Alex Rowe has set his sights on breaking Ralph Doubell's 45-year-old 800 meter record. Source: Valeriu Campan / News Limited
ALEX Rowe is an intelligent young man with an eye for history and as such has nothing but respect for Ralph Doubell's 45-year-old 800 meter record.
Now 69, Doubell ran a then world record of 1:44.40 sec to take gold at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games by defeating overwhelming favourite Wilson Kiprugut of Kenya.
It remains our oldest athletic record and testament to Doubell's ability, yet for 21-year-old Rowe it also needs to be broken.
Ralph Doubell wins the 800-metre final at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. Source: Supplied
"Hopefully runners such as Jeff Risely, Josh Ralph and me can break that record. That is in my sights," said Rowe, 21, who studies biomedicine at Melbourne University.
"Before that I have to get an A qualifier (1:46.20) to be selected for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow."
Rowe ran 1:46.22 last weekend in Sydney and will back up at Lakeside Stadium for the IAAF Melbourne World Challenge this Saturday night.
He knows he has the time in him after a 1:45.44 in Europe last season and he has a 1:42.82 runner to chase in Duane Solomon of the US.
Doubell at home with his Olympic gold medal. Source: News Limited
Rowe is also following a proud tradition of 800m runners from St Kevin's, with athletes such as Peter Bourke (1:44.7) John Higham (1:45.6) Simon Lewin, Timas Harik and exciting junior Luke Matthews having been through "Skevs".
"For some reason St Kevin's has produced some very good 800m runners over the past 35 years.
"I believe I'm in good enough shape to get an A Qualifier and will be looking to go through the first 400m in just over 51 seconds.
"I have been working on my speed and style with Steve Hooker in an aim to improve my 400m time of 48.10."
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