 2004 and 2005 and Gay won the World's in 2007
@leor88192 жыл бұрын
Drugs...
@curls20614 жыл бұрын
I love when you make running timeline videos keep up the great work
@James-nm2kg4 жыл бұрын
So do I
@adegbenroagoro51802 жыл бұрын
The Cuban had the biggest stride I’ve ever seen. I remember watching him run in 1978 and it was so noticeable. Rudisha also has a large stride. That 2012 race he ran was SUBLIME. Coe was a joy to watch. That a world record was set on a grass track is amazing. That it still stands as the New Zealand National record almost SIXTY YEARS later is a testimony to its greatness.
@actinggenius2 жыл бұрын
I love watching Juantorena run. Coe, Snell, Kipketer, and Rudisha all had amazing runs too.
@cbrend223 жыл бұрын
Seb Coe on a current track, with current shoes would be unstoppable. He ran only .8 slower than Rudisha, with no competition on a cinder track, where every step loses a bit of friction and gets zero bounce. The track alone is worth > 1 second, let alone current Equip and “nutritional aids”! He once ran the last 100 meters in 11.3, still a record for international competition, and done on an old track
@aroundandround3 жыл бұрын
15:01 That nearly 8 feet stride with the grace of a lion gives me goosebumps every single time.
@szymon6207 Жыл бұрын
REALISTIC SPEED PER pace !
@vesperone39054 жыл бұрын
I can do 1 39 In the 400m
@lukegleason4 жыл бұрын
true speed
@TheElitim4 жыл бұрын
Bolsonaro x Kim-jong un
@ayushnawani19054 жыл бұрын
,😂😂😂😂 please don't kill me
@tria72714 жыл бұрын
If you beat him in a race then you’ll be nuked
@SILKAP024 жыл бұрын
ger ra here... the obese KIM
@mdrewery3 жыл бұрын
Knowing how hard this race is, this video brought tears to my eyes. Truly amazing!
@garethnuzum27958 ай бұрын
Snell also only started competitive running at 19 and retired at 25. All while having a full time job. He was a freak.
@brahmburgers3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting that compilation together. I'm 69 and have always had great respect for 800 M runners. The Cuban, in particular, has a gazelle-like stride. It brings to mind Rice of the SF 49'ers. Montana would lead him by tens of meters with the football, and Rice would be there to catch it without adjusting his stride. Little known fact: Rice would imagine himself as The Silver Surfer (comic book hero).
@NeilTheFerret14 жыл бұрын
remember to this day watching that race, beyond belief, remember the race was so fast that the "loser" would have taken gold in the past 3 olympics, utter madness :)
@szymon6207 Жыл бұрын
DO YOU ON YOUR MARKS REALLY AND ON THE WAYING GUN ?
@parkerfleischman1852 Жыл бұрын
Up until 2018 snell’s record was also the commonwealth record for 56 YEARS! Crazy that it’s taken that long to break it! Shows how far ahead of the world Snell was ahead of the world as well as how he broke the WR imagine what he could have gone with todays tech 60 years later Also would have medaled at the 2023 world champs
@Yes-sl7gz3 жыл бұрын
This is an incredible video! Thanks for sharing. 800 is my absolute favorite race to watch. It takes a uniquely gifted athlete to compete at a high level.
@gerarpope65813 жыл бұрын
I ran the 800 in High School and College. What was most challenging for me was being strategic. Initially I would save my energy for the later part of my races. However my time got faster when I went all out in the beginning. Sometimes I was able to hold on to the lead, sometimes I wore out. Yeah, it takes a lot of heart & smarts to be successful in this event.
@hshah27572 жыл бұрын
I was talented at the 800 but hated it so much because the second lap was so brutally painful! I only ran it one year and my track coach was really annoyed that I wouldn't join the team the next year.
@favouritepeople15194 жыл бұрын
Rudisha looks so magnificent👌
@jadedbrad4 жыл бұрын
Jim Ryun's 144.9y converts to 144.2. He did the largest negative spilt by far: 1.3 seconds in a WR race. As a college freshman in 1966. He is tied with Rudisha for the fastest 2nd lap in a WR race.
@michaeladrian22103 жыл бұрын
The video incorrectly states Wottle was first with negative splits! Not so...it was Jim Ryun
@robertdennis5503 жыл бұрын
In all these youtube videos, no one ever remembers Jim Ryun who at one time held both the mile and 880 world records. It is such a pity.
@stephenosingo90993 жыл бұрын
Excellent video n commentary. Well researched and balanced historical footprints of 800m world records. Rudisha's victory was the icing on the cake. Big respect to all previous WR beaters. Keep up the great job.
@paulfletcher22903 жыл бұрын
Seb Coe broke the world record by 2 seconds and held the world record for 18 years. No one has ever held it for so long. When he won he was over 30m in front of a world class field.
@LPCLASSICAL2 жыл бұрын
If Coe had focused on 800 - he would have had an even faster time. But he was chasing the mile and 1500 WR once he had put the 800 record out of sight. Todays top runners try to beat the WR every time they run.
@shazzarkallie3 жыл бұрын
This video makes me want to put on my track shoes again for the first time in 20 years and run two laps around the track for nostalgia's sake!
@stevebanks16403 жыл бұрын
You go right ahead! I got winded just watching the videos lol!
@charlesnewman83942 жыл бұрын
The 800m is such a unique event. I don't even think anyone has gotten under 1:42 in at least 5 years. It takes an almost perfect execution to run a really fast time, unless you're a unicorn like Rudisha. Any wasted physical effort in the race will bite you in the end. It's such an awesome event to watch and analyze, but an extremely hard race to run and train for.
@szymon6207 Жыл бұрын
Budapest 23 IAAF ROAD TO 1:40.86. What could be ?
@Steffen4794 Жыл бұрын
@@szymon6207 there is currently no one that's capable of running such times
@francoisyogesh2 жыл бұрын
1'51"90 in 1912 is a tremendous performance ! 😱
@trevorturner8037 Жыл бұрын
I think coe’s 1:42 in the 1970’s is just insane because even nowadays with wavelight pacing and newer shoe technology a 1:42 is still incredibly hard for most 800m runners
@aidan73764 жыл бұрын
The best way to break the 1:41 barrier is to... *run fast*
@lukegleason4 жыл бұрын
The best way to break the 1:41 barrier is to... *run a **1:40*
@22crook224 жыл бұрын
7.5 BiLLiOn SuBs WiTh No ViDs ikr it's not that hard js run fast
@SILKAP024 жыл бұрын
RUN LIKE RUDISHA
@mathematics55734 жыл бұрын
As Seb Coe once said, run the 1st lap in 49 and then hang on.
@stephenrivera47064 жыл бұрын
@@lukegleason no just. . . Run only 400 meters
@vincentmoens64514 жыл бұрын
Roger Moens is my grandfather :)
@aguyfromnewzealand33924 жыл бұрын
You have the family jeans🤔
@rohansonowal31224 жыл бұрын
9:48 just unbelievable I will remember his name from today to forever "Alberto Juantorena"
@cesartorre92364 жыл бұрын
Well, then you'll remember his name wrong.
@rohansonowal31224 жыл бұрын
@@cesartorre9236 Why?
@khumokwezimashapa22454 жыл бұрын
@@rohansonowal3122 You spelt his surname wrong. It's "Juantorena"
@rohansonowal31224 жыл бұрын
@@khumokwezimashapa2245 thanks mam👍👍
@rohansonowal31224 жыл бұрын
@@khumokwezimashapa2245 Now I have edited it and will remember the spelling and the pronunciation of the surname of these great athlete "Alberto Juantorena" .. Thanks once again..
@psychodelicjoey4 жыл бұрын
Technically 4 people held the 800m World Record at the same time. Jim Ryun in 1966 ran an 880y in 1:44.9 which converted, is a 1:44.3 800m. Snell got the 880y world record in the same race as his 1:44.3, however he went through the half mile in 1:45.1. So maybe Ryun went through 800 slightly faster than 1:44.3, but we'll never know as they didn't record his 800m split. This time is also accepted by the NCAA which has him timed at 1:44.3. So basically 1:44.3 was a 4-way tie.
@leogoodman43684 жыл бұрын
The 800 hurts, but real ones know-it hurts so good
@jastew88144 жыл бұрын
Leo Badman *well, not good
@szcollective4 жыл бұрын
Wish I could race it again :(
@zber90434 жыл бұрын
My first 800m at 17 I ran the first lap in 3rd place at 57 seconds and then ended up running 2:12 grinding it out. That last 200m was literally traumatizing. I hated racing it for years after that. It took me two more seasons to lose the fear and stress of the distance (actually that was the same for the 400m too) and be able to attack a race.
@jastew88144 жыл бұрын
Z Ber oof 😂 man, at least it was a good leaning experience, but oh my god. Your pacing was trash 😆. Imagine running 57, 1:15. The best runners have a difference if only 2 seconds between laps.
@leogoodman43684 жыл бұрын
Z Ber haha I think everyone has been there in some shape or form. It takes a good amount of race experience before you can run the 800 well
@josephmyers21334 жыл бұрын
12:00 - "Through the first 400 meters, he split a time of 48.3 seconds, which, to this day, remains as the fastest opening lap in 800 meter world record history." 13:37 - If I did my math right, Rudisha's first lap here is 1:41.01 - 52.81 = 48.2 seconds, which is faster than 48.3?
@KuIJohnQ4 жыл бұрын
Good catch. You are right. Hmm...
@keanureeves33194 жыл бұрын
rudisha ran 49.2 not 48.2
@josephmyers21334 жыл бұрын
@@keanureeves3319 how so?
@blessedslave4 жыл бұрын
There was a pacer who cut the 48.3 mark not rudisha he must be 1 or two tenth of a second behind that
@KuIJohnQ4 жыл бұрын
@@blessedslave That makes a lot of sense. I just looked it up. In this run, Rudisha ran about 48.90 + 52.11 = 1:41.01
@thomasdematteo22814 жыл бұрын
Ryun ran 1:44.9 for 880y 53.0 + 51.3 estimated metric splits - Snell had run 1:45.1 which included a timer at 800m which gave him both records.
@michaeladrian22103 жыл бұрын
But Ryun didnt get a mention in this video...oddly!
@calichekid85273 жыл бұрын
@@michaeladrian2210 The guys who ran yards seldom get recognition unless they go to Europe & run meter races. A real shame! And Jim Ryun was one of the best in the world. Altitude killed him in Mexico City, and he got knocked down in his next Olympics in a heat. A real tragedy!
@TheSecondWitness4 жыл бұрын
Don’t ever let anyone tell you that Sebastian Coe is not the greatest middle distance runner of all time. He was. Let’s look at the facts: from 1955 to 1977 (22 years), the 800 m world record was improved by 2.3 seconds. But over the next three years, Sebastian Coe took another 1.7 seconds off, and held the record for an astounding 18 years total. Finally, in 1997 Wilson Kipketer took a mere 0.6 seconds off, and another 15 years went by before David Rudisha was able to barely squeak past Kipketer’s WR, by an embarrassingly minuscule 0.2 seconds. That’s a total then, since Coe’s 800 m WR in 1981, of only 0.8 seconds faster than Coe, after 31 years! Now, 8 additional years have passed, and still no one has run faster than the paltry 0.8 second improvement over Coe. Meanwhile, it is Coe’s overall abilities from 800 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, and the mile (with 12 WRs and back to back 1500 m Olympic gold medals) that lifts his legend, and makes him easily the greatest, rising far beyond the success of all the others. No one destroyed records by such margins as Coe and at such a wide range, over 800 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, and the mile. And no one before or since has had anywhere near the majestic form and the incredible final kick as Coe.
@barringtonsmith91472 жыл бұрын
Illogical
@stoner212 жыл бұрын
why don't you get on some pair of shoes and run instead of barking too much
@TherealVinnie2 жыл бұрын
I saw Coe’s races in the 80s including his amazing world record mile runs. I fell in love with racing then and still hold Coe as my favorite track athlete of all time. It broke my heart to see him lose his mile world record to countryman Steve Ovret (?) in world championships I believe in 1985, another great British middle distance runner. Watching Coe expend himself going all out was like watching Secretariat dominate the Race track in the early 70s , just beautiful man beautiful.
@davidcopson58002 жыл бұрын
@ First Witness: I totally agree with you.
@actinggenius2 жыл бұрын
I love Coe. He is one of my favorite runners, but that doesn't take away from Kipketer and Rudisha's accomplishments.
@davidmurray36854 жыл бұрын
Fantastic content buddy. Love it!
@jpolweny4 жыл бұрын
TRP your best one yet 👍🏿💯👏🏿about the history of the 800m WR. Full disclosure, the 800m is my favourite event but absolutely loved the old B&W footage and the sensational tidbits particularly the fact that Snell is still the New Zealand record holder with a sub 1.45 800m on grass🤔🤷🏿♂️🙈😜 Thanks again, keep up the great work.
@edrandomed3 жыл бұрын
I am proud of my 1:54 800m, but am in awe of these guys!
@WywyH1002 жыл бұрын
1:54 is no easy feat. At least that is what I think since my PR is only 2:15 at 8th grade
@AkebulanWarrior2 жыл бұрын
@@Al-ri3mt LOL
@tensor1312 жыл бұрын
that's a great time. It would win most club meets .. you know how it hurts!!
@alexanderhansen61342 жыл бұрын
1:54 is a time you can be really proud of.
@ZeldaFitz3 жыл бұрын
I can remember them halcyon days of 1979-81 as a young kid, Coe & Ovett going head to head and watching the world records tumble. I was in a bar in Covent Garden in August 1997 the night Wilson Kipkiter broke Coe’s 141.73 WR.
@davidcopson58002 жыл бұрын
Great comment.
@Dullrig4 жыл бұрын
I was watching speedrunning videos, and now I'm watching literal speed running videos.
@Professional_Dirtbag_Hippie4 жыл бұрын
Dave Wattle is one of my favorite runners ever
@paulclarke75714 жыл бұрын
The early records were on cinder tracks with marginal footwear. Some of those early runners on Mondotrack would have much faster times. Also it is nice to know those early records were unquestionably drug free records.
@joakimquensel5973 жыл бұрын
I'm not saying these athletes were using drugs but amphetamine types of substances I believe were used in cycling from very early 1900s so how do we know that some of these runners didn't use drugs as well?
@thecensoredmuscle5633 жыл бұрын
@@joakimquensel597 because they didn't. People weren't that desperate for these types of things back then. You just found a guy who can run fast and say "hey you want to try out for the Olympics in a week?" Lol
@joakimquensel5973 жыл бұрын
@@thecensoredmuscle563 Or maybe not. I wasn't around to tell...
@ZebraFacts3 жыл бұрын
One advantage of getting older is getting older. I remember watching and participating in track and field throughout my youth. To generations today and into the future, a hundred years ago seems like a time when there was no electricity. A hundred years ago was modern times for every area of everything. I have no doubt sports medicine was included with advances as well. People been doping for a long time. Don't forget, the soft drink Coke was not so soft. It actually had coke in it.
@siypic3 жыл бұрын
We used to look forward to getting to crystal palace (tartan track, as it was called back then) in the UK we knew we coiuld take off 3-4 seconds when our PBs were set on cut up cinder tracks.
@johnpontes8124 жыл бұрын
1m44 on GRASS that is phenomenal
@forestgump83573 жыл бұрын
That time on grass with likely mediocre shoes is beyond incredible.
@benbim5403 жыл бұрын
@@forestgump8357 yeah but remember grass is very fast for a natural surface.
@ΓΙΑΝΝΗΣΔΗΜΑΣ-δ4ψ3 жыл бұрын
Θες,tartan is by far faster and put the modern spikes etc..........
@benbim5403 жыл бұрын
@@ΓΙΑΝΝΗΣΔΗΜΑΣ-δ4ψ sure it's quicker than grass but not by as much as u would think and grass is quicker than the sinder tracks they used to run on.
@calichekid85273 жыл бұрын
@@benbim540 I never ran on grass, but after thinking about it, you're probably right about it being faster than the cinder track. I think the grass strands would help hold together better rather than allow a divot as the cinder tracks would. Very similar to the composition tracks today. I know its much easier on one's legs, knees, shins, etc. to run on grassy surfaces versus pavement. And all the composition tracks are laid over a very hard surface, such as asphalt or concrete.
@davidbroughall37824 жыл бұрын
I wonder how much the track surface and shoe technology plays a part in lowering the world record. The first world records were set on cinder tracks, and Snell's on grass.
@kylejones57394 жыл бұрын
A lot! Aerodynamics, weight, foot adjustments, grip, etc. They literally shave seconds for a talented athlete.
@billybob-wx2re4 жыл бұрын
i don't care how perfect that grass was, it's night and day from the standard rubber tracks we have now. i wouldn't be surprised if snell was actually more talented than rudisha. training has come just as far as the track surfaces too, if not further.
@aguyfromnewzealand33924 жыл бұрын
@@billybob-wx2re Peter Snell was fittingly the New Zealand athlete of the century 😊
@billybob-wx2re4 жыл бұрын
@@aguyfromnewzealand3392 wow, i had no idea. that's awesome
@keithv37673 жыл бұрын
Anyone who has run on a cinder track will tell you they are great to train on but very slow to race on. Mondo surfaces do cut at least a second off. Still, Rudisha is the greatest with Kipkiter close behind. I think it is hard to argue Ryun would have been close. Ryun was a 1500m runner mostly, and never won an Olympic medal. It’s hard to compare him to a 2x Olympic gold medalist. Having said that, the amateur status requirements of those days made it extremely difficult for him to devote the training time and commitment of today’s professionals.
@garybrown97194 жыл бұрын
Truly the greatest runner David Rudisha Good runners use their hip strength These are small powerful muscles that dont eat up all your energy His form is beautiful to watch so smooth relaxed
@iyernarayananh Жыл бұрын
Wonderful running and commentary. What great athletes. The 800 never receives as much attention as the 100 and 200m races. But it is one of the most brutal and enduring races, with speed and stamina needed in extreme measure. When we were in college, our hero was Sebastian Coe... the then 800m world champion.
@joshdavis47814 жыл бұрын
I decided to run track for the first time when I enrolled in junior college as a 35 year old. I'm 6'2" and about 180lbs. The coach didn't know what to do with me so the 1500/800 double was where I landed. I'm proud to say I broke 2:00 with a 1:58.79 my second year at 37. My point is that I felt that day as if I had wings on my feet... Running 1:40 I'd of needed rockets and missiles strapped to me! SOOOOOOO REDICULOUSLY FAST😲!
@grahamstrouse11654 жыл бұрын
JOSH DAVIS Must have been fun whoopin’ the kids, right? 😁👍
@bjornragnarsson86924 жыл бұрын
Wow, that’s incredible! To start at 35 and go under 2:00 is quite the accomplishment.
@cevahirlacin91184 жыл бұрын
1:58 at 37 is super impressive .i ran 2:01 at age 19 . i hated 800m so much I swiched to shot put next year.
@tesmith472 жыл бұрын
@@cevahirlacin9118 LOL😂😅😂😅
@marslemme90323 жыл бұрын
man this video from beginning to end gave me chill and the last minutes got me emotional !
@dblue77113 жыл бұрын
Rudisha and Snell are truly greats, but I thinks Coe's level of improvement probably the greatest of them all. He also broke 1500 and Mile records multiple times in an amazing head to head sequence with Steve Ovett (and Steve Cram ultimately) through the late 70s an early 80s . Perhaps ruined by failing to win the 1980 Olympic Gold when red hot favourite.
@davidcopson58002 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@MitchM2403 жыл бұрын
I’ve never ran and never cared about running but you drew me in and got a sub. Great content. You make running very exciting.
@Amber-nd5zk3 жыл бұрын
I love his meekness and very calm.. gentle sprinting giant.. timid and focused.. i watch his documentary.. from then, i got to know that most champions like him are highly disciplined from day one🙏🏾
@julianehiem31184 жыл бұрын
First!!! I can't believe it... Well... I can. I've been living on YT for the past few days.
@hillaryserem4914 жыл бұрын
- aZ
@Hassonn884 жыл бұрын
Good for you lol
@swaglidangadu81274 жыл бұрын
you're third
@jamesBFC18874 жыл бұрын
Sorry but @uniqueyussy 527fly is first. You finished third behind him and @Weenie Dog
@nic-ci_66-773 жыл бұрын
I was in Florence to see Coe's record in 81.. epic!
@jestexan124 жыл бұрын
Love! Love! Love your mini documentaries of Track and Field. Please keep it up!
@nicholassingh1384 жыл бұрын
I live for these videos ❤
@sitarnut3 жыл бұрын
Who doesn't?
@gmy333 жыл бұрын
Shoutout to this channel .. its so nice to listen to and hear all the great stories ! .. thanks ssss
@euniquelyeunice18213 жыл бұрын
🙌🙌
@y1521t21b53 жыл бұрын
It pains me to think that injuries cut his career so short, but I'm eternally grateful to have watched him in full flow live. A biomechanical marvel!
@tesmith474 жыл бұрын
In 1965 , I was 17 and my best time was 1.59 and I was 3rd in Washington DC
@anon50412 жыл бұрын
Your analysis is so educative. Thank you!
@TheLegenDacster3 жыл бұрын
This is a brilliant production. Bravo and many thanks TRP.
@alexcampbell68453 жыл бұрын
these videos you make must take so much work. So interesting to watch
@ajrocks12x4 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Thanks. It's amazing the times that the old timers ran on dirt and grass tracks.
@benbim5403 жыл бұрын
coe's records were set over 40 years ago even so he's still to this day the 3rd fastest of all time. cant help thinking with todays tracks and equipment he would run under 1.40.
@siypic3 жыл бұрын
@@wxyz9035 As an Ovett fan as well..... I agree.
@tensor1312 жыл бұрын
thank you again .. your videos are the best. Your commentary seethes with emotion that truly reflects the awesomeness of these amazing athletes .. it's lovely to watch and to listen. Bravo.
@BenLinn4 жыл бұрын
man this channel has such good content, keep it up
@CreativeStuffVideo4 жыл бұрын
Each one of these guys is a freak of nature, but they missed the contribution of Wottle. What he achieved was the even split. He didn't burn himself out the first lap and looked like a sprinter against the guys who did. Nick Symmonds learned that lesson. So did James Robinson, Olympic Champion Yuriy Borzakovskiy, who Symmonds beat and Amel Tuka among others.
@RK-um9tu3 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about?! Who cares if Wottle ran even splits in a slow Olympic final that happened decades ago...
@roshanfernando96573 жыл бұрын
Would love to see an 800m race, maybe in wonderland, with Peter Snell, Mal Whitfield, Dave Wottle, Alberto Juantorena, Sebastian Coe, Joachim Cruz, Wilson Kipketer challenging David Rudisha!!
@VeridicusMaximus4 жыл бұрын
Still think Coe's PB 1:41.73 on a dirt track is the greatest run ever. Give him a modern track that night and we might have seen something better than Rudisha's WR.
@benpsmith774 жыл бұрын
And someone who could keep up with him.
@rimun52353 жыл бұрын
Coe only has two 800m times in the top 100. I have no idea where this weird faith that he could challenge Kipketer or Rudisha even comes from. He has two good times and all his other ones are pretty mediocre. Rudisha has literally 6 800m times that are in the top 10 fastest times ever ran... The man rabbited a field to some of the greatest 800m times in history.
@VeridicusMaximus3 жыл бұрын
@@rimun5235 Do you realize that Coe spent his energies also running the 1000, 1500, and the Mile - indoors as well. Surely if he concentrated ONLY on the 800, outdoors, he would have more times in the top 100. And you seem to forget that Coe's PB was on a freaking dirt track. That time is comparable to Rudisha's WR given modern synthetic tracks. Coe held the WR in all those events (800, 1000, 1500, and the Mile). So please!
@luckyboy47663 жыл бұрын
@@rimun5235 You haven't got a clue. 800m wasn't even Coe's favoured distance so its not surprising he doesn't have lots of fast times compared to an 800m specialist.
@marcchrys2 жыл бұрын
@@VeridicusMaximus Absolutely. Rudisha's run was magnificent, but had Coe focused purely on the 800m (btw how many top mile or 1500m times does Rudisha have?) and run on a modern track with state of the art shoes, he'd have broken 1:40.
@bernios34464 ай бұрын
First of all, as a former athlete in track and field I absolutely love this channel and the historic view it gives. For the 800m, while the world record has been improved in modern days by runnsers like Rudisha, I think that a feat like Harbig's 1:46,6 in 1939 (!), run on a cinder track - that alone makes a giant difference - with no modern shoe material and much less professionalized training methods has to be valued higher than Rudisha's time that is only 5s faster. At least in my opinion. BTW, Harbig died in world war II. Later, Snell's first under 1:45 record was on grass. Try that...
@colinjennings36613 жыл бұрын
The big Cuban opens his legs and shows his class. @ Ron Pickering 1976. Marvellous.
@travissmarion3 жыл бұрын
@15:11 What's crazy is it looks like he let up on that last stride or two when he broke the world record as well. I think he could have gone 1:40:85 or so by driving through those last two strides.
@Dude00002 жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t have guessed Kipketter wasn’t a natural born Dane unless I was told. Amazin’ thanks!
@jameshenry66554 жыл бұрын
This just shows how talented you have to be to be an Olympian. At my high school, the 800m record was set in 2011 and was 1:53.4. I'm in 10th grade and struggle to get under 2:40 hahaha
@jpolweny4 жыл бұрын
With hard work, dedication and a passion for running you will be surprised how quickly your PB (PR) will come down by the time you graduate high school (speaking from my own experience). Good Luck and embrace the pain👏🏿💯👍🏿🏃🏿♂️
@jameshenry66554 жыл бұрын
@@jpolweny welp... 6 months later and i can confidently say that I can run an 800 in under 2:30... i put in the hard work, dedication, and running is my passion. i still got a year and a half left of high school.
@BreakingJJC4 жыл бұрын
Wow beast I went from 2:50 to 2:19 and I can't get under that anymore
@runcaz78024 жыл бұрын
@@jameshenry6655 And you are half way to a 5 minute mile.
@jameshenry66554 жыл бұрын
@@runcaz7802 Yessir, my mile time before was around 6:50 and now it dropped to around a 5:40
@03TTAM4 жыл бұрын
great one. I would have liked to know a bit more about Wottle racing style. Fiasconaro was a rugby player who ran track only from 1973 to 1975.
@randyevermore93234 жыл бұрын
Interestingly, Coe's PR in an open (i.e., non-relay) 400 meters was only 46.8 seconds, which is just slightly faster than the WR James Meredith set in 1916 (47.4 for 440 yards - 0.3 seconds = 47.1 for 400 meters). So it must have been Coe's emphasis on speed-endurance that allowed him to run full 10 seconds faster than Meredith for 800/880.
@johnwilson57434 жыл бұрын
Hi Randy. With the huge benefit of hindsight/review of their running careers, we can see that Meredith was a 400/800 runner whereas Coe was a 800/1500 runner. With the added benefits of better tracks and shoe design, Meredith would have run quite a bit faster than he did without even delving into the different training methods, "professional" status etc. It's always interesting doing the "what if..." comparisons, isn't it?
@deano276713 жыл бұрын
Coe's open 400m pb in 79 is not really reflective of his ability over 1 lap. 800m runners tend to lose time as they are not fast out of blocks (don't train for it) and they rarely run serious 400m at the height of their seasons. Coe ran a 45.5 relay split in 79, which is probably worth a 46.low for an open 400m, and in 81 he ran a 45.65 relay split, where he tripped at the takeover and was practically at a standing start on the finish/start line at the beginning of his split. See link to video below. It was run 90 mins after front running a 1:44.0 and came a week before his WR of 1:41. So I'd say he was at least a 46.0 open 400m runner at his best. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5m9eKKkeKeUha8
@simonround24393 жыл бұрын
Seb Coe set his world record 40 years ago. He is still the third fast human ever at the event
@mangococo84293 жыл бұрын
I can still remember watching both sebastian coe and steve ovet both incredible athletes I belive it was in the 1984 losangeles Olympics, also Daley Thompson the 2 time gold medalist in the decathlon 🏴🇬🇧
@simonround24393 жыл бұрын
@@mangococo8429 I know Daley. He's still a legend!
@rickstevens13843 жыл бұрын
Jim Ryun: World Record...Mile, 1500, 880 & American record in 2 mile; at one time (plus several team relay records). Hard to believe he's so forgotten.
@sitarnut3 жыл бұрын
Dude, I've become a huge fan... there was more thrilling excitement in this presentation than a whole raft of those lame Hollyweird so-called "Action" films....and this was real!
@aguyfromnewzealand33924 жыл бұрын
The New Zealand record will go on for a century! Even with all the technology and training, the next generation aren't into doing the miles of hard yards that Snell, Walker and co did. People are barely running sub 1:50 anymore 😣 I guess that's how great Peter Snells record was and sadly he didn't live to see it broken. RIP legend
@tensor1312 жыл бұрын
I remember that Walker was making a bid to be the first person to ever run a sub-4 at the age of 40. I didn't hear any more about it so I guess he didn't quite succeed, but boy was he a grinder!!
@tensor1312 жыл бұрын
but you've got a world number one squash player in Paul Coll and boy does he work hard .. I've seen his training video and it makes my legs wilt just to watch it!
@LPCLASSICAL2 жыл бұрын
If Coe had not spent so many of his best races chasing the mile and 1500 records - and been dogged by injury in 82 and 83 - he likely would have been the first man inside 1.41. On todays fast tracks and with todays shoes - his 1.41.7 is worth inside 1.41.
@God-cm5xs4 жыл бұрын
800m > any other event. The best 800 runner imo are the best overall runners. Endurance for a mile. Speed for a 400.
@jastew88144 жыл бұрын
1337 God For me, either the marathoners, 400m runners,or 800m runners. Marathons are just so hard. 400m hurts a lot. But imo, 400m hurdles is the hardest event in track
@God-cm5xs4 жыл бұрын
J Stewart well marathon is so long. Its not really a “track” event. Also 400mH is definitely top 3. But the 400mH world record holder admitted the 800 is harder. 400 is tough to.
@jastew88144 жыл бұрын
1337 God Oh u were talking about track events? I thought it was running in general. My bad.
@djquiksilva4 жыл бұрын
J Stewart .. technically the most difficult is Pole Vault but, technically you did say track & not field 😐
@God-cm5xs4 жыл бұрын
DJQuikSilva go pole vault than go run a 800 tell me which hurts more 😂
@SOLOMARIOG4 жыл бұрын
One of your best videos !
@Alex_N_Etc3 жыл бұрын
Rudisha was unbelievable, amazing, impressive, flawless, always loved everything about the athletes. Tho i think as he was running in the era of Bolt, he didn't get the light he deserved. Pretty cool to see other people loving the Rudisha's vibes ! But how long this WR will hold ? It's already been 9 years !
@Alex_N_Etc3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the videos tho ! Keep up the good work ;)
@abigdyl72694 жыл бұрын
2:05 800 at a 16 year old, love from Texas❤
@finlayhutchinson73704 жыл бұрын
me too 1:55 15 year old
@yarivsimhony32904 жыл бұрын
2:01 for me, 16
@djquiksilva4 жыл бұрын
Weenie Dog .. 2:02 when I was 17 like 100 years ago 😭
@gustavopaulette34964 жыл бұрын
Slow and Texas sucks
@forrestgump39094 жыл бұрын
Show me where I asked
@Vivungisport4 жыл бұрын
What would Sebastian Coe's time be if he ran in a modern track, with same modern shoes as Rudisha and with same support of pacemakers? *I say Coe is still the King of 800m.*
@mlami11014 жыл бұрын
Rudisha doesn't use a pacemaker
@grahamstrouse11654 жыл бұрын
Mlami Neither did Coe. Pretty thought to run in the 1:40 to 1:41 range with a damaged heart...
@rimun52354 жыл бұрын
Coe ran only twice below 1:43. I wouldn’t even put him on Kipketer’s level. His other times are pretty poor. Rudisha has ran multiple times below 1:42.
@owenthackeray41954 жыл бұрын
@@rimun5235 Coe was also double Olympic gold medal holder in the 1500.And once held the 800 1500 and 1000 metres world record simultaneously. Not saying he was as good as David Rudesha. But he was ahead of his time.
@rimun52353 жыл бұрын
@@owenthackeray4195 The initial comment called him the King of the 800m. Two good times to me doesn’t warrant that title especially since Coe was beaten multiple times. Some people are drunk on nostalgia. David Rudisha has like the 6 fastest times in the 800m.
@magenraj90174 жыл бұрын
As always so much depth in the video...solid with facts and timely graphics (im not refering to Amos though)...keep up the outstanding effort mate...
@georgephippsgreen57453 жыл бұрын
Hey man!!! I love your work. Thank you for all your information.
@jonabank3 жыл бұрын
I was a lousy High school long distance runner. My record is 2:29. Makes me really impressed to see how fast these guys are.
@LPCLASSICAL2 жыл бұрын
no I was lousy running 2.15 at 15 years. your time is abysmal.
@lukegleason4 жыл бұрын
Man, the 800m was my main sophomore. I made the smart choice and decided to drop down to the 400m - at least I tried.
@adarshmurthy24203 жыл бұрын
You are the best narrator of this century. Keep up the work buddy.. big fan..
@wakaroawaata15862 жыл бұрын
Awesome history of the 800 meters Absolutely loved it, thankyou.
@barneypaws4883 Жыл бұрын
Seb Coe was one of my absolute hero's growing up. 141.73 was incredible and Seb was so humble when his world record was beaten
@bretstevens2623 жыл бұрын
Always love watching Dave Waddle's Olympic race!
@carlpeterkirkebo2036 Жыл бұрын
Dave who?
@ramlangoddos44253 жыл бұрын
I am a masters sprinter. Even the 400m sprint hurts me like being pierced with sharp spikes in the buttocks. I can't imagine the pains of sprinting the 800m.
@tesmith472 жыл бұрын
Come on, give it a try, it won't kill you , they said 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@writerjmd4 жыл бұрын
Not even a comment that Jim Ryun equaled the 1:44.3 en route in his 880 yard world record in 1967?
@johnrogan94204 жыл бұрын
Jim Ryun...could take Rudisha...ditto Snell and Alberto...these runners raced the competition...especially Alberto Juantoureno...took the measure of those attempting to pass him...COE...BLood doping era...Rudisha...a 23.5 first 200...that does seem fishy!
@writerjmd4 жыл бұрын
@@johnrogan9420 Jim Ryun had tremendous speed. Put a young Jim on today's rubber tracks and he would definitely have the ability to make it a race.
@justinstephenson93604 жыл бұрын
3 runs stand out as head and shoulders above every other race. Snell's 1.44.3 on a grass track in 1962 would still be a world class time nearly 60 years later, Coe's record run where I am sure if someone had been able to keep him company for more than 200m would have been even faster (Coe definitely was capable of about 1.41 flat or less that year but injuries meant never again) and of Rushida's record run - effectively by himself for the entire race
@aalnickwatsonfachubersetzu56123 жыл бұрын
Rudolf Harbig best 800m runner ever. 1:46 in 1939 was incredible
@rhysnichols8608 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if he survived ww2
@golfhax3 жыл бұрын
that 1968 olympic final 800m 1:44.3 @ 6:36 by Ralph Doubell is that much more impressive because he did it in Mexico City at 7,000+ ft altitude where the air is thin. I think it's almost equally impressive that Snell had that same time running on grass.
@peanutgallery77533 жыл бұрын
Did you know that the world "snell" means "fast" in Dutch?