When Brendan Foster Dominated Middle Distance Running

[@markbaker4708]

To Be Frank Brenda Foster and the *Foster Splurge* was my first memory of a splendid hard-working long distance running at a time when many great long-distance racers were around in the mid 1970s. A very likeable true Gent with absolutely no arrogance Xx

[@elizabethkelly586]

Big Bren. Gutsy and talented. He's still one of the best ever ❤

[@PamelaBurke-q1o]

one the best athletes of his time love him so much 😮

[@josephazzopardi322]

I think Foster is one of those great runners who did not manage to win the Olympic gold medal but there are many others; for example Ron Clarke, Steve Cram, Harry Rono, Kiptanui, Jazy, Jipcho to name but a few.

[@KevinBower-gy5be]

David Coleman's commentary. Extraordinary. Quite remarkable.

[@Millennial_Mike]

I worked with his sister for years in a education without realising lol.

[@jstevenson7121]

Loved Bren. 'Peoples Hero' Tough to judge his dominance, though. Yes, 2 WR, but in minor distances. Pity he peaked in non-OLY years, and was off-color in Montreal (although even when fit he was never better than on-form Viren or Lopez).

[@WithBACON]

Quibble: Lopes.

[@tommytempo1]

Foster won one Commonwealth Games Gold medal, not two as Cram says here. Respect to Brendan and his great achievements, but I wouldn't say that he dominated World Middle Distance Running.

[@sanderslongdrive]

No male athlete ever ran with more balls than Bren. Except maybe Semenya.

[@runningbroscience1534]

Hahaha 😂

[@mikenealon4042]

😅 foster too would lol

[@Petespans]

[@soulyrasheed]

his best race is not there - Commies 5000m final '74

[@johnmc3862]

Great runner, never dominated in fairness.

[@david2804me]

Foster was a very good runner and then commentator and then organiser etc but he was never a middle distance runner except for about 10 minutes early in his career....he absolutely never dominated it.

[@schmidcl77]

Not sure, is he vegan or why u uploaded it 🤷‍♂️

[@runningbroscience1534]

Is a Vegan not allowed love Athletics?

[@randyevermore9323]

It's rare footage of an important figure in athletics. BF was the first distance runner, at least in my memory, to throw in 60-second laps in mid-race to break a field. It was extremely impressive at the time. As an aside, use of the term "heel-striker" was still decades away, but based in this clip, BF certainly fell in that category. Thanks for the upload, as always, Vegan Bro!

[@mattmoran4341]

He didn't dominate though..