When would you call java's thread.run() instead of thread.start()?

If the Question was - "why the thread start method is called instead of run method directly" then i have answered with an example code below. Hope that clarifies. In the Example below:

/*
By calling t1.start(), 
we are getting the main calling thread returned immediately 
after the t1.start() called and is ready to proceed for other 
operations.And the thread t1 starts executing the run method of the object r. 
Hence the the output will be:

      I am the main thread , i created thread t1 and had it execute run method, which is currently looping from 0 to 1000000

      I am done executing run method of testThread

*/


/* If we call t1.run() instead of t1.start(), (just replace t1.start() with t1.run() in the code for testing)
 its like a regular method call and the main thread will not return until the run method completes, 
 hence the output will be:

         I am done executing run method of testThread

         I am the main thread , i created thread t1 and had it execute run method, which is currently looping for i to 1000000

*/


class testThread implements Runnable{

 public void run()
 {
     for(int i=0;i<1000000;i++){} //a simple delay block to clarify.

     System.out.println("I am done executing run method of testThread");

 }  
}

public class mainClass{

   public static void main(String [] args)
    {
          testThread r = new testThread();
          Thread t1 = new Thread(r);
          t1.start();  /* Question is: can we call instead t1.run() */  
          System.out.println("I am the main thread , i created thread t1 and had it execute run method, which is currently looping for i to 1000000");

    }
}