This era was really something else, we dominated the middle distance athletics with an air of complete confidence, with Coe and Ovett ruling the roost for the most part.
I was in my 20s during the 80s and I always used to get from people "you look like Seb Coe" ... I was no slouch but I sure wish I could run like him ... has there ever been a better era that the Overt/ Coe middle distance years ... I think not ... I'm in my 60's now and recently showed a picture of myself to someone who instantly said "you looked like that runner from the 80s" ... oh the memories of the greatest decade ever
I’ve met Cruz, Coe, Ovett, Walker, Peter Elliot and Baumann. All gentlemen. Cruz was the friendliest most giving of time and Peter Elliot was also a good guy to chat to. To be fair Baumann was on the same track as me and very focused by doing some 400 reps, I forget his rep times but do remember he was smoking round the track with fairly short recoveries.
Thanks for mentioning Peter Elliot, he would have got an Olympic medal in the 1500 (1984) had he been allowed to go and probably Gold as at that point he was better than Coe.
Evelyn was such a polite and modest and elegant (but deceptively powerful) sprinter. I remember that my Mother took an instant dislike to her, as my Father took an instant shine to Evelyn and was open and vocal about it!..😂😂😂
