While we’re waiting for the chip results from the 72hr / 3 Day point, here are a few more Colemanballs

• “There is Brendan Foster, by himself, with twenty thousand people…” – David Coleman

• “He is even smaller in real life than he is on the track..” – David Coleman

• “…a very powerful set of lungs, very much hidden by that chest of his.” – Alan Pascoe

• “Virren, the champion, came in fifth place and ran a champion’s race.” – anon

• “Bradford, who had gone up from 200 metres to 400, found it hard going and for the last 100 was always going backwards.” –David Coleman

• “Henry Runo… the man with those tremendous asbestos lungs.” – Ron Pickering

• “Moses Kiptanui – the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned 20 a few weeks ago” –David Coleman

• “Morcelli has four fastest 1500-metre times ever. And all those times are at 1500 metres.” –David Coleman

• “There is only one winner in this race.” –David Coleman

• “…and the winner is the winner.” –David Coleman