Have you ever asked yourself the question: “who is the greatest long distance runner of all time?” Every generation has it’s great athletes, and from time to time a runner will come along who raises the existing standard to new levels, and appears to be unbeatable. Very occasionally such an athlete stands head and shouldersContinueContinue reading “…..Emil Zatopek – g.o.a.t?”
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on the subject of…..Gordon Pirie
Number 2 in the “legends” series. The subject of the second of my mini-biogs of some of the great distance runners of the past, is Gordon Pirie. Maybe the passage of time means he is somewhat forgotten now, but in the 1950s he was the Mo Farah of his day, winning races and setting recordsContinueContinue reading “on the subject of…..Gordon Pirie”
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