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One of our coaches, MJ, did something amazing 24 years ago yesterday... completing the 200m/400m Olympic gold double. We can only dream of such things... but the fact he still looks that good in the uniform nearly a quarter of a century on just shows what running can do for all of us.

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Wow! I love it...Mr Smooth rules! What a fella! 😲

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to Mummycav

Fortunately I don’t still have my old running gear so I can’t show how mine doesn’t still fit 🤣

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MummycavAdministratorGraduate in reply to UnfitNoMore

Don’t believe you...I bet your before and after would be just as good 😉

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to Mummycav

In my wildest dreams, maybe!

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Definitely in my “top bloke” category! Don’t worry about that age thing... he’s older than me and looks like that! Thank goodness my gym is now open again!

Congratulations on the jeans... this could get expensive of course!

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nowsterGraduate

And a year older than me! And two years ago he had a stroke. bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/4...

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Totally awesome!

He got me through the plan that's for sure

But where are the gold shoes?

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to Birdlady64

Maybe he figured they were no longer bright enough to be relevant today?

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Birdlady64Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore

Yeah a bit common these days....

I'll even admit to owning a pair of gold Crocs 🐊 (can't believe I just said that 🤭)

Seriously though the man is a legend - and a genuinely lovely person

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SlothgoesrunningGraduate

Ah MJ 😍 - truly inspirational

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to Slothgoesrunning

A great supporter of British athletics too... hope he’s right about Dina Asher-Smith

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Tendance

Was that really 24 years ago, doesn’t feel that long. Total legend and I love the way he says ‘running route’ on the app 😍

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to Tendance

Seems like yesterday... I was surprised, and checked the year on his number 🤣

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Weeellll.....I’m off out now!! 😂😂

No...not really 🤥, but he really is inspiration to keep on running! I think I heard that he suffered a stroke, not too long ago, but he’s more or less back to normal.

I’m sure his level of fitness helped a lot.

Happy running everyone! 🤩❤️

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to Fabulous450

He did, in September... announced he was back to normal a couple of months later... I’m sure his condition helped a lot.

I am off out now 😎

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Fabulous450Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore

I’m sure you enjoyed that!! 🤩❤️

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to Fabulous450

Hmm... hill repeats in the sun... was OK I guess... until I decided to cover some ground and do fast and walk/jog uphill for a bit, that hurt 🤣

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roseabi

This is fabulous!!!!

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to roseabi

Isn’t it just... I can fit in everything from 15years ago... room for a friend in there too 🤣 but nothing from my youth.

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Irish-JohnGraduate

Top Gentlemen and Sportsman :)

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to Irish-John

Sure is... unusual for that time, didn’t seem to get into any rivalries (I guess nobody was fast enough) or steroids 🤣

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Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to UnfitNoMore

An authentic kind of guy :)

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Maddee_6333Graduate

Wow!

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SuperKat1974Graduate

The man is a legend - and he definitely helped get me through the plan! 🎖🎖

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to SuperKat1974

Daughter loves him... when she saw the pic she said “it’s mr smooth voice”

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Sandraj39Graduate

I rember...💕...the man is a hero!

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to Sandraj39

Sure is... nobody matched his achievements yet.

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Smile23Graduate

Whats not to love about Michael?

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to Smile23

I don’t think there can be anything or they have found it by now no doubt.

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Just a shame I called him 'Mr Jackson' as I was about to ask for a very rare selfie at the London 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships ....

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to John_W

Whenever I’m called Mr I look over my shoulder expecting to see my dad 🤣

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