Great athletics pictures

mrak

Friday-style thread...

Has there been a thread like this before..? I'm sure there has but I'm fairly new to the forum so here goes.. We all like cool pictures - which are your very favourite when it comes to running/athletics..? Looking for really stunning shots or great moments in athletics. Just looking for a few pics as options for the wallpaper! A couple to get you started:

Haile sets his sights on a world record in Berlin. Imagine what's going through his head when he sees himself 9 seconds from a sub-204. Great shot from Sutini on Flickr where you can download the big version. I cropped this a bit and made it b/w apart from Haile and the time and it's my current wallpaper:



Speaking of Haile, I'd love to get my hands on a hi-res copy of this one from the end of Sydney 10k:



This is a great shot from the AAI website this week of the schools track & field - love it, looks like that kid's in for a hard landing..:

Woddle

I had this one when I was younger on my wall


There is another picture I like, I think it hangs around the office of the US office, more of an artistic picture, a runner running through a forrest with trees either side and into sunlight, if anyone knows where I could get a copy of this one, it would be much appreciated


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ClashCityRocker

Donovan Bailey in Atlanta '96. His reaction says just what winning a gold means!

robinph

Woddle wrote: »

I had this one when I was younger on my wall

Sorry don't know how to get the picture to appear instead of link

There is another picture I like, I think it hangs around the office of the US office, more of an artistic picture, a runner running through a forrest with trees either side and into sunlight, if anyone knows where I could get a copy of this one, it would be much appreciated

fyp

shels4ever

Has to be this one.

Robin your pic doesn't count

robinph

shels4ever wrote: »

Robin your pic doesn't count

Damn.

shels4ever

robinph wrote: »

Damn.

It's had enough exposure so to speak..

Racing Flat

As a young boy, in more innocent times, this fellow was a real hero. His style seemed so athletic, and the way he was often behind but destroyed fields in the last 40m was great. Having the 4 events in his locker helped.

showry

Rory Wyley's classic picture of John Treacy winning in Limerick:

911sc

Me finishing the Cork Marathon in 2008:)