What is the peak racing weight for a man that is about 5'9"-5'10?
What is the peak racing weight for a man that is about 5'9"-5'10?
General guide line: 2 ibs x per inch of height
Plus or minus five to ten pounds depending on bone structure. Example someone who is 5 10 should weigh anywhere from 130 to 140 pounds.
Also the optimal weight is the one where you don't get injured. For example, Dathan Ritz is injury prone and my guess is that he is too light. Take Geoffrey Kamworor who is about the same hieght as Ritz but weighs about ten pounds more and is more successful than Ritz.
Doesn't it depend on distance?
For distance
100/200 usain Bolt at 6'5 and 207 ibs
400 wayde Van Niekerk at 6'0 and 160 ibs
800 David Rudisha 6'3 and 168 ibs
1500 Hicham El 5 '9 128 ibs
3000/two miles Daniel Komen at 5'7 and 121 ibs
5000/10000 Kenenisa Bekele at around 5 4 and 123 ibs
Half marathon Zersenay Tadese at 5 '3 and 119 ibs
Marathon Dennis Kimetto 5 7 and 121 ibs
3000m steeple chase Saif Saaeed Shaheen 5'9 and 132 ibs
400m hurdles Kevin Young at 6'4 and 180 pounds
There's a pretty drastic weight difference between the optimal weight for a 5.10" 100m vs a 5.10" 10,000m athlete
And it also on the overall body structure. My 6 foot friend has a thick neck like a bro at a farthouse: there is no way he will drop below 155 without irresponsible behaviour.
144lbs 6 footer: now thats a runner!
A trend I do see with elite distance runners is a bmi closer to 20 are more injury resistant than underweight runners like Danthan Ritz.
Geoffrey Kamworor 5 8 and 128 ibs = bmi of 19.5
Danthan Ritz 5 8 and 122 ibs= 18.6
In general for 5000m to marathon distance ideal weight is 2 ibs per pound of body weight plus or minus 10 pounds
So for someone 5 9 the ideal weight range is around 128 to 148 ibs
Example mo farah 5 9 and 128 ibs
Alan Webb 5 9 and 145 ibs
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