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I think Amby's assesment is a little bit off. In the 1960's the only people who ran were competitive runners like himself, not the jolly jogger set that takes up running to run/walk a marathon to check it off their bucket list. Most of the competitive runners I have been friends with, both in high school and college have had few injuries. Meanwhile many of the runners I encounter who run twice a week for maybe 8-10 miles always seem to have something wrong with them. I don't believe this is a coincidence either. To me you see more injuries today because a greater amount of people are taking the sport up who, 45 years ago would probably have remained sedentary because running wasn't yet acceptable to the masses. To Paraphrase the quote someone wrote a couple of pages back "minimalism is great for those who can run that way, but not for the 5' 8" 220lb guy that just wants to lose some weight". |
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What it says is something about getting into races and making a living. There are no sponsorships for poor Africans who race without shoes. |
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Many of the college/post collegiate competitive club runners I know have been injured. In fact, it's hard for me to think of more than 10 who haven't. I think competitive runners will ignore or deal with an injury longer than a rec runner. Many of the top runners in my area have gotten or are getting surgery. I'm not saying this is entirely related to shoes but my experience has been that competitive runners are just as injured as rec runners. In fact I'd guess that more sub elite guys are injured than the rec runners. Rec runners stop when theirs pain. The sub elite and sub elite wannabes don't stop until the doc says so. |
| Vanilla Lice |
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Word to your muther!! |
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What you can't see is that he was also wearing a chrome buttplug in that race. That, to me, is far bigger than the rest put together. |
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Interview: http://birthdayshoes.com/interview-with-patrick-sweeney-winner-of-the-palos-verdes-marathon |
| mustard tiger |
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A+ |
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A marathon trained runner with a 4:24 mile should be able to run around 2:21. Adding 5 minutes, that would be 2:26 at PV. |
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Well, the guy usually runs ultras. I guess a 26.2 mile race would seem like a sprint compared to 100 miles. He says he'll run the San Diego 100 in a pair of FiveFinger Treks.[/quote][/quote] No good luck for our boy at the San Diego 100. Took an early DNF. http://www.sandiego100.com/Results/splits2010.htm |
| Patrick Sweeney |
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I just found this thread. and found it pretty funny. I was just out to have fun at Palos Verdes and ran a good race. My body crapped out on me a few weeks ago. I had already paid for the San Diego 100m so I gave a try knowing the likelihood of finishing was about 15%. I quit before I hurt myself even worse. My body is still a bit gimpy from last week and I have only ran twice since then. I do not really like vibrams they just seem my best option right now. Soft sand beach runs are pretty much all I do and what makes me happy. Race report can be found at Bourbonfeet.com |
| hipster kitty |
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die hipster runners |
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Why is half this thread just weird b*tchy fashionistas calling some guy 'gay' because of an outfit choice and lack of body waxing / shaving? I'm not sure if that or all the typical "he is not 'elite,' so STFU!" is more obnoxious. I've NEVER run into a forum more juvenile, and I've seen friggen 4chan! PS: Maby if sooooooo many runners wern't bitter, b*tchy, condescending queens more people would care about the sport. What is so wrong with people just having fun and getting in shape? Or, for that matter, running a relatively impressive time in 'weird' shoes? |
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A PV or Pole Vault marathon sounds intense, regardless of the shoes. |