Watch the time - it gives you an indication of how fast they are running.

Steve Ovett, Sebastian Coe, Steve Cram - the vanguard of our cream

Watch the time - it gives you an indication of how fast they are running.

And the mile once again becomes the focal point where it's always been

Coe has smashed the world record, 1:44.92 seconds has never been run easier

Cram nailed his colours to the mast and threw down the Great Pretender

The Games have been decimated. If you take away the Eastern Bloc, you take away 50% of the medals