Victor Gras from Michigan has some solid pins.
Victor Gras from Michigan has some solid pins.
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This guy has pretty thick legs....seems he was fairly good back in the day. Went by the name of Herb something. Did okay with 'thick' legs, I'd say.
http://www.runmichigan.com/images/98/oldkent/lindsay5kok598jb.jpg
Password Optional wrote:
Any good runners, collegiate or professional have thick legs? Is it possible to be good with think legs?
I don't know about think legs, but this dude does pretty well for himself with thick legs:
http://www.mensracing.com/photos/2005/reebokbostonindoor05/rbig140.jpgpre had some stubby thick legs. built very much like thompson.
pre was overall a pretty thick guy. he was like 5 ft. 8 145-150. not that small of a guy but solid muscle.
why does it matter if someone is running well? some bodies are just built differently then others. if some dude is cranking some decent times with bigger legs than the average skeletor looking runner, good for him. maybe he'll bag more chicks for not having chicken legs.
Erin Donahue is kinda thick, in a good way.
Yeah, most GREAT runners are rail thin, but not all. On the other hand think of ALL those really skinny-legged folks whose butt you've kicked. I always want to know what their excuse is. Should they lift so they can get STRONGER and bigger legs?
Just train....alot.
His legs ain't that thick until you compare them with the evil eye staring competitor's chicken thigh bones!
Go Willis - smoke them turkeys.
his legs r dam toned. Any one else got a set of pegs like those?
El Caballo...Alerto Juantorena (sp?)..check the 76 Olympics and his legs versus the size of Rick Wolhuter's legs. Frightening
Said Aouita had some fairly thick ones.
salah wrote:
Geez, are you kidding me? Seko, DeCastella, Herb Lindsey, Greg Meyer, Derek Clayton, Ron Clarke, etc. etc.
Those are the same names that came to my mind. Among middle-distance runners, I'd also note Peter Snell.
When Rob Decastella came on the road-racing scene, people joked that he never got injured, but he might get dutch-elm disease. His legs were like tree trunks.
There was this Kiwi in the 50s that had short, thick legs and a barrel chest (at least by runner standards, he was still pretty small compared to other people). He got 11th at the 1950 Commonwealth Games marathon and hs PR was 2:39:05 at a time when the WR was 2:25:39.
He turned out to be a decent coach.
man, i wish i could get a time machine and go back to the 1950's so i could set the marathon world record by around 6 min. it'd be a glorious site to see.
You guys sound like the biggest bunch of Nancies in the world...
"Can i run with thick legs?"
"Do you shave and oil your legs?"
"Can I have another Gel?"
Train hard and you will run fast. Quit worrying about how you look.
Anyone who runs fast doesn't talk this way.
"dear trackhead, will you tell me what shoes i should wear? i'm not sure if my shoes are minimal enough!"
I cant let this thread go without mentioning Ryan Shay. That kid has some big legs, and is a solid 5'9 155lbs.
Do you guys not think you sound like bulimic/anorexic chicks arguing over who is skinnier/who is fatter?
You guys just sound absolutely pathetic - whoever started this thread should be castrated.