With Yomif Kejelcha assaulting the undercover WRs in the middle distances two February weekends in a row (on the 9th and 16th) and with Samuel Tefera having snagged the 1500 WR in the second comp, let’s take you back in time to the April ’97 issue, which featured Hicham El Guerrouj on the cover and had news coverage of his pair of records, including the still-standing mile. Also features Eamonn Coghlan’s reaction to his tenure as the mile’s standardbearer coming to an end.
