(Part 549 of "Is The 2hr Run Really That Important?")
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(Part 549 of "Is The 2hr Run Really That Important?")
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Khalid Skah never run more than approx 1hour
Aouita. Cram. Coe. El Gerrouj. Morcelli.
Probably best to cut the 800m guys out of the question, as most of them wouldn't do a 2hrs run (I said most not all).
JRinaldi wrote:
Probably best to cut the 800m guys out of the question, as most of them wouldn't do a 2hrs run (I said most not all).
THIS IS INCORRECT I KNOW SOME 800 METER GUYS WHO DID 50 MILE RUNS... oh.. wait...
El G never ran more than 7 miles in one day.*
*I made this up.
someclaps wrote:
[quote]JRinaldi wrote:
El G never ran more than 7 miles in one day.*
*I made this up.
awesome.
Joaquim Cruz
I said best to remove the 800 guys, not the 1500.
I have a copy of Saids National Training program for 800 - 5000m guys and there are no 2hrs runs listed, but I'm no saying he never did them himself.
List of 800m winners since 1896 (note the some have won twice)that included 20 mile 2 hr runs in training
Edwin Flack NO
Alfred Tysoe NO
James Lightbody NO
Mel Sheppard NO
Ted Meredith NO
Albert Hill YES, but not many
Douglas Lowe NO
Tom Hampson NO
John Woodruff NO
Mal Whitfield NO
Tom Courtney NO
Peter Snell YES many
Ralph Doubell NO (his track sessions lasted 2hrs)
Dave Wottle NO
Alberto Juantorena NO
Steve Ovett Maybe a few, but mostly did double 10 miler days
Joaquim Cruz NO
Paul Ereng NO
William Tanui NO
Vebjørn Rodal NO
Nils Schumann NO
Yuriy Borzakovskiy NO
As I said, best to leave the 800m guys out of this question.
This is an awesome thread. You think of the best topics, Spooj! So interesting!!!
Jim Spivey
Lopes ('84 Marathon Gold, '76 10k Silver) claims he never ran more than 30km at a time.
Thugwane ('96 Marathon Gold) and a number of other South African marathoners claim they run low (120-140km/week) mileage. Not sure if this means <120 minutes)
Ngeny,Cacho,Boutayeb,Vasala?,Kip Keino
Dieter Baumman 5000 Gold
Fernanda Ribeiro 10000m gold as well as earliet 5000m WR
Well, Pheidippides only ran once over 2 hours, and it killed him.
first marathon winner wrote:
Well, Pheidippides only ran once over 2 hours, and it killed him.
I know this is a joke, I actually thought it was funny.
But seriously, it's wrong. Phiddy ran something like 140k the day before his lethal marathon.
Anyway, back on topic, a friend of mine who ran with Bernard Lagat at WSU said that he never trained more than 35mpw even for xc. I doubt that there were any 20 milers in there.
I have no idea what his training has been like since leaving WSU 8 or so years ago.
dont forget Craig Virgin!
most of his runs where no longer than 12 miles.
One name: Wilson Kipketer
Shrink wrote:
But seriously, it's wrong. Phiddy ran something like 140k the day before his lethal marathon.
You're still wrong. Pheidippides didn't die after running in Marathon or after any other run - in fact, he wasn't in Marathon at all.
The distance to Sparta, FWIW, it 145 miles not kilometers.
wilson kipketer is scheduled to run the dusseldorf marathon sunday may 6th 2007.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.
I think Letesenbet Gidey might be trying to break 14 this Saturday
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing