Faster in the 1980s: an experiment in old-school running training | Life and style | guardian.co.uk: "On 16 January 1982, a fellow Durham City Harrier and very good friend of mine ran the Orange Bowl Marathon in Miami in 2 hours, 14 minutes and 45 seconds. In 2012, that would have been good enough to make him fourth in the British rankings. But in those days, it wasn't so simple. Brendan Foster had medals on the world stage as well as world records to his name, Charlie Spedding would go on to win bronze in the 1984 Olympic marathon, and Dennis Coates had finished fifth in the Olympic steeplechase. Despite my friend's talent, he had no guarantee of getting one of 12 places in the national road relays; he was a lesser light amongst a group of distance runners in the north-east.
Roll forward to the present day and the ever-declining standard of distance running in the UK, especially on the men's side, is discussed at great length."
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Roll forward to the present day and the ever-declining standard of distance running in the UK, especially on the men's side, is discussed at great length."
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