In what had already been an epic summer, having broken World Records in the one mile (3:51.1) and the 1500m (3:33.1), Jim Ryun went to London to face Kip Keino and the rest of the Commonwealth team. A few weeks prior to this, Keino had forced the pace in Ryun's 3:33.1 1500m World Record but had been unable to match Ryun's blistering 37 point last 300m. In the Emsley Carr Mile, he decided he was going to be the one to sit and kick.
Watch as this race unfolds.