I agree. It's not necessary for runners to look like malnourished East Africans to set good times. Josh Kerr looks dummy thicc yet he recently set the british indoor mile record. That's another runner to add to your list.
I agree. It's not necessary for runners to look like malnourished East Africans to set good times. Josh Kerr looks dummy thicc yet he recently set the british indoor mile record. That's another runner to add to your list.
No way that is correct. That is less than Galen Rupp. One explanation is that he was weighed his freshman year at Stanford, and it has never been updated.
what if not every runner has to look exactly the same to achieve a given result/performance? If an athlete's body and training have gotten them to a high level while remaining healthy, then that is probably their 'ideal' body type right there. Much like running form, weight/body type is something people obsess over way too much; it makes a difference only at the lower levels of performance. By and large, a fit and properly fueled body training for an activity will naturally find its ideal form and weight for that activity. Besides, the stress and anxiety of fixating on diet and weight will often have a worse long-term effect upon performance/health than would simply consuming a common-sense healthy diet and leaving it at that.
No way that is correct. That is less than Galen Rupp. One explanation is that he was weighed his freshman year at Stanford, and it has never been updated.
Pretty much all height/weight info you see is BS. If it wasn't from a combine type event, the stuff is all self reported and who knows how it was measured.
You had an eating disorder because you CHOSE to have a eating disorder. Stop blaming everyone else for your problems. Yes, some runners are too fat to race at their best and need to lose weight. It’s the reality of any sport.
When’s the last time a 600 pound man played football? Too fat. When’s the last time a 400 pound women played basketball? Too fat. And those are sports where weight is less of a performance factor.
So, you need to separate "disordered eating" from "an eating disorder".
The latter is more of a psychological thing, a body dysmorphia. The former is having a very unhealthy relationship with food, which is extremely prevalent in running.
You had an eating disorder because you CHOSE to have a eating disorder. Stop blaming everyone else for your problems. Yes, some runners are too fat to race at their best and need to lose weight. It’s the reality of any sport.
When’s the last time a 600 pound man played football? Too fat. When’s the last time a 400 pound women played basketball? Too fat. And those are sports where weight is less of a performance factor.
Yikes. The OP seems silly as well but telling someone they "chose" to have an eating disorder is insane.
Grant Fisher is no doubt skinny, but he looks strong, not gaunt. The whole "Gaunt is beautiful" trope that Coaches like to pound into their athletes is not only dumb, but dangerous.
My freshman year at the naval academy I had a legit eating disorder due, in no small part, to Coach Cantello's obsession with food and weight.
Olympic Marathon winners (men) have been getting smaller, lighter, and thinner through the years (link below). Recently, they have mostly had BMIs below 20.0, which is at the very low end of the "healthy" range, 18.5 to 24.9. Females are following a similar trend. Middle distance runners can carry a bit more weight and muscle, but with longer distances, less body weight makes you more efficient, which is the name of the game.
This doesn't mean that every runner should strive for a very low body weight. That would be insane, leading to injury and illness in some cases.
It DOES mean the Olympic distance-race winners are likely to be very thin.
Olympic Marathon winners (men) have been getting smaller, lighter, and thinner through the years (link below). Recently, they have mostly had BMIs below 20.0, which is at the very low end of the "healthy" range, 18.5 to 24.9. Females are following a similar trend. Middle distance runners can carry a bit more weight and muscle, but with longer distances, less body weight makes you more efficient, which is the name of the game.
This doesn't mean that every runner should strive for a very low body weight. That would be insane, leading to injury and illness in some cases.
It DOES mean the Olympic distance-race winners are likely to be very thin.
