I just want to say that this was an addictive thread. I looked at my phone several times today to see whether the OP showed back up.
While it was a bit anticlimactic in the end, I still think OP’s got a future in writing nail biters.
I just want to say that this was an addictive thread. I looked at my phone several times today to see whether the OP showed back up.
While it was a bit anticlimactic in the end, I still think OP’s got a future in writing nail biters.
will run for beer wrote:
I just want to say that this was an addictive thread. I looked at my phone several times today to see whether the OP showed back up.
While it was a bit anticlimactic in the end, I still think OP’s got a future in writing nail biters.
I concur. Anticipation of this thread got me through getting a crown put on a broken molar due to a freakish Christmas candy incident.
Fwiw, the most insightful comment on the thread: “People who can run 6mi in 30min don’t brag about it.” Good point; those people are immersed enough in the sport to know that - as good as they are - there are much bigger fish out there.
I have a request of the OP: a brief follow up interview with the subject to find out if his claims were conscious hyperbole or unconscious ignorance.
And sorry, one last thing: your buddy has nothing to be ashamed of. Most people woukd have punked out and not even tried. Kudos to him for facing the music.
He died
I'm back!
The sport that the coworker plays is ultimate disc, which he plays pretty much year round. SO not soccer, but still plenty of running around.
In terms of the logistics, he got on the treadmill and "warmed up" by running at 10mph for 5 minutes. To be honest, I was surprised that he made it through that. Looked to me like he was pressing, but he said he was doing fine. He stretched a little bit, then got on the treadmill. The time started immediately, even while it was speeding up, but it was a pretty good treadmill , think it only took about 10-15 sec to reach full speed. For the record, my prediction was less than 2 minutes.
The run lasted for...
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3 minutes on the nose. At that point he grabbed the bars and stepped off.
logiceagle wrote:
I'm back!
The sport that the coworker plays is ultimate disc, which he plays pretty much year round. SO not soccer, but still plenty of running around.
In terms of the logistics, he got on the treadmill and "warmed up" by running at 10mph for 5 minutes. To be honest, I was surprised that he made it through that. Looked to me like he was pressing, but he said he was doing fine. He stretched a little bit, then got on the treadmill. The time started immediately, even while it was speeding up, but it was a pretty good treadmill , think it only took about 10-15 sec to reach full speed. For the record, my prediction was less than 2 minutes.
The run lasted for...
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3 minutes on the nose. At that point he grabbed the bars and stepped off.
OK, so we have two people claiming to be the OP???
...the plot thickens...
Iogiceagle wrote:
logiceagle wrote:
In a chat with some of my coworkers a few weeks ago, one of them casually mentioned that he could run 6 miles in 30 minutes. I was taken aback by this claim and asked him if he understood how fast this was. He said yes, that his "warmup" when going to the gym consisted of running a half an hour on a treadmill at all paces faster than 10mph.
Obviously, I was still skeptical. He's not at all a runner, although he still plays another sport competitively and it's my understanding that he's quite good at it (went to Worlds last year I believe).
He was certain he could do it, I was certain he couldn't, so our other coworkers suggested that we head to the workout area one day to settle the debate.
We set the treadmill for 12mph (5min pace) and he attempted his run.
How long do you think he lasted?
Most of of you were close with your guesses. He was visibly fatigued by the end of the warmup (he chose a quarter mile) and looked quite embarrassed. He’s an athlete, and an impressive physical specimen, but it was painfully clear he is not (and never was) a runner. At this point I think we all knew what was going to happen. And after thinking about it all day, I actually wish we had not called him out on it. I almost didn’t post this as is. Hope he doesn’t see it.
Anyway, what you came for: 2 minutes 20 seconds. He wasn’t dead, he actually looked relatively fresh, but we could all see the writing on the wall. He hopped off with dignity relatively intact, said his hamstring was hurting him, and most of my coworkers took him at his word.
Also: His sport is a winter Olympic sport. So that’s a no to the Pokémon go guesses.
Iogiceagle this post is fake. The first letter is a capital i not lower case L.
Just copy the names and paste in a text then backspace over the name. Autocorrect will show which one used the i versus L.
logiceagle wrote:
I'm back!
The sport that the coworker plays is ultimate disc, which he plays pretty much year round. SO not soccer, but still plenty of running around.
In terms of the logistics, he got on the treadmill and "warmed up" by running at 10mph for 5 minutes. To be honest, I was surprised that he made it through that. Looked to me like he was pressing, but he said he was doing fine. He stretched a little bit, then got on the treadmill. The time started immediately, even while it was speeding up, but it was a pretty good treadmill , think it only took about 10-15 sec to reach full speed. For the record, my prediction was less than 2 minutes.
The run lasted for...
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3 minutes on the nose. At that point he grabbed the bars and stepped off.
The poster above is the original poster. Someone else posted as Iogiceagle with a capital i earlier and was a fake.
down south wrote:
corporate drone wrote:
A couple of random true stories from real life guys I've worked with. Anecdotes may not reflect the general population, but just saying...
A) My company did a "corporate challenge" type event. One of the guys who signed up was maybe a year or two out of school and took second place. Pace right under 5:00, for 3.x miles. I can't recall the exact details. Anyway, I made a point to chat with him at the after party and was shocked when to told me that he never runs -- but was a very competitive cross country skier in college. So yeah, that can happen...
B) Another guy was an ex-cornerback from a Big 10 school -- crazy talented all-around athlete -- who would jump on the treadmill three times a week hit the 10MPH button, and run five miles -- right out of the gate, with no warm up or ramp up whatsoever. So as for whether someone could "warm up" at 10MPH? Sounds implausible but that's effectively what this guy used to do. That said, I'm not sure how fast he could have run 6 miles. Probably not in 30m. By the time I met him he simply always, and only, ran 6 minute miles.
A friend in college was the enforcer on our hockey team (then a D1 national title contender) and a potential NHL draftee. He had a large ass and looked about as far from being a runner as one can imagine, but in the off season he used to run 35minute 10Ks most days after doing his skating routine just to keep in shape.
No such thing as an NCAA enforcer. Sorry. No one is fighting with a full cage and suspensions.
Do I win?
I guessed ultimate and 3:07 for the time...
logiceagle wrote:
I'm back!
The sport that the coworker plays is ultimate disc, which he plays pretty much year round. SO not soccer, but still plenty of running around.
In terms of the logistics, he got on the treadmill and "warmed up" by running at 10mph for 5 minutes. To be honest, I was surprised that he made it through that. Looked to me like he was pressing, but he said he was doing fine. He stretched a little bit, then got on the treadmill. The time started immediately, even while it was speeding up, but it was a pretty good treadmill , think it only took about 10-15 sec to reach full speed. For the record, my prediction was less than 2 minutes.
The run lasted for...
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3 minutes on the nose. At that point he grabbed the bars and stepped off.
That's not bad for a non-runner. Almost 1k @ 5:00 pace. I'm impressed.
But, still, he only made good on 10 per cent of his claim -- 3 minutes out of the 30 promised.
So did you let him have it after? Make him send an office-wide email admitting to his falsehood? Have him written up with Linda from HR? More details!
Yeah I'm curious how he reacted. Was he pissed? Make excuses? Hang his head in shame?
Did you hang your head in shame for being the d bag who made your coworker embarrass himself?
I know I hung my head in shame after I realized I checked this thread multiple times today...
Luckily I didn't try to explain my interest to anyone today, my GF would certainly dump my ass halfway through my explanation. I'm feeling like hanging my head after thinking about how my explanation of this thread would sound if spoken out loud.
"Then somebody tried to fake the results by posting with a capital I, but then owner of the website checked the url and it was fake." God I'm embarrassed even typing it. Congrats lets run on making me interested is something totally lame and pointless. Not talking about my 15 years of cross country fandom either...
Shame who? wrote:
I know I hung my head in shame after I realized I checked this thread multiple times today...
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I'm right there with you.
It reminds me of a coworker many years ago, when I was a pretty fair runner. He said was going hang with me running a 5k. When I looked back after 1/2 mile he was gone. Many people think running fast is just mental and don't appreciate the athleticism and training it takes. Elite runners make it seem easy because they seemingly run effortlessly.
Rupp fan wrote:
I was once at a high stakes poker table
Obviously had to include it was a high stakes table, not just one of those normal tables. Wouldn't be LRC without it.
Shame who? wrote:
Did you hang your head in shame for being the d bag who made your coworker embarrass himself?
I know I hung my head in shame after I realized I checked this thread multiple times today...
Luckily I didn't try to explain my interest to anyone today, my GF would certainly dump my ass halfway through my explanation. I'm feeling like hanging my head after thinking about how my explanation of this thread would sound if spoken out loud.
"Then somebody tried to fake the results by posting with a capital I, but then owner of the website checked the url and it was fake." God I'm embarrassed even typing it. Congrats lets run on making me interested is something totally lame and pointless. Not talking about my 15 years of cross country fandom either...
I don't get you.
OP told an interesting story and promised he'd be back with a conclusion, and you kept checking for it. You're a fan of running and this is a running story. And being a fan, you probably suspected the co-worker was full of it and that the conclusion would be the inevitable failure to complete the 30 minutes. So why the shame?
It's not like OP held a gun to the guy's head -- it was their co-workers who suggested they see it out on the treadmill (re-read OP's post). OP him/herself even gave allowed him the chance before that to gently walk back his claim.
Actually, I think I have it. You're probably the sort of person who makes wild exaggerations like this guy did and feel shame because you caught yourself in the mirror.
So what did he say op?
I mean I never understand things like this. Did he get the speed wrong originally (KPH V MPH) or was he just lying?
Why make a claim and try to back it up when you are so far away from it?
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