Why the brass band?? The feature of this race was the imposter who ran into the stadium before Shorter

Este año se cumplen 50 años de aquella 10-09-1972 Maraton Munich

Holy shit. Comments from 14 years ago.

Webb had freaking wheels that year. Last 70m he always blasted it.

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If Webb would have focused on the 800 back then, he would have gotten that American record too.

I'm seeing this race for the first time. Alan Webb was really impressive here, as he was the whole of his 2007 season, with the exception of the World Championships. His times from 800m to the mile are comparable with Coe's. Actually, if Coe hadn't run a fine 3:29.77 in 1986 when he was five years past his peak 1981 season, then Webb would be over 1.4 seconds faster than Coe over 1500m. Webb's time here of 1:43.84 was Coe's mean time for 800m, with him running the exact same time in Oslo in 1984 just before the LA Olympics. The difference between them however is that Coe had a championship temperament. Webb was not a championship performer. That's why he doesn't have a single medal to his name. It's a shame really because from 3000m upwards to 10,000m his bests trunce Coe's times.

Wow. Reed took silver in the 07 World Championships and missed gold by 0.01 of a second. I am stunned Alan Webb could beat him in an 800. Webb was so talented but really never panned out in the major meets.

If his legs were a little longer he would be 800/mile record holder he's 3 seconds off both

Ah, you remember that, too. The ABC commentator was so involved and it's a big part of what made Shorter's gold so memorable. The announcer was disgusted with the imposter who entered the stadium, angry as hell, crying out to Frank to ignore him, begging Frank just keep going... It was all very dramatic.

he only started running a couple weeks before the olympic marathon. had a knack for it, I guess

wow nick simmons got 5th?

Too bad there isn't a pacemaker in championship races so that Alan Webb could win a medal

@mikeylazer1 Yeah maybe in the U.S they wont touch it but if a kenyan comes he will take it like nothing.

@Averagebum2 How can he be world class from 800 to 10k when he never runs anything above 2 mile. Get your facts straight.

Seb Coe - didn't he run a 1:41? Alan is still 2.5 seconds off Coe. his time here is fast, but not that fast.

@agentkro TRY to MAKE me! It's a FREE WORLD!

@dchartier1 your POSTS are ANNOYING. Stop TYPING like THIS.

@dchartier1 your POSTS are ANNOYING. Stop TYPING like THIS.

... -uh, ok. -uh, sure. -uh, no. -definitely, positively no way, ever, in a zillion lifetimes.

It should be OBVIOUS why SOME words are in ALL-CAP, Racketer! How do YOU know that I DON'T know Wilson Kipketer? YOU don't KNOW me. And I DO KNOW the current 800m WR holder! He and I happen to be on very INTIMATE terms! You're probably just an OLD, BITTER, HAS-BEEN RUNNER who's JEALOUS that someone else KNOWS MORE about track than you. Isn't THAT true? HUH?

I do not know what you mean by "It's that OBVIOUS?" Explain. I know who Wilson Kipketer is; he's your imaginary friend. Isn't that obvious? Who else are you friends with? Let me guess: NELSON MANDELA and MOSES KIPTANUI and SANTA CLAUS?

Believe what YOU will! There's OBVIOUSLY no convincing you, since you're KOO-KOO! I bet you DON'T EVEN KNOW who Wilson Kipketer IS! And I TYPE LIKE THIS to EMPHASIZE the IMPORTANT points! It's that OBVIOUS?

You don't know Wilson Kipketer. It's obvious to everyone reading this post. Does Wilson know your obsession with yourself, Gary Reed? Why DO YOU type LIKE THIS? Have a great day, Gary Reed!

And HOW would you like ME to PROVE it? Huh, Racketer? MORON!

if you want to think I'm racketer, fine by me. it only makes you look like a total imbecile with a loose grasp on reality. i don't believe you know wlson kipketer. prove it, or rest it.

Wilson Kipketer, for ONE, Racketer!

{koo-koo!} {koo-koo!} Who do you know in athletics? You keep saying you know people. Who do you know?

I know. I think this is the same person who thinks I am Ato Boldon, lololol. You just can't overestimate the fucking nutters on KZfaq. I honestly think someone should notify Canada's team.

Dear Racketer/Decadyne, You call ME crazy, but YOU'RE the ONE who's TALKING TO HIMSELF! Love, Me

So you WON'T give your NAME or PRs to prove me WRONG! Ha, I KNEW it! If you don't want to believe that I KNOW people, so be it. But I KNOW that I have INSIDER INFORMATION on this, whereas you know SQUAT! Other than THAT, you haven't REBUTTED ANYTHING I said last, so I'm taking that to be your CONCESSION that I'm RIGHT. Just shows that you know NOTHING about TRACK AND FIELD. Call me CRAZY. I'm not true, and JUST SHOWS what a LOSER you truly are!

Like I'm going to tell YOU who MY sources are! Let's just say I KNOW people with INTIMATE knowledge of this... You DIDN'T SAY professional runners, you said "ANYTHING" (i.e., anyone). Don't MAKE UP excuses NOW! And you couldn't say this about ANY professional runner, anyway. For example, there's NO WAY that Dathan Ritzenhein could beat Webb or Reed in the 800 -- he DOESN'T HAVE THE LEG SPEED! And I don't PRETEND you could beat Webb or Reed. Or else give your NAME amd PRs (with races)!

Ha, SO clever. I FORGOT to laugh, RACKETER!

A dchartier1 one, Gary Reed!

What OTHER accounts are you going to open, RACKETER?

Nice try, Gary Reed!

Ha, I WISH I was as talented, fast, famous, and good looking as Gary Reed! But unfortunately, there is ONLY ONE Gary Reed. Nice try, racekter!

Ok, Gary Reed!

NICE try, racketer! It's easy to MAKE UP A FAKE LIFE on the Internet.

First, Reed wasn't SMOKED by Webb. He lost by LESS than 0.2 of a SECOND! And he BARELY beat Reed in the LAST COUPLE METERS. So that's NOT being SMOKED!!! Second, this was the year Webb was AT HIS BEST with his mile AR and 1500 PR. He was TRAINING INCREDIBLY HARD that year, MORE than Reed. And you CAN'T SAY that anyone would win at 1500 or 5000 if he TRAINED! If I trained my ASS OFF, I couldn't beat Webb or Reed at those distances. And NEITHER could you. So DON'T exaggerate!

Oh, how CONVENIENT. You DISCOUNT the most IMPORTANT data point -- their PRs! The fact is, Reed has BETTER PRs at 400 and 800 meters. And he's VERSATILE since he used to be a LONG JUMPER and DECATHLETE. Hence, Reed RULEZ, Webb DROOLS! And what EVIDENCE do you have the BETTER PRs make it LESS LIKELY that you'll WIN? Think MICHAEL JOHNSON? Think SEBASTIAN COE (at 1500)? Think CARL LEWIS (forget that CHEATER Ben Johnson)? Think NOUREDDINE MORCELI? What do you have to say to THAT, huh?

Even a child with basic reading and social skills could determine that Racketer and I aren't even from the same country. So what's your excuse?

Racketer, DON'T start creating FAKE ACCOUNTS to back yourself up. That's WACKO. What a NUT!

I completely agree with you. I think Reed needs to be notified of this wacko. This goes beyond being a fan. This is weirdly obsessive. What a nut.

That's a SAD and CHEAP way to try to REFUTE my very SOUND arguments. No wonder you're IN LOVE with Webb so MUCH!

At LEAST I can SPELL! ("your") And if only you KNEW who I KNOW! You'd shut up then!

If you're going to DISPUTE me, you need to BACK IT UP. I hear you're a trisexual -- you'll TRY anything! Hahahahaha!