*T&FT Rewind No. 34 – Lasse Viren

Lasse Viren was a 4 time Olympic gold medalist and the last lap of the Montreal 1976 5000m is a masterclass of the relentless winding up of pace that had started several laps earlier to defeat the cream of his generations distance stars that challenged him but could not get past.

Lasse

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